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Which is healthier for you Margarine Butter vegetable oil organic butter?
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∙ 14y ago
- margarine is the worst, its actually grey in colour and they have coloured it yellow to look like butter.
- All naturally produced fats are needed by the body and they are all good in moderation, and in a fully balanced diet.
- Vegetable oil is used in a lot of everyday products so you should not use them as you already have enough. Stay away from Hydrogenated fats as your body cannot use them - man-made by a process of extreme heat and pressure as this is cheaper than using natural fats.
- Despite what Chinese whispers go around saturated fats are good for you in moderation. They are solid and very strong which is why they are very good for cooking with as their goodness does not get destroyed. This is why butter or a substance with more saturated fats such as lard should be used for frying or cooking at high temperatures. You can actually buy pure saturated fats in a jar for cooking with.
- Oil is a delicate fat, and contains monounsaturated fats. There are very good for you, but all the goodness gets destroyed at high temperatures.
- Fish oils - Omega oils are essential to a balanced diet. The only way to get enough is either through a supplement, or eating a portion of fish a day.
- Organic tends to be better than regular, but it is not policed very well and the restrictions on calling your food Organic are varied so beware of paying a higher price for not much difference.
In closing, of your choices butter is better for cooking at high temps, oils such as Flax-seed or Olive are better for salads/spreads etc.
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Is margarine a pork butter?
No. Margarine is vegetable matter, not animal.
Can you make oatmeal cookies without margarine or butter?
Yes, you can. There are recipes for oatmeal cookies that call for vegetable shortening instead of margarine or butter.
How does butter differ from margarine?
Butter is made from milk (cow, goat, buffalo - but you won't find buffalo butter on your store shelf). Margarine is made from vegetable oil.
What can you use in place of vegetable shortening?
You can use Butter, Margarine, or Lard. These will give you about the same result as using vegetable shortening. Vegetable shortening is pure fat so lard will be a good substitute, butter and margarine have water in them you will need to use a little more and if used in baking they won't produce a crust that is as flaky as shortening would. If you are looking for a healthier/low fat substitution try googleing food substitutions for vegetable shortening. Using certain fruits like apple sauce, bananas and many others as a substitution can work but a very very lesser degree.Clarification:Using butter, margarine or lard will not generally give the same results as using shortening. Shortening is made from hydrogenated vegetable oil, such as soybean oil, butter is made from cream, and margarine is made from various fats and liquids.In some recipes that call for butter or shortening, you can use margarine, but since margarine has a higher water content than butter or shortening, it's not a good idea to use margarine in foods that require a crisp, flaky texture, such as pie crust.
Do vegetable margarine contain cows milk?
No. Margarine contains oil from canola, sunflower or corn. Margarine is not based on animal fat from milk; butter is.
What can be used as a substitute for margarine in cake?
Butter.A further response:Since margarine was developed as an inexpensive substitute for butter, butter is also a good substitute for margarine. Depending on exactly what recipe you are making, other possible substitutes might be lard or chicken fat (schmaltz), or a neutral tasting vegetable oil such as canola oil. Each type of fat will produce a slightly different baked product.
Is margarine cheaper than butter?
Margarine contains more "good" fats (polyunsaturated and monounsaturated) than butter. It also contains no cholesterol because it is made from vegetable oil. However, solid margarines (sticks opposed to tubs) can contain trans fats, the worst fat of all. Butter contains more saturated fat than margarine. Be sure to check nutritional labels when deciding between butter and margarine. Both should be eaten sparingly for a healthy diet. You can also find healthier butters that have olive or canola oil.
Do you need fat to make bread?
butter, margarine, olive oil, any vegetable oil
Is butter and margarine the same thing?
No, margarine isn't the same as shortening. Shortening is entirely oil based, whereas margarine contains other ingredients, including water. They should not be substituted for one another, or for butter, in baking, although some substitutions in regular cooking will work.
What is the differences between butter and margarine?
Margarine is made of hydrogenated oils, butter is made of milk, the melting point of them are different. Butter has a high cholesterol level while light margarine has a low level. Margarine has a yellowish color, while butter has a deep yellow color. Margarine is much more recent than butter.
Is non-hydrogenated margrine good or bad for you?
Non-hydrogenated margarine is a form of margarine that contains no trans-fat. This form of margarine was created in response to the health conscious awareness that trans-fats are considered bad for you. Much non-hydrogenated margarine also has other factors that make them both healthier and sometimes not healthy for a person. Margarine is still a healthier alternative than butter.
Why is Wisconsin so offended by butter?
Wisconsin has no problems with butter, but rather with margarine. With Wisconsin being a major producer of dairy products such as butter, a vegetable-based alternative was frowned upon.
