Nutrient comparisons of margarine/margarine-like products, butter blend products and butter in the US marketplace in 2020 post-FDA ban on partially hydrogenated oils.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the fatty acid profiles and relevant vitamin and mineral compositions of margarine/margarine-like products and butter blend products available in the US marketplace and to compare with butter.

Design

Analysis of the food and nutrient composition information available for margarine/margarine-like products, butter blend products and butter in the 2021 version of the University of Minnesota Nutrition Coordinating Center (NCC) Food and Nutrient Database.

Setting

The US retail food marketplace in 2020.

Participants

A selection of eighty-three margarine/margarine-like or butter blend products available in the USA in 2020 and regular and whipped butter (both salted and unsalted).

Results

All products contained no or negligible amounts of t

SUBMITTER: Weber C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9991743 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature