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These butter alternatives are great options in the kitchen. iStock Butter is a tried and true ingredient that has been kept in the kitchen for centuries. It’s used in practically everything, from ...

There's a few reasons you might want to use margarine instead of butter when baking: Perhaps you're vegan, or you just want to cut back on saturated fats in your diet (of which butter has plenty). But ...

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These blends of butter and vegetable oil have about half the saturated fat of butter but a similar calorie and total fat ...

For years we have been discouraged from eating butter, largely due to its high fat and calorie content and nutritionists have often suggested margarine as a healthier substitute. However, a recent ...

Dairy aisles can be a lot to navigate with their endless blocks and tubs of butters and spreads. There are dairy-based, plant-based, salted, and unsalted varieties, but what confuses some shoppers the ...

Here’s an interesting piece of food facts trivia: Did you know that we have Napoleon III to thank for margarine? He offered a prize to whomever could invent a cheap butter substitute to feed the ...

Technically, shortening is any type of fat used for baking that is solid at room temperature. The shortening available at grocery stores is usually made of hydrogenated vegetable oils. It's called ...