Weight-Loss Does margarine contain cholesterol
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Harold14370
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Cholesterol comes from animals and isn't found in plants. Margarine is made from plant oils, so it won't have cholesterol in it, unless it is mixed with butter.
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The Facts About Butter And Margarine
Butter has not changed. Because it is an animal fat, it has a high content of saturated fat and contains dietary cholesterol, both of which may have an adverse impact on serum cholesterol. For example, saturates tend to raise LDL (bad) cholesterol and triglycerides.
Margarine, on the other hand, being a more heavily processed food, is being constantly improved from a fat viewpoint. Originally, margarine was made almost entirely from "hydrogenated" fats - typically, low-priced vegetable oils which were then processed to give them better taste, texture and a longer shelf-life. But hydrogenated fats are high in trans fat, which as stated above is considered even less heart-friendly than saturated fat. Which was why nutritionists advised us to limit our margarine intake.
But now, however, manufacturers have started producing soft margarine without using hydrogenated oils. This type of non-hydrogenated margarine contains no trans fats, or almost none, and is much healthier than hydrogenated varieties.
Health Note:
If you have atherosclerosis, heart disease, high cholesterol ( hypercholesterolemia) in the upper range 200-239 mg/dL or high triglycerides (hypertriglyceridemia), the American Heart Association recommends a maximum daily limit of 200mg of dietary cholesterol, and advises no more than 7 percent of calories be eaten in the form of saturated fat.
Butter has not changed. Because it is an animal fat, it has a high content of saturated fat and contains dietary cholesterol, both of which may have an adverse impact on serum cholesterol. For example, saturates tend to raise LDL (bad) cholesterol and triglycerides.
Margarine, on the other hand, being a more heavily processed food, is being constantly improved from a fat viewpoint. Originally, margarine was made almost entirely from "hydrogenated" fats - typically, low-priced vegetable oils which were then processed to give them better taste, texture and a longer shelf-life. But hydrogenated fats are high in trans fat, which as stated above is considered even less heart-friendly than saturated fat. Which was why nutritionists advised us to limit our margarine intake.
But now, however, manufacturers have started producing soft margarine without using hydrogenated oils. This type of non-hydrogenated margarine contains no trans fats, or almost none, and is much healthier than hydrogenated varieties.
Health Note:
If you have atherosclerosis, heart disease, high cholesterol ( hypercholesterolemia) in the upper range 200-239 mg/dL or high triglycerides (hypertriglyceridemia), the American Heart Association recommends a maximum daily limit of 200mg of dietary cholesterol, and advises no more than 7 percent of calories be eaten in the form of saturated fat.
KaraCooks
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My personal opinion? I'd rather eat butter and limit it's quantities than eat margarine. More and more studies are showing that (a) dietary cholesterol has little effect on serum cholesterol and (b) natural fats are better for you than processed fats.
My life includes cutting out as much processed food as possible. A rule of thumb that's been mentioned on here before is to eat "one ingredient" foods - or something close to that. That means your food is as close to what nature intended it as possible.
From the Land O Lakes website:
Butter: INGREDIENTS: Sweet Cream, Salt. CONTAINS: MILK
Margarine: INGREDIENTS: Liquid Soybean Oil, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Water, Buttermilk, Contains Less Than 2% Of Salt, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Vegetable Mono And Diglycerides, Artificial Flavor, Vitamin A Palmitate, Beta Carotene (Color). CONTAINS: MILK AND SOY
Personally, I know which one I consider the healthier product.
My life includes cutting out as much processed food as possible. A rule of thumb that's been mentioned on here before is to eat "one ingredient" foods - or something close to that. That means your food is as close to what nature intended it as possible.
From the Land O Lakes website:
Butter: INGREDIENTS: Sweet Cream, Salt. CONTAINS: MILK
Margarine: INGREDIENTS: Liquid Soybean Oil, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Water, Buttermilk, Contains Less Than 2% Of Salt, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Vegetable Mono And Diglycerides, Artificial Flavor, Vitamin A Palmitate, Beta Carotene (Color). CONTAINS: MILK AND SOY
Personally, I know which one I consider the healthier product.
shawnnam
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My personal opinion? I'd rather eat butter and limit it's quantities than eat margarine. More and more studies are showing that (a) dietary cholesterol has little effect on serum cholesterol and (b) natural fats are better for you than processed fats.
My life includes cutting out as much processed food as possible. A rule of thumb that's been mentioned on here before is to eat "one ingredient" foods - or something close to that. That means your food is as close to what nature intended it as possible.
From the Land O Lakes website:
Butter: INGREDIENTS: Sweet Cream, Salt. CONTAINS: MILK
Margarine: INGREDIENTS: Liquid Soybean Oil, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Water, Buttermilk, Contains Less Than 2% Of Salt, Soy Lecithin, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Vegetable Mono And Diglycerides, Artificial Flavor, Vitamin A Palmitate, Beta Carotene (Color). CONTAINS: MILK AND SOY
Personally, I know which one I consider the healthier product.
I agree. And I also saw somewhere that the body has no idea what to do with margarine so it just sits in your guts and it really not good for you, pretty much just as good as eating oily plastic. I like the landolakes butter made with canola oil, its tasty.