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Land O' Lakes Fresh Buttery Taste Spread
Dairy
📊 NOVA 4🌾 Gluten-Free

Land O' Lakes Fresh Buttery Taste Spread

Land O Lakes
15 oz
Available at Foodtown
70
Calories
0g
Protein
80mg
Sodium
45
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Land O Lakes Fresh Buttery Taste Spread is a refrigerated tub of pale yellow, spreadable 'butter alternative' you'll find in the dairy aisle near real butter, margarine sticks, and other tabletop spreads. Packaged in a plastic 15 oz tub with a snap-on lid, it sits next to competing spreads and plant-based tubs, often displayed on the same shelf as light and reduced-fat options. Shoppers reach for it on weekday grocery trips, weekend brunch runs, holiday-baking lists, or when they want an easy spread for toast, bagels, or pan-frying. The brand borrows Land O Lakes' long-standing dairy heritage to promise a familiar, buttery flavor while marketing convenience and a lower-cost, spreadable texture; that positions it toward families, pragmatic cooks, and shoppers who want butter-like taste without the firmness of butter. Labels emphasize fresh and buttery taste and list added vitamin A, but there’s no organic certification or overt kid-focused branding—its packaging reads practical and mainstream rather than artisanal. In plain terms, the product is an industrially formulated spread: vegetable oils blended with water and emulsifiers plus preservatives and flavorings to achieve a consistent texture and shelf life. Sensory notes: smooth, creamy, easily spreadable straight from the fridge, with a soft melt on warm toast and a subtle, engineered buttery aroma and taste; the color is a stable pale yellow from beta-carotene. Rituals include spreading on morning toast, scooping for sautéing vegetables, or using as a quick baking fat, making it a pantry staple for everyday American cooking routines.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 tbsp
Servings per Container: 30
Calories70
% Daily Value*
Total Fat8g10%
Saturated Fat2g10%
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

Soybean, Oil,, Water,, Palm, Oil,, Palm, Kernel, Oil,, Buttermilk*,, Contains, Less, than, 2%, of, Salt,, Soy, Lecithin, and, Mono, and, Diglycerides, (Emulsifiers),, Potassium, Sorbate, (to, Preserve, Freshness),, Lactic, Acid,, Natural, and, Artificial, Flavor,, Vitamin, A, Palmitate,, Beta-Carotene, (Color)., *, Contributes, a, Trivial, Amount, of, Cholesterol..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Soybean Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Palm Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Palm Kernel Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Mono and Diglycerides - Processed emulsifier
  • Potassium Sorbate - Synthetic preservative
  • Beta-Carotene - Artificial coloring
No Seed OilNo EmulsifierNo PreservativeNo Additive

Dietary Labels

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

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Contains multiple industrial ingredients and additives (emulsifiers, preservatives, natural and artificial flavors) and is an industrially formulated spread, fitting the ultraprocessed NOVA 4 category.

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Common Questions about Land O' Lakes Fresh Buttery Taste Spread

Well, 'healthy' can be a bit subjective! If you're looking for a buttery flavor to enhance your meals without the guilt of high calories, this spread fits the bill with just 70 calories per tablespoon. However, it does contain some processed ingredients and oils, so it's best enjoyed in moderation, especially if you're watching your overall intake of fats.

Perfect For

weekend-brunch
holiday-baking
game-day-prep

Vibe:

comfortingconvenientnostalgicindulgent
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