Benecol • 500g
Benecol Spread
Product Insights
Benecol Spread is a plant-based vegetable margarine classified in the Fat and sauces (PNNS group) and Fats categories. It carries a Nutri-Score of C and is listed as NOVA 4, indicating an ultra-processed product that includes emulsifiers, natural flavourings, and added vitamins. While it offers low sugar (0.5 g per 100 g) and contains cholesterol-lowering plant stanols, it is high in total and saturated fat and contains 1 g of salt per 100 g, plus buttermilk powder, making it unsuitable for milk-allergic consumers.
Nutrient Levels
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Nutritional Values
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Comparative Analysis
Compared with the average spread, Benecol Spread has far lower sugar (0.5 g vs 3.65 g) but higher salt (1 g vs 0.38 g) and a higher saturated-fat proportion, placing it on the salty and fatty side of the market.
Ingredients
rapeseed oil, water, plant stanol ester (plant stanols 6.6%), responsibly sourced palm oil, _buttermilk_ powder, salt (1%), emulsifiers (mono and diglycerides of fatty acids, sunflower lecithin), natural flavourings, acidity regulator (citric acid), colour (carotenes), vitamin a, vitamin d3
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