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Yes — Half Fat Butter is ultra-processed.
The product is classified as ultra-processed because it contains several industrial additives: stabiliser E401, emulsifier E471, E476, preservative E202, and colour: carotenes. These are extracted or synthesized additives used to modify texture, shelf life, or appearance, which fits the NOVA definition of ultra-processed foods.
Other sauces, condiments & spreads Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Tartinable Smeerbaar
PRÉSIDENT
Not UPF
Caramel
Nestlé, Conditorei Coppenrath & Wiese
Not UPF
Lighter
Not UPF
lupark spreadable
lupark
Not UPF
Butter Garlic
Lurpak
Not UPF
British Butter Unsalted
Morrisons
Not UPF
Slightly salted spreadable reduced fat butter
Asda
Not UPF
Spreadable slightly salted
Waitrose
Not UPF
Slightly Salted Spreadable
co-op
Not UPF
Yes — Half Fat Butter by Marks & Spencer is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product is classified as ultra-processed because it contains several industrial additives: stabiliser E401, emulsifier E471, E476, preservative E202, and colour: carotenes. These are extracted or synthesized additives used to modify texture, shelf life, or appearance, which fits the NOVA definition of ultra-processed foods.
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are industrial formulations made with ingredients and additives you wouldn't find in a home kitchen — such as emulsifiers, artificial flavourings, colourings and modified starches. The classification is based on the NOVA system used by researchers and dietitians worldwide.
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Product information comes from public databases and Nomi's own analysis, and may contain errors. Always check the packaging. Ultra-processed classification is based on the NOVA food processing system.