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Is president Lighter ultra-processed?

250g Butters Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of president Lighter

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:

  • 18 ingredients
  • 4 additives

Less processed butters

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

Water, butter, modified corn starch, salt (1‚496), beef gelatine, lactic starters, Memutier (e471), preservative (potassium sorbate), colour (carotenes), tamins A and E, natural flavouring RINSE CTUB Recycle Net weight (CUD Recycle FILM Don't Recycle e FR (35.239.005), CE)

Additives: E160a Carotene , E202 Potassium sorbate , E428 Gelatine , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

As written on the pack

Water, butter (ML) modified corn starch, salt (1,496), beef gelatine, lactic starters (Memutier: E471, preservative: potassium sorbate, colour: carotenes, tamins A and E, natural flavouring RINSE CTUB Recycle Net weight: 250g CUD Recycle FILM Don't Recycle e FR (35.239.005) CE

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.
  • E428 Gelatine Gelatine is a gelling agent made from collagen in animal skin and bones.
  • 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.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 265 butters

From least to most processed, this one ranks 257th. 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 265 butters, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 3155253010973, last edited 29 April 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.