Is Morrisons Olive Spread ultra-processed?

450 g Margarines Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Colour
Flavouring
E160a Carotene

17 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

olive spread reduced fat spread 42% made with olive oil 10%, e 74% less saturated fat than morrisons butter, ingredients water, vegetable oils (palm vegetable oils, rapeseed vegetable oils), olive oil 10%, salt, vitamin e, acidity regulator (citric acid), flavouring (ultra-processing marker), colour (ultra-processing marker) (carotenes (ultra-processing marker)), vitamins, vitamin a, vitamin d how to store keep refrigerated

Additives: E160a Carotene , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

olive spread reduced fat spread 42% made with olive oil (10%). 450g e 74% less saturated fat than morrisons butter. ingredients water, vegetable oils (palm, rapeseed), olive oil (10%), salt, vitamin e, acidity regulator (citric acid), flavouring, colour (carotenes), vitamin a, vitamin d how to store keep refrigerated.

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

How the NOVA groups work

Among 184 margarines

From least to most processed, this one ranks 84th. 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 5010525201337, 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.
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