Is Greenvale Meadow Flower Light ultra-processed?

500 g Margarines Sold in the United Kingdom and Germany

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Colour
E160a Carotene

14 ingredients
2 additives

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

vegetable oils in varying nutrit proportions 49% (palm and palm kernel oil, rapeseed oil), buttermilk 40%, water, salt 1.5%, acid (lactic acid), colour (ultra-processing marker) (carotenes (ultra-processing marker)), ravouring typical energy fat of which carbohyd of which fibre protein allergy advice, see side of tub storage (keep refrigerated below sc perfect for spreading cooking), baking and frying on a low to medium heat 500ge recycle salt al

Additives: E160a Carotene , E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

vegetable oils in varying nutrit proportions (49%) (palm and palm kernel oil, rapeseed oil), buttermilk (40%), water, salt (1,5%), acid: lactic acid, colour: carotenes, ravouring typical energy fat of which carbohyd of which fibre protein allergy advice: for allergens, see ingredients in bold, dietary advice: suitable for vegetarians no artificial colours or flavourings best before: see side of tub storage: keep refrigerated below sc perfect for spreading cooking, baking and frying on a low to medium heat 500ge recycle salt al

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

How the NOVA groups work

Among 184 margarines

From least to most processed, this one ranks 56th. 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 4088600531366, last edited 26 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.