WHAT’S IN COUNTRY CROCK LIGHT SPREAD?
COUNTRY CROCK SPREADS >> FAR FROM HOMEMADE™
Information updated December 2025
PURIFIED WATER IS THE #1 INGREDIENT IN COUNTRY CROCK LIGHT. Ingredients are always listed in descending order of amount >> there is the most amount of the ingredient listed first and the least amount of the ingredient listed last, so Purified Water is the main ingredient in Country Crock Light. (Source for ingredients: Flora Food Group Country Crock Web site 12/25)
THE #2 INGREDIENT IN UPFIELD’S COUNTRY CROCK LIGHT IS SOYBEAN OIL. According to the USDA, 94% of all Soybeans in the U.S. are genetically modified. (Source: USDA 2025)
Flora Food Group Country Crock Light contains three oils: Soybean Oil, Palm Kernel Oil and Palm Oil >> these are not vegetable oils.
Shown below, Country Crock with added Calcium:
Seen below, multiple offerings from Country Crock brand contain the noted FDA-recognized Chemical Preservatives >> Potassium Sorbate which is banned by Whole Foods Market who cite it as “Unacceptable in food.” (Source: Amazon Whole Foods Web site 12/25)
CLOSEST TO HOMEMADE >> By definition, there are no margarines or oil spreads which are Closest To Homemade as they are all a product of high food tech and all contain numerous ingredients Not In Kitchen™.
BUTTER IS BEST: Butters which are Closest To Homemade are from cows which eat grass (as is their nature) and not man-made feed (generally corn-based). These Closest To Homemade cattle are referred to as Grass-Fed or Pasture-Raised Cows which yield The Best butter ever. Yum! The next best option is organic butter which guarantees non-GMO feed is used.
CLOSEST TO HOMEMADE BUTTERS: The Closest To Homemade butter brands include salted and unsalted Kerrygold grass-fed butter from Ireland; salted and unsalted Organic Valley pasture-raised organic butter; salted and unsalted Clover Sonoma pasture-raised Organic butter and Vital Farms pasture-raised butter, unsalted or salted. (Sources: Brand Web sites 12/25)
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