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Is Becel with Avocado Oil ultra-processed?

850 g Margarines Sold in Canada and France

Pack of Becel with Avocado Oil

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:

  • 33 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

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

canola oil 68%, water, avocado oil 6%, oil (palm oil, palm kernel oil), s 6%, salt, buttermilk 1%, natural flavours, lactic acid, vitamin a palmitate (vitamin a), vitamin d3, natural colour, soy lecithin, calcium disodium edta, ingrédients (huile de canola 68%), eau, huile d'avocat 6%, huiles de palme et de palmiste modifiées 6%, sel, babeurre en poudre 1% (lait), arômes naturels, acide lactique, palmitate de vitamine a (vitamine a), vitamine d3, colorant naturel, lecithine de soja, edta de calcium disodique keep refrigerated and use clean utensils garder au réfrigérateur et utiliser des ustensiles propres d

Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate

As written on the pack

canola oil 68%, water, avocado oil 6%, modified palm and palm kernel oils 6%, salt, buttermilk powder 1% (milk), natural flavours, lactic acid, vitamin a palmitate (vitamin a), vitamin d3, natural colour, soy lecithin, calcium disodium edta. ingrédients: huile de canola 68 %, eau, huile d'avocat 6%, huiles de palme et de palmiste modifiées 6%, sel, babeurre en poudre 1 % (lait), arômes naturels, acide lactique, palmitate de vitamine a (vitamine a), vitamine d3, colorant naturel, lecithine de soja, edta de calcium disodique keep refrigerated and use clean utensils garder au réfrigérateur et utiliser des ustensiles propres d

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.

  • 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.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • 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.

  • 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 134th. 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 0059950000141, last edited 27 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.