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Is Parkay, 60% vegetable oil spread ultra-processed?

Margarines Sold in the United States

Pack of Parkay, 60% vegetable oil 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:

  • 16 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

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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

soybean oil, water, salt, contains less than 2% of the following (hydrogenated cottonseed oil), vegetable monoglycerides, soy lecithin (emulsifiers), potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate (to preserve freshness), natural and artificial flavor, phosphoric acid (acidulant), vitamin a palmitate, colored with beta carotene

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin , E338 Phosphoric acid

As written on the pack

liquid soybean oil, water, salt, contains less than 2% of the following: hydrogenated cottonseed oil, vegetable monoglycerides and soy lecithin (emulsifiers), potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate (to preserve freshness), natural and artificial flavor, phosphoric acid (acidulant), vitamin a palmitate, colored with beta carotene (source of vitamin a),

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.

  • 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.
  • 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 182 margarines

From least to most processed, this one ranks 117th. 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 182 margarines, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0029000651500, last edited 6 December 2024), 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.