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Breakstones Spreadable Butter With Canola Oil
Dairy
📊 NOVA 3🌾 Gluten-Free

Breakstones Spreadable Butter With Canola Oil

Breakstone's
8 oz
Available at Foodtown
100
Calories
0g
Protein
80mg
Sodium
4
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Breakstone's Spreadable Butter With Canola Oil is a small, 8 oz tub of familiar American breakfast-style spread sold in the refrigerated dairy aisle alongside sticks of butter, tubs of regular and whipped butter, margarine, and cream cheese. You’ll often see it near breads, bagels, and pre-sliced sandwich cheeses on a mid-aisle fixture or in the chilled spread section. It’s the kind of product shoppers reach for on a quick grocery run for toast, bagels, or weekday sandwiches, and it also appears on lists for weekend brunches, holiday baking shortcuts, or meal-prep mornings. The brand leans on decades of household recognition—Breakstone’s evokes classic, home-style dairy and targets mainstream families and older shoppers who want a dependable, convenience-minded upgrade to hard butter. Packaging and labeling lean into a wholesome, straightforward look: a simple logo, a callout that it’s “spreadable,” and no flashy kid-oriented characters or organic certification; the label implies convenience and a lightly health-conscious tweak because of added canola oil. In plain terms it’s a processed dairy spread: cream blended with canola oil and salt, pasteurized and homogenized to make it soft straight from the refrigerator. Sensory notes: pale, glossy butter with a silky, easily spreadable texture, mild dairy aroma, and a clean, slightly salty finish; typically sold in a plastic tub with a resealable lid for easy knife dips and family breakfast rituals. People use it to spread on warm toast, melt on steamed vegetables, or quickly grease a pan—small rituals that make everyday meals feel a little smoother and more indulgent.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 tbsp
Servings per Container: 16
Calories100
% Daily Value*
Total Fat11g14%
Saturated Fat4g20%
Cholesterol15mg5%
Sodium80mg3%
Total Carbohydrate0g0%
Protein0g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Cream,, Canola, Oil,, Salt..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • canola oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
No Seed Oil

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:3 / 4

Processed Food

Why this score?

Made from simple ingredients (cream, canola oil, salt) but industrially blended and formulated for spreadability, it fits NOVA group 3 as a processed food rather than an unmodified whole food.

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Common Questions about Breakstones Spreadable Butter With Canola Oil

When we talk about health, it really depends on your dietary needs and what you're comparing it to. Breakstone's Spreadable Butter has a modest calorie count and contains no added sugars or preservatives, which is a plus. However, it does have canola oil and saturated fat, so if you’re watching those, it’s good to keep portion sizes in mind.

Perfect For

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