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Is Land O Lakes Light Butter With Canola Oil ultra-processed?

14 g Butters Sold in the United States

Pack of Land O Lakes Light Butter With Canola Oil

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:

  • 17 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

water, butter (cream, salt), canola oil, buttermilk, contains less than 2% of food starch, modified, tapioca maltodextrin, salt, distilled monoglycerides, lactic acid, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate (preservatives), natural flavors, xanth

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

WATER,* BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), CANOLA OIL,* BUTTERMILK,* CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF FOOD STARCH - MODIFIED,* TAPIOCA MALTODEXTRIN,* SALT, DISTILLED MONOGLYCERIDES,* LACTIC ACID,* POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM BENZOATE* (PRESERVATIVES), NATURAL FLAVORS,* XANTH

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.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 264 butters

From least to most processed, this one ranks 234th. 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 264 butters, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0034500151849, last edited 5 June 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 E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.