Is by Lidl Dairy Manor Gold ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 11 ingredients
- 3 additives
- Nutri-Score E
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Vegetable oil (rapeseed Vegetable oil, palm Vegetable oil), cream, water, salt, buttermilk powder, mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids (ultra-processing marker), potassium sorbate, natural flavouring (ultra-processing marker), carotenes (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E160a Carotene , E202 Potassium sorbate , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
As written on the pack
Vegetable oil (rapeseed, palm), cream (milk), water, salt, buttermilk powder, emulsifier: mono - and diglycerides of fatty acids, preservative: potassium sorbate, natural flavouring (contains milk), colour: carotenes
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.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
Among 264 butters
From least to most processed, this one ranks 242nd. 23% of the butters here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489251927, last edited 17 August 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
- 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 E (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.