Is ICA Lättmargarin ultra-processed?

600 g Butters Sold in Sweden

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Emulsifier
Flavouring
Modified starch

17 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed butters

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

Vatten, palmfett, rapsolja, kärnmjölk, modifierad majsstärkelse (ultra-processing marker), salt 1.5%, surhetsreglerande medel (e330), emulgeringsmedel (ultra-processing marker) (e471av vegetabiliska fettsyror, solroslecitin), konserveringsmedel (e202), arom (ultra-processing marker), vitaminer, vitamin A, vitamin D

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Vatten, palmfett, rapsolja, kärnmjölk, modifierad majsstärkelse, salt 1,5%, surhetsreglerande medel (E330), emulgeringsmedel (E471 av vegetabiliska fettsyror, solroslecitin), konserveringsmedel (E202), arom, vitamin A, vitamin 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.

Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 265 butters

From least to most processed, this one ranks 240th. 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 7318690032120, last edited 2 April 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.