Butter vs. Margarine

Both are made up of mostly fats and have about the same amount of calories, but the similarities end there.

Margarine:

Modern medical studies have proven that eating margarine can increase your risk of heart disease by over 50 % and triple your risk of coronary heart disease. This is because it is high in unnatural trans-fats. These fats are created with the hydrogenation process. In addition, high water content damages any good fats.

Margarine is damaged by high heat and is not good for frying. Margarine is contaminated with aluminum and nickel. And, according to Dr. Walter Willett, in a Harvard medical study, it has no place in our diet!

The polyunsaturated fats are not healthy ones.

Margarine is not a real food and therefore has a long shelf life, this is part of its allure.

BUTTER:

Butter was thought to be a health risk because of its cholesterol content; however we have found that dietary consumption of any cholesterol has little effect on arterial cholesterol.

Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8 grams (compared to 5 grams in margarine) and also has more cholesterol, so, for a while, it was thought not to be healthier.

Butter is easier to digest and it increases the absorption of other nutrients.

Butter tastes better and often people eat less of it, reducing their fat intake.

Butter is a natural product that has been around for all of recorded history.

Being a real food, it will spoil if left unrefrigerated for long and its refrigerated shelf life is not as good, but it is a real food.

Butter is better for frying, it can tolerate moderate heat.

THE LAWS:

Because of the serious health hazards caused by trans fats and hydrogenated oils, several years ago congress required the labeling of all food products containing these dangerous products (Please note: Food manufacturers are allowed to list amounts of trans fat with less than 0.5 gram (1/2 g) as 0 (zero) on the Nutrition Facts panel. As a result, you may see products that list 0 gram trans fat on the label, while the ingredient list will have "shortening" or "partially hydrogenated vegetable oil" on it. This means the food contains very small amounts (less than 0.5 g) of trans fat per serving. These can add up fast!)

Recently The city of New York and Chicago both banned their use in public restaurants,

For frying or consumption.

Yes, we sell only butter in our health food store!