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Is Flora plant butter ultra-processed?

200g Butters Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Flora plant butter

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:

  • 31 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Plant olls (sunflower, rapeseed in varying proportions), coconut oil, water, faba bean preparation, sunflower lecithin, natural flavouring, carotenes, Smerbart plantefedtstof 79%, ingredienser (vegetabilske olfer, solsikke), raps I varierende mængder, kokosolle, rand, forberedelse of hestobenne, emulgator (solsikksfecithin), naturlig aroma, farve (caroleser), UK, IRL (Keep chilled), store between 2-8 °C, Best before (see side of pack), Great for spreading, cooking, baking

Additives: E160a Carotene , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin

As written on the pack

Plant olls (sunflower, rapeseed in varying proportions), coconut oil, water, faba bean preparation, emulsifier (sunflower lecithin), natural flavouring, colour (carotenes)./ Smerbart plantefedtstof 79%. INGREDIENSER: vegetabilske olfer (solsikke, raps I varierende mængder), kokosolle, rand, forberedelse of hestobenne, emulgator (solsikksfecithin), naturlig aroma, farve (caroleser). UK/IRL: Keep chilled, store between 2-8 °C. Best before: see side of pack. Lactose free, Natural ingredients. Great for spreading, cooking, baking. Suitable for vegans.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 265 butters

From least to most processed, this one ranks 247th. 23% of the butters 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 265 butters, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8719200274747, last edited 10 August 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.