Cultured Salted Butter: Is It Ultra-Processed? Score 24/100

Better options in the same aisle

Meringue nestsMarks & Spencer+15 points39

Salted Grass-Fed ButterKirkland+15 points39

Salted butterGreenwise+15 points39

Organic organic spreadable butter with sunflower oil & sea saltHorizon organic+15 points39

What drives the score

Processing 50%85

Additives 30%100

Nutrition 20%25

Capped at 24 because three nutrients are high.

Processing 50% · Additives 30% · Nutrition 20% · How we score

Additives 1

E270Lactic acidacidity regulatorNo known risk

Seed and refined oils 0: None found
Added sugars 0: None found
Ultra-processing markers 0: None found

Ingredients

Cultured Butter (Pasteurized Cream (Milk), Lactic Acid Cultures), Salt.

E471 Additive
oil Seed or refined oil
syrup Added sugar
flavouring Ultra-processing marker

Nutrition per 100 g

Energy	714.3 kcal
Fat	78.6 g	High
Saturates	57.1 g	High
Salt	2.1 g	High
Protein	0 g

Low, medium and high use the UK Food Standards Agency thresholds.

Questions people ask

Is Cultured Salted Butter ultra-processed?

No. Cultured Salted Butter is a processed culinary ingredient (NOVA 2).

Is Cultured Salted Butter healthy?

Cultured Salted Butter scores 24/100 (Poor) on HowProcessed. Per 100 g it is high in fat, saturates, and salt. A higher-scoring option in the same category is Meringue nests (39/100).

What additives are in Cultured Salted Butter?

It contains one additive: E270 (Lactic acid).

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