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Is Becel Plant Butter Unsalted ultra-processed?

454g Margarines Sold in Canada

Pack of Becel Plant Butter Unsalted

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 8 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed margarines

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

palm and palm kernel oil 55%, Canola oil 24%, Water, Pea protein, Soy lecithin, Citric acid, Natural flavour, Beta carotene

Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

55% Modified palm and palm kernel oil, 24% Canola oil, Water, Pea protein, Soy lecithin, Citric acid, Natural flavour, Beta carotene.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Palm and palm kernel oil An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 184 margarines

From least to most processed, this one ranks 135th. 85% of the margarines here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 184 margarines, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0011115001547, last edited 20 February 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.