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Is Tesco Salted Spreadable ultra-processed?

500 g Butters Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Tesco Salted Spreadable

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:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

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

Butter, Rapeseed Oil 29%, Water, Salt 1%, Colour (Beta-Carotene), STORAGE Keep refrigerated, Suitable for home freezing, Ideally freeze as soon as possible after purchase but always by 'best before' date shown, Defrost thoroughly for a minimum of 8 hours in the refrigerator, frosted, do not refreeze, e GB YE031 <LOS297 S22750, s5 jpg2204574_01

Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene

As written on the pack

Butter (Milk) (50%), Rapeseed Oil (29%), Water, Salt (1%), Colour (Beta-Carotene). Allergy Advice For allergens, see ingredients in bold. Suitable for vegetarians STORAGE Keep refrigerated. Suitable for home freezing. Ideally freeze as soon as possible after purchase but always by 'best before' date shown. Defrost thoroughly for a minimum of 8 hours in the refrigerator. frosted, do not refreeze. 500g e GB YE031 &lt;LOS297 S22750, S5 JPG2204574_01

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 265 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 265 butters, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5054775467501, last edited 1 July 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.