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Is Lidl Casaburo Olive Spread ultra-processed?

500 g Margarines Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Lidl Casaburo Olive Spread

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:

  • 20 ingredients
  • 4 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

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 (Rapeseed Vegetable Oils, Palm Vegetable Oils, Palm Vegetable Oils), Kernel, Water, Olive Oil, Whey Powder, Salt 0.9%, Emulsifier (mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Acidity Regulator (Lactic Acid), Natural Olive Flavouring, Vitamin A, Colour (Carotenes), Vitamin D

Additives: E160a Carotene , E202 Potassium sorbate , E270 Lactic acid , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Vegetable Oils (Rapeseed, Palm, Palm Kernel), Water, Olive Oil, Whey Powder (Milk), 0.9% Salt, Emulsifier: Mono - and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids; Preservative: Potassium Sorbate; Acidity Regulator: Lactic Acid; Natural Olive Flavouring, Vitamin A, Colour: Carotenes; 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.

  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 184 margarines

From least to most processed, this one ranks 150th. 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 4056489898856, last edited 27 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.
  • 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.