Kroger Nutri-Score D NOVA 4

Kroger, buttery spread, original

Kroger, buttery spread, original: 4/5 ingredient safety

Kroger, buttery spread, original by Kroger has 1 tracked ingredient, with an overall safety score of 4 out of 5, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is D.

  • Safety score in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

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How This Score Is Built

This 1-5 scale is an editorially-derived index, not an official government rating -- it synthesizes FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research. For Kroger, buttery spread, original, 1 of its 1 tracked ingredient carries a scored rating so far, current as of 2026-09-07.

Data draws on Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records -- cross-check with the FDA → directly, or read how we score it.

Where Kroger, buttery spread, original sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

4 Top 80% higher than 20% of 58,710 scored products

Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value

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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07

4
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4 out of 5
Based on 1 tracked ingredient
1
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
1
Low Risk / Safe
D
Nutri-Score

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.

Full Ingredients List

Vegetable oil blend (soybean oil, palm oil palm kernel oil), water, salt, whey (milk), mono and diglycerides, potassium sorbate and lactic acid added as preservatives, soy lecithin (soy), natural & artificial flavor, calcium disodium edta used to protect quality, colored with beta carotene, vitamin a palmitate added.

Product Details

Brand
Kroger
Barcode
0011110870728
Nutri-Score
Grade D
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States
Stores
Kroger

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Frequently asked questions

How does Kroger, buttery spread, original's safety score compare to other products?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Kroger, buttery spread, original's 4/5 average puts it in the lower 80%, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 4/5 rating on Kroger, buttery spread, original?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Kroger, buttery spread, original's mapped ingredients average out to 4/5, which is the Low Risk tier.

Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.