Is Imperial Margarine ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 40 ingredients
- 8 additives
- Nutri-Score D
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
soybean 48%, canola 48%, vegetable oils 48%, water, modified palm&palm kernel gils 12%, salt, whey powder (ultra-processing marker), buttermilk powder 0.5%, vegetable monoglycerides soy lecithin, potassium sorbate, citric acid, lactic acid, natural&artificial flavour, calcium disodium edta, beta carotene (ultra-processing marker), vitamin a palmitate (vitamin a), vitamin d3, grédients (huiles de soja et, ou canola et, ou végétales 48%), eau, iles de palme et de palmiste modifiées 12%, sel, lactosérum en udre et, ou babeurre en poudre 0.5% (lait), monoglycérides 0 %etaux, lécithine de soja, sorbate de potassium, acide citrique et, ou tique, arôme naturel et artificiel, edta de calcium disodique, ta-carotene, palmitate de vitamine a (vitamine a), vitamine d3, keep refrigerated garder au réfrigerateur prot 0% 1-866-882-7700 vitam 0% oemark owned and ce ry caloum 5995
Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E202 Potassium sorbate , E270 Lactic acid , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E330 Citric acid , E385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate
As written on the pack
soybean and/or canola and/or vegetable oils 48%, water, modified palm&palm kernel gils 12%, salt, whey powder and/or buttermilk powder 0.5% (milk), vegetable monoglycerides soy lecithin, potassium sorbate, citric acid and/or lactic acid, natural&artificial flavour, calcium disodium edta, beta carotene, vitamin a palmitate (vitamin a), vitamin d3. grédients: huiles de soja et/ou canola et/ou végétales 48 %, eau, iles de palme et de palmiste modifiées 12 %, sel, lactosérum en udre et/ou babeurre en poudre 0,5 % (lait), monoglycérides 0 %etaux, lécithine de soja, sorbate de potassium, acide citrique et/ou tique, arôme naturel et artificiel, edta de calcium disodique, ta-carotene, palmitate de vitamine a (vitamine a), vitamine d3. 3% 0% 0% keep refrigerated garder au réfrigerateur prot 0% 1-866-882-7700 vitam 0% oemark owned or ce ry caloum 5995
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.
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
Among 184 margarines
From least to most processed, this one ranks 120th. 85% of the margarines here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0059950125509, last edited 9 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.