Ratings Butter substitutes
d Recommended
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N order of taste.
Comments
Sodium (mg)
Rec.
Cost
Type Per serving (1 tbsp.)
Calories
Total fat (g)
Sat. fat (g)
Trans fat (g)
Product
excellent
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Land O Lakes Spreadable
Butter with Canola Oil
tub
13¢ 100 11 4 0 85 Like whipped butter, soft; big, slightly sweet dairy flavor.
tub
11 80 9 2.5 0 90 Hint of dairy, slight oily residue.
tub
10 45 5 1.5 0 85 Hint of sour cream/yogurt flavor.
tub
10 45 5 1.5 0 90 Sour cream/yogurt flavor.
tub
10 70 8 2 0 90 Hint of dairy.
tub
8
60 7 2 0 100 Hint of dairy, saltier than most.
tub
8
80 8 1.5 0 95 Hint of dairy, slight oily residue.
tub
stick
sour, hint of dairy, slight fatty feeling and
60 7 2 0 85 Slightly
oily residue.
11 80 8 1.5 0 85 Slight oily residue.
and firm, slight fatty feeling, oily residue,
3 70 7 1.5 1.5 105 Dense
stale tasting.
tub
30 70 8 1
Land O Lakes Margarine
stick
Fleischmann's Original
Spread
Parkay 60% Vegetable Oil
Spread
Blue Bonnet 53% Vegetable
Oil Spread
stick
and firm, fatty feeling, fatty and oily residue,
6 100 11 2 2.5 105 Dense
stale tasting.
and firm, slightly fatty feeling, fatty and oily
7 80 9 2 1.5 110 Dense
residue, saltier than most.
and firm, slightly fatty feeling, fatty and oily
5 80 9 1.5 1.5 130 Dense
residue, stale tasting.
and firm, fatty and oily feeling, big fatty
3 70 8 1.5 1.5 125 Dense
residue, stale tasting.
b otto m r i g h t: i s to c k p h oto/ k l e n g e r
Very good
ucts, but its tub is 45 ounces compared with
15 ounces for most others. Benecol is priciest but doesn’t taste very good.
Bottom line. Land O Lakes Spreadable
Butter with Canola Oil tastes best but has
more calories and fat than most. If you’re
concerned about those levels, try I Can’t
Believe It’s Not Butter Light Spread or
Brummel & Brown 35% Vegetable Oil
Spread. People who don’t get enough nutrients through their regular diet might
consider one of the products that include
plant stanols or omega-3s. Bear in mind
that we tasted the products straight; even
the lower-rated ones might taste a bit better with food.
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Smart Balance Buttery
Spread Original
I Can't Believe It's Not
Butter Light Spread
Brummel & Brown 35%
Vegetable Oil Spread
I Can't Believe It's Not
Butter Original Spread
Shedd's Spread Country Crock
Original
Olivio Original Spread
Good
Shedd's Spread Country Crock
Churn Style
Promise Buttery Spread
Imperial 53% Vegetable Oil
Spread
Benecol 55% Vegetable Oil
Spread
1 scam
tub
stick
stick
4
0 110 Very soft, slightly fatty feeling, oily residue.
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but not irresistible. They have
decent potato flavor and a
baked-potato texture inside,
and they’re moderately salty and
fairly crispy. They’re better than the
chain’s former fries, which were
low in flavor and had a fatty taste,
and now are closer in quality to
fries from McDonald’s. But the
fast-food-fry winner among the top
three chains remains Wendy’s,
whose fries have a distinct potato
taste, a moist interior, and a slightly
earthy, browned-skin flavor that’s
balanced by salt and oil.
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