Foods81103030
Fats OilsUPC: 81103030

Margarine, stick, unsalted

Food Rating Analysis

Margarine, stick, unsalted Food Compass scores

Margarine, stick, unsalted has a Food Compass 1.0 score of 57 and a Food Compass 2.0 score of 47.

Food Compass 1.0 57
Food Compass 2.0 47

Margarine, stick, unsalted belongs to Fats Oils . Within this category, it ranks 27th out of 178 foods by Food Compass 2.0. Higher Food Compass rankings usually reflect stronger overall healthfulness, including nutrient quality, ingredient quality, and processing-related factors.

Food Compass 2.0
24.9AVG
0102030405060708090100

Margarine, stick, unsalted Nutri-Score

Margarine, stick, unsalted is graded C on the Nutri-Score scale.

Nutri-ScoreC
A
B
C
D
E

Margarine, stick, unsalted belongs to Fats Oils . Within this category, it is tied for 18th out of 178 foods by Nutri-Score. Higher Nutri-Score rankings usually reflect better overall nutritional quality, with foods closer to A generally rated more favourably than those closer to E.

Nutri Score
B
C
D
E

Margarine, stick, unsalted Health Star Rating

Margarine, stick, unsalted has a Health Star Rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars.

Note: Health Star Rating uses its own product classification system: Category 1 for non-dairy beverages, 1D for dairy beverages, 2 for general foods, 2D for dairy foods, 3 for fats, oils and spreads, and 3D for cheese or other high-calcium dairy foods. Health Star Rating comparisons are most meaningful when foods are compared within the same HSR category.

Health Star Rating 3.5

Margarine, stick, unsalted belongs to Fats Oils . Within this category, it is tied for 19th out of 178 foods by Health Star Rating. Higher Health Star Rating rankings usually reflect a more favourable overall nutritional profile.

Health Star Rating
2.0AVG
012345

Margarine, stick, unsalted NOVA Group

Margarine, stick, unsalted is classified as NOVA Group 4.

NOVA Group4
1
2
3
4

Margarine, stick, unsalted belongs to Fats Oils . Within this category, it is tied for 45th out of 178 foods by NOVA Group. For NOVA, lower group numbers indicate less processing, while Group 4 refers to ultra-processed foods.

NOVA Group
3.5 AVG
2
4

Data Source

Barrett, E.M., Shi, P., Blumberg, J.B., O'Hearn, M., Micha, R., & Mozaffarian, D. (2024). "Food Compass 2.0 is an improved nutrient profiling system to characterize healthfulness of foods and beverages." Nature Food, 5(11), 911–915.

Nature Food (DOI: 10.1038/s43016-024-01053-3)

This paper is the primary source for the page data.

References

Food Compass

Barrett, E.M., Shi, P., Blumberg, J.B., O'Hearn, M., Micha, R., & Mozaffarian, D. (2024). "Food Compass 2.0 is an improved nutrient profiling system to characterize healthfulness of foods and beverages." Nature Food, 5(11), 911–915.

Nature Food (DOI: 10.1038/s43016-024-01053-3)

Mozaffarian, D., El-Abbadi, N.H., O'Hearn, M. et al. (2021). "Food Compass is a nutrient profiling system using expanded characteristics for assessing healthfulness of foods." Nature Food, 2(10), 809–818.

Nature Food (DOI: 10.1038/s43016-021-00381-y)

NOVA Classification

Monteiro, C.A., Cannon, G., Levy, R.B. et al. (2016). "NOVA. The star shines bright." World Nutrition, 7(1–3), 28–38.

World Nutrition Journal

FAO (United Nations). (2019). "Ultra-processed foods, diet quality, and health using the NOVA classification system."

FAO Official Documents

Nutri-Score

Arrêté du 31 octobre 2017 fixing the format of supplementary nutrition labeling in France.

Légifrance (French Government)

Julia, C., et al. (2018). "Development of the Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition label..." Archives of Public Health.

Archives of Public Health

Update of the Nutri-Score algorithm (2022 report for solid foods, 2023 report for beverages).

Scientific Committee Report (Beverages)

Health Star Rating

Guide for Industry to the Health Star Rating Calculator.

Australian Government HSR Website

Health Star Rating System Five Year Review Report (2019).

Review Report Page