Is Bell’s Healthcare Dairy Free Sunflower Spread ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 13 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score C
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
vegetable oils (sunflower 32%, palm, linseed), water, salt (O), natural flavouring (ultra-processing marker), vitamins, vitamin E, vitamin a&d, carotenes, vitamin b12
As written on the pack
VEGETABLE OILS (SUNFLOWER (32%), PALM, LINSEED), WATER, SALT (O.75%). NATURAL FLAVOURING, VITAMIN E, VITAMIN A&D, NATURAL COLOUR (CAROTENES), VITAMIN B12
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.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
Among 182 margarines
From least to most processed, this one ranks 31st. 85% of the margarines here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5010219501705, last edited 13 March 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 C (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.