Common questions

Is Salted Dairy Butter healthy?

Salted Dairy Butter scores 80/100 on Scout's independent analysis of ingredients, additives, and lab results — a fair-to-good score — solid, with tradeoffs. This salted dairy butter is a minimally processed product with a simple ingredient list consisting of butter and salt.

How processed is Salted Dairy Butter?

Salted Dairy Butter is NOVA Group 2: Processed Culinary Ingredients.

Which ingredients drive Salted Dairy Butter's score?

In Scout's ingredient-by-ingredient analysis, Butter (milk) counts in its favor. The full breakdown, with why each one matters, is in the Key ingredients section on this page.

Dairy Manor West Country Salted Butter

Dairy Manor

Zeal Creamery Sea Salted Butter

Zeal Creamery

Nancy's Organic Butter Sea Salted

Nancy's

Trader Joe's Cultured Salted Butter

Trader Joe's

$17.60

See more

Salted Dairy Butter

Name: Salted Dairy Butter
Brand: Waitrose

Waitrose

Good

Analysis updated June 2026 · How Scout scores

View on Amazon

At a glance

Beneficial ingredients 1

Harmful ingredients 0

Owned by John Lewis Partnership PLC

Category Butter

Summary

This salted dairy butter is a minimally processed product with a simple ingredient list consisting of butter and salt. The butter provides healthy fats and fat-soluble vitamins, particularly when sourced from grass-fed cows. The processing level is low, and there are no harmful additives or seed oils present, making it a high-quality choice within its category.

Key ingredients 2

Butter (milk)

Good

Butter made from milk provides natural fats and flavor, contributing to culinary richness without harmful additives.

salt

Neutral

Salt is used to enhance flavor but does not significantly impact health positively or negatively in this context.

See more about salt →

Processing

Group 2 · Culinary ingredients

Processed Culinary Ingredients

Get the full breakdown in the Scout appTake Scout shopping

Scan any product to see lab results, healthy alternatives, and your personalized analysis.

Download on theApp Store GET IT ONGoogle Play