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Regular margarine and vegetable cooking oils have just as many grams of
fat and a similar calories per serving as butter does, although since
from vegetable sources, does not have dietary cholesterol as butter and
lard do. Therefore, serving sizes should be kept to a minimum--remember
cooking with large amounts of vegetable oils or margarine may not add
cholesterol, but do add significant amounts of calories, a concern if
weight control is an issue. Reduced-fat margarines are now available
by many manufacturers, however, these often have significantly more
than 30% or even 50% of their calories from fat. Promise is one company
that currently offers an "ultra" fat-free margarine product. Canola oil
margarine is preferred to other types of vegetable oil margarines,
because of its high content of the monounsaturated oleic acid. Promise
brand offers excellent low- and ultra-low ("fat free") brands of canola
margarine.
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