Our Ingredients & Nutritional Information
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Is CountryCrock® better for me than dairy butter?
Country Crock® products are all made of plant-based oils – a source of good fats.
Because we use plant-based oils, all our CountryCrock® products contain less saturated fat than dairy butter, as well as zero cholesterol:
Product Calories Saturated Fat Omega-3 and Omega-6
(Good Fats)Cholesterol Dairy Butter 100 7g 0.4g 31mg Country Crock® Original 50 1.5g 2.5g 0mg Country Crock® Light 35 1g 2g 0mg Country Crock® Churn Style 50 1.5g 2.5g 0mg Country Crock® 8% Daily Value of Calcium Per TBSP 45 1.5g 2.5g 0mg Country Crock® Baking Sticks 100 3.5g 4g 0mg Country Crock® Plant Butter Tub with Almond Oil 100 4g 4g 0mg Country Crock® Plant Butter Stick with Almond Oil 100 5g 1.5g 0mg Country Crock® Plant Butter Tub with Olive Oil 100 4g 4g 0mg Country Crock® Plant Butter Stick with Olive Oil 100 5g 1.5g 0mg Country Crock® Plant Butter Stick with Avocado Oil 100 5g 1g 0mg Because Country Crock® is made with plant-based oils, the product is an easy way to add essential fats and omega-3s to a healthy diet.
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Are CountryCrock® products gluten-free?
None of our products contain gluten ingredients. All Country Crock® products are tested as gluten-free (as defined by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration) by Upfield except for Country Crock® Baking Sticks. Please also refer to the product labels, which are clearly marked to help guide you through your CountryCrock® spread choices.
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Are CountryCrock® products Kosher?
All Country Crock ® products are certified Kosher, except for the Country Crock® Original Canola Oil Blend 17.3oz Bonus Pack. It is a limited-edition item made by us in our plant in Germany to help our U.S. production meet the high demand for our products, which has increased due to more people are eating at home during the pandemic.
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Are CountryCrock® products okay for vegan diets?
Country Crock® Plant Butteris suitable for vegan diets.
Upfield defines “vegan” as food products that are made with no animal-derived ingredients. A “vegan diet” includes Plant-Based foods and strictly excludes foods produced with animal-derived ingredients (such as meat, milk and eggs). “Plant-Based” food products are made with plant ingredients (such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, nuts, seeds and/or legumes) and no animal-derived ingredients.
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Is CountryCrock® dairy-free?
Product Free from Dairy and Lactose Ingredients? Tested in production as Dairy Free? Country Crock® Original Yes No Country Crock® Calcium Yes No Country Crock® Churn Style Yes No Country Crock® Light No No Country Crock® Baking Sticks No No Country Crock® Plant Butter Yes Yes -
Does CountryCrock® contain cholesterol?
No, all our spreads and sticks are completely cholesterol-free.
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What are "Plant Butter" or "Plant-Based" butters? How do they differ from butter?
A plant-based butter is a dairy-free product made with oils from plants. Dairy butter is a dairy product made with cream or milk from cows. Our Country Crock® Plant Butterwas specifically created to taste like dairy butter and be great for cooking and baking.
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Does CountryCrock® contain artificial ingredients?
The primary ingredients of Country Crock® products are a blend of plant-based oils, water, and salt.
Country Crock® products contain no artificial preservatives or flavors, including: CountryCrock® Original, Light, and Churn Stylespreads as well as our new CountryCrock® Plant Butter sticks and tubs. Instead we use ingredients like vinegar to maintain product taste and freshness.
CountryCrock® Calcium and Baking Stickproducts are made with a common food preservative call potassium sorbate, a type of salt that is used to maintain freshness.
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Why use palm oil?
Palm oil, which comes from the flesh of the palm plant, is a harder Plant-Based fat that gives our products the right consistency so that they can be spread easily.
