Margarine, tub
Food Rating Analysis
Margarine, tub Food Compass scores
Margarine, tub has a Food Compass 1.0 score of 46 and a Food Compass 2.0 score of 37.
Margarine, tub belongs to Fats Oils . Within this category, it is tied for 34th 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.
Margarine, tub Nutri-Score
Margarine, tub is graded D on the Nutri-Score scale.
Margarine, tub belongs to Fats Oils . Within this category, it is tied for 42nd 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.
Margarine, tub Health Star Rating
Margarine, tub has a Health Star Rating of 3 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.
Margarine, tub belongs to Fats Oils . Within this category, it is tied for 36th out of 178 foods by Health Star Rating. Higher Health Star Rating rankings usually reflect a more favourable overall nutritional profile.
Margarine, tub NOVA Group
Margarine, tub is classified as NOVA Group 4.
Margarine, tub 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.
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 JournalFAO (United Nations). (2019). "Ultra-processed foods, diet quality, and health using the NOVA classification system."
FAO Official DocumentsNutri-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 HealthUpdate 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 WebsiteHealth Star Rating System Five Year Review Report (2019).
Review Report Page