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Food Club Whole Cultured Buttermilk 0.5 gal

Contains carrageenan

Whole cultured buttermilk provides 8 g fat and 5 g saturated fat per cup. It includes modified food starch and stabilizing gums; the label says the cows were not treated with rbST.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesContains dairy
$2.99 0.5 gal · lowest price at Douglas Food Valu
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
170caloriesPer serving · 1 cup (240mL)
Protein
9g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
290mg
Saturated fat
5g
From the product label
Ingredients: Cultured milk, modified food starch, salt, sodium citrate, locust bean gum, carrageenan
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score CNOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
74 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as dairyMedium confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 30%75
Ingredients · counts 20%90
Processing · counts 15%60
Sourcing · counts 20%70
Transparency · counts 15%72
Why it scores 74
Nutrition 75 · Typical for milks; no added sugar per 1 cup
Ingredients 90 · Carrageenan (additive, −10); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 60 · Cultured milk with modified starch, sodium citrate and two gums
Sourcing 70 · The label says the milk comes from cows not treated with rbST
Transparency 72 · Full ingredient list and a specific claim about cow treatment
Contains modified food starch and gums
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−10 for carrageenan
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Cultured milk Modified food starch Salt Sodium citrate Locust bean gum Carrageenan
6 ingredients 2 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 1 moderate risk
Carrageenan (E407)ThickenerModerate risk
Caused gut inflammation in some animal and cell studies; EFSA (2018) kept it approved but asked for more data.
Modified starch (E14xx)ThickenerLimited risk
Chemically treated starch; considered safe, but a marker of more processed food.
Locust bean gum (E410)ThickenerNo risk
A fibre from carob seeds; EFSA found no safety concern in 2017.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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