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margarine
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mar·ga·rine
/ ˈmärjərən/
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n.
a butter substitute made from vegetable oils or animal fats.
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Margarine popularity keeps spreading
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 3/10/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...commonly available - three margarines, two margarine substitutes and one with...reviewing the situation. Most margarines and margarine substitutes are created...unchanged. Practically all margarines and margarine substitutes are manufactured...
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MARGARINE CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF FREEDOM Last State Entered Margarine 'Union' in July 1967
PR Newswire; 7/1/1992; 700+ words
; ...preferred color. Since then, margarine products have grown into a...fat vegetable oil spread. Margarine and vegetable oil spreads...fat intake. There are also margarines and spreads, known as blends...bans, consumers still prefer margarine products that are similar...
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Margarine. (Pakistan)(Industry)(Industry Overview)
Magazine article from: Economic Review; 7/1/1995; 700+ words
; ...The product now includes table margarines, bakery margarines, specialised puffpastry margarine and recent has been prepared to various...fat than those legally required in margarine. Table Margarines are of two types: (i) Packet Margarines...
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Margarine Color Law
Transcript from: Weekend Saturday (NPR); 11/29/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...keep another provincial tradition untainted: its margarine. By law, margarine sold in Quebec must be white, not dyed yellow...grocery north of Quebec City. Canada's largest margarine manufacturer, Unilever (ph) Canada, argues...
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Margarine's modern history
Magazine article from: International News on Fats, Oils and Related Materials : INFORM; 4/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...1960, the main developments associated with margarine were edible oil and margarine process improvements, while the product remained...accommodate the launch of softer, more spreadable, margarine. [Editor's note: Margarine's first 100...
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MARGARINE INDUSTRY STILL FIGHTING RESTRICTIVE LEGISLATION 60 YEARS LATER
PR Newswire; 4/17/1996; 700+ words
; Margarine Makers Endorse 'Margarine Equity Act,' Introduced By Rep. Ed Whitfield (R-Kentucky...Capitol Hill yesterday to protest the federal tax on colored margarine. Women are up in arms over having to add a capsule filled with...
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MARGARINES STICK TO LOW-FAT FORMULA TO ATTRACT SALES.(Living Today)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 9/28/1989; 700+ words
; ...saturated - than regular stick margarines. Margarine, derived from vegetable sources...who prefer the taste of a good margarine to the taste of butter. And some of the margarines and reduced-fat margarine substitutes tasted very good...
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Margarine Association Endorses FDA Trans Fat Labeling Regulation; Margarine Industry Welcomes Opportunity to Reassure Consumers that Margarine Is Still the Healthiest Choice for a Tablespread.
PR Newswire; 7/9/2003; 700+ words
; ...Association. Today's margarine category encompasses...sprays and liquid margarines. Margarine products have been...issue raises -- is margarine still better than...emphasis added] margarines contain more trans...
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Margarine one answer to nutritious school lunches.
PR Newswire; 9/1/1989; 700+ words
; ...Consumers Union) which notes that margarine from vegetable oil sources...good reason" for choosing margarine over butter. Ehrhart added...Association (AHA) has chosen margarines/spreads as one of the first...sodium. The selection of margarine by AHA is based on the overall...
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This margarine might be good for you; A margarine sold in Finland contains an ingredient that blocks the body's absorption of dietary cholesterol.(VARIETY)
Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN); 12/24/1997; ; 700+ words
; Has science brought us a margarine that lowers serum cholesterol levels...Association journal Circulation. The margarine Benecol, developed in Finland...Circulation says that canola oil margarine laced with sitostanol can bring down...
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SIC 2079 Shortening, Table Oils, Margarine, and Other Edible Fats and Oils, Not Elsewhere Classified
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
SIC 2079 SHORTENING, TABLE OILS, MARGARINE, AND OTHER EDIBLE FATS AND OILS, NOT...manufacturing shortening, table oils, margarine, and other edible fats and oils that...such as shortening, vegetable oil, and margarine have become established presences in...
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margarine
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
margarine manufactured substitute for...cottonseed oil. At present, most margarines contain only vegetable oils; the margarine produced in the United States...salt and remove excess water. Margarine is similar in composition to...
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Butter and Margarine
Book article from: How Products Are Made
Butter and Margarine Background Butter is a soft, yellow...important ingredient in cooking and baking. Margarine is an inexpensive alternate to butter...of hydrogenation. Many people prefer margarine over butter because it is lower in fat...
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margarine, kosher
Book article from: A Dictionary of Food and Nutrition
margarine, kosher Made only from vegetable fats, since ordinary margarine can include animal fats that may not be kosher . It is fortified with carotene (which is derived from vegetable sources) as the source of vitamin A, instead of retinol...
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Unilever PLC Unilever N.V.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...Imperial and Promise margarines, Lipton tea, Ragu foods...into vegetable oil for margarine as well as packaging...Danish butter and Dutch margarine, the British government...if Lever would produce margarine. He eagerly accepted...
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