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I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! ingredients: what's banned overseas?

Parent company: Upfield (formerly Unilever)

About I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!

I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! is a plant-based butter substitute brand produced by Upfield, sold at grocery chains and mass retailers across the US since 1981. It is one of the most recognized butter substitute brands in American retail, marketed as a lower-calorie and lower-saturated-fat alternative to dairy butter.

Common concerns with I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! products

I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! Original contains soybean oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, water, salt, and natural and artificial flavors, along with mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, and EDTA as a preservative. EDTA (ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) is a chelating preservative that is restricted in various international food applications. Mono and diglycerides may contain small amounts of trans fats not disclosed on nutrition labels. Artificial flavors are also present in the original formulation.

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