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Yes — Plant butter is ultra-processed.
The product contains several ultra-processed ingredients/additives, including sustainable palm oil (a highly processed refined oil), a plant-based emulsifier (sunflower lecithin), and natural flavourings, all of which are classified as markers of ultra-processing under NOVA.
Similar products that aren't ultra-processed — swap and keep the flavour.
Other plant-based dairy Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
100% peanut butter smooth
Millies
Not UPF
Crunchy Sweet & Salty Peanut Butter
Pip & Nut
Not UPF
Super Seeded Nut Butter
M&S
Not UPF
Crunchy peanut butter
Aldi
Not UPF
Peanut Butter
GRANDESSA
Not UPF
Organic crunchy peanut butter
Waitrose
Not UPF
Crunchy Peanut Butter
Whole earth
Not UPF
Crunchy Peanut Butter
Grandessa
Not UPF
Smooth peanut butter
Meridian
Not UPF
Drizzler Super Smooth Peanut Butter
Whole Earth
Not UPF
Yes — Plant butter by Flora is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product contains several ultra-processed ingredients/additives, including sustainable palm oil (a highly processed refined oil), a plant-based emulsifier (sunflower lecithin), and natural flavourings, all of which are classified as markers of ultra-processing under NOVA.
Nomi flags one ingredient in Plant butter as an ultra-processed marker: natural flavourings. See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.
Nomi has reviewed similar products that are not ultra-processed, including lurpak plant based by Lurpak, Vegetable spread by I Can't Believe It's not Butter, Vioblock by Violife. See the healthier alternatives above for details.
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.
Scan any barcode — or photograph the ingredients label — with the free Nomi app for iOS and Android. You'll get an instant ultra-processed verdict with every ingredient explained in plain English.
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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.
