Food ingredient · Fat
Margarine
A spread made from vegetable oils, water, emulsifiers and flavors.
- Industrial fat
- Added oil or fat
- Ultra-processing marker
- Expert review pending
Concern level
A minor or very limited concern, such as being an ultra-processing marker only. The concern level sets how many points margarine costs on a product’s receipt.
What the evidence says
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Marker of ultra-processingInfo
An ingredient typical of ultra-processed foods (NOVA group 4). [1]
Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.
Popular products that list margarine
17 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list margarine. The 12 most scanned:
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Kellogg's Rice Krispies Treats Original Kellogg's · 22 g Score 3 out of 100 Bad -
Mashed Potatoes Bob Evans · 24 oz Score 51 out of 100 Okay -
Mashed Potatoes Original Bob Evans · 32 oz/2 lb/907 g Score 51 out of 100 Okay -
Butter Pecan Meltaway David's Cookies · 32 oz Score 3 out of 100 Bad -
Beaver Nuggets Buc-ee's · 13 oz Score 6 out of 100 Bad -
Tuxedo Chocolate Mousse Cake Kirkland Signature Score 33 out of 100 Poor -
Belgium waffles Trader Joe's · 4 Score 67 out of 100 Good -
Soft Pretzel Bites Original Hawaiian Sweet King's Hawaiian Score 3 out of 100 Bad - Cinnamon rolls Walmart · 16 oz/1 lb/454 g Score 4 out of 100 Bad
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Croissant mini pastry Bake Shop · 284 g 12 count Score 41 out of 100 Okay -
Garlic Knots L'oven Fresh Score 17 out of 100 Bad -
Original Marshmallow Crispy My Nouria · 1 and 3.2 oz Score 14 out of 100 Bad
Diets and allergens
- Vegan
- Yes
- Vegetarian
- Depends on the source
- Gluten-free
- Depends on the source
For the ingredient in general. Always check the package: a product’s own labels win.
Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (6)
- spread
- margarine
- baking margarine
- vegetable spread
- plant based spread
- vegetable margarine