Blue Band Margarine 250g

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Containing not less than 40% fat and having 50% of the calories normally present in margarine." [60] Butter is not only expensive but over the years it has lost much of its popularity due to its high levels of saturated fats. Saturated fats have traditionally been shown to increase the bad cholesterol (LDL) making them a risk for cardiovascular diseases. This has however come it close scrutiny in the recent past with some quarters challenging this long-held assertion. a b "Guideline for Treating Blood Cholesterol to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk". American College of Cardiology. 2016 . Retrieved 5 December 2017. Several large studies have indicated a link between consumption of high amounts of trans fat and coronary heart disease, and possibly some other diseases, [33] [45] [46] [47] prompting a number of government health agencies across the world to recommend that the intake of trans fats be minimized.

Do you know that up to 30% of our daily energy needs are provided by fats? However, the studies have shown that we take high amounts of saturated fats to cover this need thus, resulting in high level of bad cholesterol. World Health Organization (WHO) recommends incorporating less saturated & trans-fat and more unsaturated fats to fulfil our energy need. Margarine is rich in unsaturated fats i.e., polyunsaturated Omega 3 (alpha- linolenic acids) and Omega 6 (linoleic acids) fatty acids, which our body requires but cannot produce. These fatty acids are required for cell growth and renewal, and maintenance of healthy good cholesterol level. The scientific evidence supports the use of margarine for improves good cholesterol in blood and reduction of cardiovascular diseases. Why should you prefer Margarine? Shurtleff, William; Aoyagi, Akiko (2007). "History of Soy Oil Margarine". Soyinfo Center . Retrieved 4 January 2010. a b Jeppesen; et al. (2001). "Low Triglycerides–High High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Risk of Ischemic Heart Disease". Archives of Internal Medicine. 161 (3): 361–6. doi: 10.1001/archinte.161.3.361. PMID 11176761 . Retrieved 18 May 2008. Margarine and butter are never easy topics to discuss in the nutrition world. More research is being done to understand the different kinds of fats out there and their potential health effects.

Why Margarine is a healthy choice for daily use?

The further realization that margarine was the result of some ingenious lab work left the commodity with little redeeming qualities. The video that had originated from Nigeria had such a significant impact that Unilever Nigeria found it compelling enough to do some damage control in the way of a press release that clarifies the reasons behind the strange phenomena. Promoting growth is just one of the many functions that fats & oils carry out in our bodies and thus on its own wouldn’t be sufficient on its own to warrant this claim or at least one that’s capitalized on to this extent.

I Can't Believe It's Not Butter". Archived from the original on 9 November 2009 . Retrieved 10 November 2009. Child trying to fit Cadbury’s chocolate fingers between his own fingers bites the end off to make it fit]: And as more people become conscious of their diets and the impact it has on their health, it’s expected that products such as Blue Band with their two faces stand to lose. Simply put, consumers want to switch to alternatives that don’t have to make a case for their healthiness i.e. they’re “self-evidently healthy”. Ironically the name "Maypole Dairy" still continued to expand due to its customer good will, and it peaked in 1928 with a stunning 1040 stores and 18 creameries. [9] While butter that cows produced had a slightly yellow color, margarine had a white color, making the margarine look more like lard, which many people found unappetizing. Around the late 1880s, manufacturers began coloring margarine yellow to improve sales. [2]This little detail offers the answer to many of Kenyans’ questions as to why Blue Band is suddenly making several other things. One joke went that by 2027, we’ll have Blue Band phones.

Nevertheless, general recommendations from government bodies and health organizations such as the American Heart Association still hold that foods high in saturated fats should be limited. In the United Kingdom, no brands of spread on sale contain partially hydrogenated oils. Fortification with vitamins A and D is no longer mandatory for margarine, [65] this brings it in line with other spreads wherein fortification is not required. [66] Legal issues Resolving Canada's conflicted relationship with margarine". CBC News Online. 9 July 2008 . Retrieved 10 July 2008. Margarine as you may or may not know was formulated as a substitute for Butter. This happened in 1860’s France after Emperor Napoleon III sponsored a contest to a find a cheaper alternative to butter for his soldiers and the French lower class.

Meadow Lea's healthy message to boost market". Archived from the original on 7 May 2005 . Retrieved 3 April 2009. To the tune of Dvorak’s “New World” Symphony arranged for brass band. This classic TV commercial (which was actually filmed at GoldHill, Shaftesbury, Dorset!) was voted the favourite advertisement of all time in a 2006 UK poll, by which time the young actor, Carl Barlow, was a north London fireman. It had a celebratory re-run in May 2006 with the addition of the words “Celebrating 120 years of Hovis goodness”.] Huntley and Palmers (1)

Otherwise we should presume the product would melt/go bad and thus fail to meet acceptable quality standards. Thank you for the kind words. I’m aware of the negative effects the Palm Oil industry is having on the rainforests but not too well to comment on it. Nevertheless, it’s completely unacceptable and I agree, some action ought to be taken to stop the clearing of the rainforest and not just for the Orangutans but also the farmers themselves, as the likely long-term side-effects of this destruction may only endanger their homes if not their livelihoods despite it being a lucrative deal at the moment. In Blue Band, these fatty acids are sourced from the canola oil that we mentioned earlier in the ingredients list. Canola oil happens to be a good source of omega 3 and 6 oils and is used to make vegetable oils.Possibly dating from 1969 when there was a different wrapper each day saying “Happy Monday”, “Happy Friday”, “Happy Weekend” etc. Monday’s bread was blue; Tuesday orange; Wednesday purple; Thursday green; Friday red, and Saturday yellow. Processing is what’s responsible for putting these ingredients together into the final product we are all familiar with. Of particular interest is a process called Hydrogenation and the addition of emulsifiers. The most important difference between the two is that butter is derived from dairy and is rich in saturated fats, whereas margarine is made from plant oils with no trans-fat content. Still, it’s unclear whether this statement is true for all the other territories where Blue Band is produced. Harvard School of Public Health (18 September 2012). "The Nutrition Source – Fats and Cholesterol".