8 UK Butter Brands to AVOID (And 3 That Are Actually Real Butter)

The bestselling butter in Britain is not sold as butter — because legally, it can't be. 🛒 Not sure what to buy anymore? Front labels are designed to sell. The ingredient list tells the real story. We investigated 11 of the most popular butters and spreads sold across the UK. Eight of them are cut with rapeseed oil and water, tinted yellow, and parked next to the real thing at butter prices and above. Three of them are exactly what they claim to be — and one of them is among the cheapest things in the chiller. You'll learn the four-second label check that clears almost every tub on the avoid list out of your trolley — and which three companies quietly own seven of the eight biggest names in the aisle. CHAPTERS 0:00 The word doing all the work 3:22 Number 8 — Tesco Buttery Spread 5:41 Number 7 — Utterly Butterly 7:36 Number 6 — Clover 9:47 Number 5 — I Can't Believe It's Not Butter 12:10 Number 4 — Flora 14:39 Number 3 — Country Life 16:29 Number 2 — Anchor Spreadable 18:28 Number 1 — Lurpak Spreadable 21:39 The three actually worth buying 21:52 Best option 3 — Any Two-Ingredient Block Butter 22:56 Best option 2 — Yeo Valley Organic Butter 23:49 Best option 1 — Netherend Farm Butter 24:49 The one rule to remember RESEARCH & SOURCES • UK/assimilated food law: butter must be at least 80% milk fat • Lurpak ingredient declaration: butter (64%), rapeseed oil, water • BBC News / national press: Lurpak prices and security tags, 2022 • The Grocer: Saputo's ~£1bn acquisition of Dairy Crest, 2019 • Reuters: Unilever's €6.8bn spreads sale to KKR (Upfield), 2018 • Red Tractor assurance scheme (British milk sourcing) • Denmark's 2003 ban on artificial trans fats; UK reformulation history PRODUCT IMAGES Product photography via: Anchor Spreadable Butter, 200g - Delicious Butter Taste · Anchor Spreadable Butter 200g · Anchor Spreadable · HỘP PET 200g ANCHOR -- BƠ PHẾT THỰC VẬT HỖN HỢP SX PHILIPPINES ... · 509 Vegetable Margarine Product Images, Stock Photos & Vectors ... · Clover margarine spread made with buttermilk and vegetable oil in a ... · 500 gram tub of Clover butter spread Stock Photo - Alamy · Butter Tub High Resolution Stock Photography and Images - Alamy · Spreadable butter hi-res stock photography and images - Alamy · country Life spreadable - kalórie, kJ a nutričné hodnoty ... · Country Life Spreadable 500g | Smooth & Creamy | Milk & More · 400g Country Life Spreadable Butter | Butters and Spreads | Grocery ... · Flora Buttery Taste Vegetable Oil Spread Value Pack 3 x 250 g Online at ... · Natural ingredients buttery Flora - kalorie, kJ a nutriční hodnoty ... · Sainsbury's online Grocery Shopping and Fresh Food Delivery · Is Flora Butter Gluten Free? : Flora Buttery Dairy Spread - WVSVY · I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Original Spread 500g - The Food App · I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! NutriRich Original Vegetable Oil ... · I Can't Believe It's Not Butter, 2 pk. | BJ's Wholesale Club · I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! Original Spread, 45 oz Tub ... · Lurpak "Freestyle" Spreadable Product Packshot on Behance · Lurpak Spreadable Butter Usa at Mary Benally blog · Welcome to S&R Shopping | S&R Shopping · Lurpak Spreadable Slightly Salted 250g | Find wholesaler | Arla® Pro · Home — Netherend Farm · The Best Organic Butter Rolls — Netherend Farm · Netherend Farm Unsalted Butter Portions 10g · Caterite | Netherend Farm Salted Butter Portions (10g) · Tesco 30% Less Fat Buttery Spread 500g - Tesco Groceries · ProActiv Spread - Buttery Taste 250g - Tesco Groceries · Tesco Buttery Spread 1Kg - Tesco Groceries · Benecol Buttery Spread 500G - Tesco Groceries · Utterly Butterly Dairy Spread 250g - Sunflower & Vegetable Spreads ... · Utterly Butterly Spread 500g | Butter & Margarine | Iceland Foods · Utterly Butterly Spread 500g - Co-op · Yeo Valley Organic unsalted butter rich & creamy isolated on white ... · Yeo Valley Organic Spreadable Butter (500g) - Organic to your Door · Butter, Spreadable, Yeo Valley Organic 400g - Grow Wild · Yeo Valley Organic Unsalted Butter - Premium Culinary Butter Disclaimer: This video is for general education and reflects publicly available labels, recalls, company statements, and research available during production. Inclusion does not mean a current product is unsafe or violates regulations. Products, recipes, and sourcing can change; verify current packaging and official recall notices before making decisions. #ukfood #SupermarketInvestigation #butter #foodlabels #ukshopping