Can you melt margarine?

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asked Jan 2, 2023 in Cooking by Ixchel (1,270 points)
Can you melt margarine?

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answered Jan 2, 2023 by Caldecott (20,920 points)
You can melt margarine and melting margarine is good in recipes that call for melted butter.

However using margarine is recipes that call for melted butter can change the texture of the baked goods.

It's not really good to heat margarine as heating margarine can oxidize the sensitive fatty acids in the margarine.

However it is okay to heat margarine if you need too.

The kind of margarine that is the healthiest is tub margarine as tub margarine has less saturated fat than stick margarine.

You should use margarine that has less than 10% of the daily value for saturated fat which is the healthiest margarine.

Margarine is not worse than butter and in fact butter is worse than margarine when it comes to your health.

Margarine is healthier than butter because margarine is made from vegetable oil which contains good fats known as unsaturated, polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats.

These healthy fats contained in margarine help reduce low density lipoprotein or bad cholesterol when it's substituted for saturated fat.

Blue Band is margarine and not butter.

Blue Band margarine is a great butter substitute for toast, bread or even in baked goods.

Butter does not clog arteries or cause heart disease or heart attacks.

Although butter can be fattening and unhealthy it does not harm your heart or arteries to eat butter.

However too much fried foods can lead to clogged arteries, heart disease, heart attack and possible stroke.

Butter is inflammatory because butter has a lot of saturated fat which causes inflammation in the body when you eat too much butter.

I can't believe it's not butter is healthy but in reality real butter is healthier than I can't believe it's not butter.

I can't believe it's not butter is made of mostly vegetable oil and water although it contains some other ingredients which can be unhealthy.

Eating toast with butter is healthy although eating too much buttered toast could become unhealthy.

But in moderation eating buttered toast is okay for your health as one slice of bread with butter can provide you with 20 percent of the recommended daily intake of Vitamin D as well as calcium, Vitamin B-6, iron, magnesium, niacin and zinc.

Spreads that are healthy to put on toast are sliced or mashed banana, peanut butter, cinnamon, margarine, jam, jelly and nut butters.

Things you can put on your toast instead of butter are mashed or sliced banana, pure nut butter, Chia and berry jam, jelly and peanut butter or Syrup and or honey.

Even margarine or fresh butter can be healthy as a spread to put on toast.

The healthiest spread is light margarine and Vegan olive oil spread.

Margarine is healthier than butter and the healthiest spread as margarine tops butter when it comes to heart health.

Margarine is made from vegetable oils, so it contains unsaturated "good" fats — polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats.

These types of healthy fats help reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or "bad," cholesterol when substituted for saturated fat.

Healthiest substitutes for spread instead of butter include.

    Olive oil. Combine some olive oil with basil and pepper for a zesty spread.
    Nut butter. Peanut and almond butter can easily be spread onto toast or crackers.
    Cheese. Try cottage cheese, cream cheese, or ricotta if you can tolerate dairy.
    Avocado.
    Hummus.

Toasting bread doesn't change its nutritional value, but it may decrease the glycemic index.

Toasted bread calories aren't any fewer than un toasted bread calories.

Toasting also doesn't affect carbohydrates or gluten; it may lower the glycemic index of bread, which is an advantage.

One to two tablespoons of butter will give you 100-200 calories of fat and that might keep you feeling full for a while.

However, you will not get any of the other needed nutrients that a good breakfast can provide.”

It also may not help you lose or maintain a healthy weight.

A spread is a food that is spread, generally with a knife, onto foods such as bread and crackers.

Spreads are added to food to enhance the flavor or texture of the food, which may be considered bland without it.

Butter and soft cheeses are typical spreads.

Spreads are foods that are applied, generally with a knife, onto bread, crackers and similar foods.

A spread is used to enhance the flavor or texture of the food, which may be considered bland without it.

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