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Article: Margarine meltdown. (saturated fat content)
- Article from:
- Nutrition Action Healthletter
- Article date:
- November 1, 1990
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Margarine Meltdown
Margarine is in no danger of being mistaken for a healthy food.
After all, it's nothing but vegetable oil and water, with a sprinkling of safe additives. Since water has no calories, almost all of margarine's calories come from fat.
But that's not to say all margarines are the same. Some have four times more total and artery-clogging saturated fat than others. It all depends on the oils manufacturers use, how "stiff" those oils are, and how much air or water is added.
Fortunately, you don't have to worry about all that. Two numbers on any package tell you everything you need to know.
WATER, WATER, ...