Smart Balance
Smart Balance Whipped Buttery Spread
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- Size
- 13 oz
- Sold in
- USA
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Why it’s rated Avoid
A product’s rating follows its most concerning indexed ingredient. Each ingredient links to its science card and the research behind it. How ratings work
- Vegetable Oil (Unspecified) Undisclosed blend — almost always refined soybean/canola.Avoid
- Canola Oil (Rapeseed Oil) Industrial Seed Oil / High Linoleic Acid & Processing OxidationAvoid
- Tertiary Butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) Synthetic Petroleum Preservative / Immune DysfunctionAvoid
- Flavor (Unspecified) Undisclosed blend — same practical allowance as natural flavours.Use Caution
- EDTA (Disodium / Tetrasodium) Penetration enhancer; poorly biodegradable.Use Caution
- Potassium Sorbate Mild Food Preservative / DNA Irritation at High DoseUse Caution
- Soy Lecithin Usually solvent-extracted from conventional soy. (Sunflower lecithin is the cleaner alternative.)Use Caution
- Added Vitamins & Minerals Standard fortification nutrients — no toxic-burden concern.Clean
- Water Plain water — no concern.Clean
- Salt Everyday seasoning; no toxic-burden concern at normal use (sodium intake is a nutrition question, not a toxin).Clean
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Ingredients
vegetable oil blend (canola, palm, extra virgin olive, and flaxseed oils), water, less than 2 percent of: salt, pea protein, natural and artificial flavors, sunflower lecithin, vitamin a palmitate, beta carotene (color), vitamin d, monoglycerides of vegetable fatty acids (emulsifier), and potassium sorbate, lactic acid, tbhq and calcium disodium edta (to protect freshness),
As listed by the data source. Always check the package in your hand — formulations change.
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