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Yes — Flora plant butter is ultra-processed.
The product contains several ultra-processed ingredients/additives according to NOVA, including: emulsifier (sunflower lecithin), natural flavouring/naturlig aroma, and color (carotenes). These are industrial additives used to modify texture, flavor, and appearance, so the product is classified as ultra-processed (UPF).
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.
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Yes — Flora plant butter by Flora is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The product contains several ultra-processed ingredients/additives according to NOVA, including: emulsifier (sunflower lecithin), natural flavouring/naturlig aroma, and color (carotenes). These are industrial additives used to modify texture, flavor, and appearance, so the product is classified as ultra-processed (UPF).
Nomi flags 3 ingredients in Flora plant butter as ultra-processed markers: sunflower lecithin, natural flavouring, natural flavor. 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.
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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.
