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Calorie-reduced margarines with plants sterols: Do they taste any good?

LisaOct 1, 20103 min read

This is a relatively new product out in the margarine market – Becel pro-activ. It’s a calorie-reduced margarine with plant sterols. So for people who are really health conscious, why…

Peanut butter versus sunflower butter: Can you tell the difference?

Peanut butter versus sunflower butter: Can you tell the difference?

LisaSep 30, 20102 min read

This was one of the first taste tests I did in the office. I received a couple packages of sunflower butter (SunButter) from a conference that I went to. I…

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Butter versus margarine: Spread on bread

LisaSep 24, 20102 min read

So now I’ve tried substituting margarine for butter in oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and shortbread cookies. Time for the ultimate test: butter vs. margarine straight up (i.e. spread on bread). There…

Food Lab: Shortbread cookies (butter vs. margarine)

Food Lab: Shortbread cookies (butter vs. margarine)

LisaSep 19, 20102 min read

The following is a comparison of the  observations I experienced when making cookies for a butter vs. margarine shortbread taste test. I used butter, Becel Omega-3 Plus and I Can’t Believe…