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Earth Balance Plant Butter Original, 15 oz

Plant Butter Original, 15 oz

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Contaminants · 4

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

ArsenicNDof 10 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)
CadmiumNDof 5 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
LeadNDof 5 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L
MercuryNDof 2 ppb
Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Ingredients · 12

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Common questions

Is Earth Balance Plant Butter Original, 15 oz healthy?

Earth Balance Plant Butter Original, 15 oz scores 4/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Earth Balance Plant Butter Original, 15 oz?

Earth Balance Plant Butter Original, 15 oz lists 12 ingredients, starting with Palm Oil, Canola Oil, Soybean Oil, Flax Seed Oil and Water. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Earth Balance Plant Butter Original, 15 oz contain seed oils?

Yes. Earth Balance Plant Butter Original, 15 oz lists Canola Oil and Soybean Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is Earth Balance Plant Butter Original, 15 oz?

Earth Balance Plant Butter Original, 15 oz is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Earth Balance Plant Butter Original, 15 oz compare to other dairy-alternative butter & cream?

At 4/100 Earth Balance Plant Butter Original, 15 oz scores worse than most dairy-alternative butter & cream we have scored. A higher-scoring option in dairy-alternative butter & cream is Forager Project Organic Cinnamon Vanilla Creamer at 100/100.

Is Earth Balance Plant Butter Original, 15 oz organic?

Earth Balance Plant Butter Original, 15 oz is not certified organic in our data.

Has Earth Balance Plant Butter Original, 15 oz been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Earth Balance Plant Butter Original, 15 oz have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Earth Balance Plant Butter Original, 15 oz contain heavy metals?

No. A lab tested Earth Balance Plant Butter Original, 15 oz for lead, arsenic, cadmium and mercury and found none above its detection limit.

Full methodology: how we score products.

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