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An Australian Plant Sterol Buttery Spread Hits The US Market!
I"ve had some great success (developing "light" recipes) using less fat margarine with about 8 grams of fat per tablespoon. These usually perform pretty well in baking recipes because there isn't as much water as there is in the even lighter margarines. And... some of the brands still taste pretty good too. One of my favorite margarines is Take Control because it tastes great, because it contributes some plant omega-3s and because it has plant sterols added which help reduce the risk of heart disease. The disclaimer you need to know about with these margarines is that they work "when part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol."
You can't just eat your 12 ounce marbled steak with fries and think that the margarine you had on your toast that morning made it all better. That's not how it works.
Anyway, I'm always tasting margarines so I can give people some other margarine brand suggestions, in case your supermarket doesn't carry Take Control or in case it isn't on sale (the regular price is shocking). The other day while shopping at Trader Joe's I happened upon this new buttery spread from Australia which is in bad need of a new name - Australian Seachange Buttery Spread.
Bought it.
Just tried it on Swedish Pancakes (the best darn Swedish pancakes I've ever tasted but that's another blog).
How did it taste?
It tasted pretty good. Not quite as good as Take Control, but I think it would work well in my light bakery recipes and it would work well on waffles, toast and everything else we put margarine on.
What does it have going for it nutritionally?
No trans fats
- 1 tablespon contains 1.7 grams of plant sterol esters
- It's lower in fat (8 grams of fat per tablespoon) compared to butter with 12 grams
- It contains 2 grams of saturated fat per tablespoon compared to buter with around 8 grams
- It is high in monounsaturated fat (4 grams per tablespoon)
- Canola oil is the first ingredient (which is where the monounsaturated fat is coming from) which means there is also some omega-3s in the mix.
- It is lower in sodium than many margarine (45 mg per tablespoon)
- Vitamin A, D, and E are added so each tablespoon contains:
10% daily value for A
15% daily value for D
10% daily value for E
~~Elaine
Related Topics: Rating the Cooking Fats, What are sterols and stanols?
You can't just eat your 12 ounce marbled steak with fries and think that the margarine you had on your toast that morning made it all better. That's not how it works.
Anyway, I'm always tasting margarines so I can give people some other margarine brand suggestions, in case your supermarket doesn't carry Take Control or in case it isn't on sale (the regular price is shocking). The other day while shopping at Trader Joe's I happened upon this new buttery spread from Australia which is in bad need of a new name - Australian Seachange Buttery Spread.
Bought it.
Just tried it on Swedish Pancakes (the best darn Swedish pancakes I've ever tasted but that's another blog).
How did it taste?
It tasted pretty good. Not quite as good as Take Control, but I think it would work well in my light bakery recipes and it would work well on waffles, toast and everything else we put margarine on.
What does it have going for it nutritionally?
No trans fats
- 1 tablespon contains 1.7 grams of plant sterol esters
- It's lower in fat (8 grams of fat per tablespoon) compared to butter with 12 grams
- It contains 2 grams of saturated fat per tablespoon compared to buter with around 8 grams
- It is high in monounsaturated fat (4 grams per tablespoon)
- Canola oil is the first ingredient (which is where the monounsaturated fat is coming from) which means there is also some omega-3s in the mix.
- It is lower in sodium than many margarine (45 mg per tablespoon)
- Vitamin A, D, and E are added so each tablespoon contains:
10% daily value for A
15% daily value for D
10% daily value for E
~~Elaine
Related Topics: Rating the Cooking Fats, What are sterols and stanols?
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