Dairy spreads

GaleSF63

I love Lurpak Spreadable Lighter. It doesn't really spread thin straight from the  fridge - except when very fresh - but if you put a lump on your bread , by the time you've put the lid back on and put it back in the fridge the bit on the bread is ready to spread easily. If you leave it out of the fridge for a while you can spread it really, really thin. 

Rosa_Damascena

I've never come across a dairy spread that does spread thinly, it's just not in the nature of the saturated fat to be liquid in a cool environment. 

sammyjammy

jon81uk said:

sammyjammy said:

https://betterhealthpractice.com.au/truth-margarine-avoid/#:~:text=Margarine's natural colour, an unappetizing,as a 'healthy food'!

I wouldn’t trust an Australian website to accurately reflect the process and ingredients used in the UK.

  nobody asked you to!  I don't know why you think there would be dramatically different processes in the UK though

pumpkin89

sammyjammy said:

  nobody asked you to!  I don't know why you think there would be dramatically different processes in the UK though

Margarine of the sort described in that article doesn't really exist in Europe (including the UK) anymore.  Some EU countries (initially Denmark in 2003, but others followed) outlawed foods with a trans fat content above 2%, so margarine made with hydrogenated oil became illegal.

What is commonly called margarine nowadays in the UK is just an emulsion of vegetable oils.  The products you get in other countries, such as Australia and the US, are very different and much worse health-wise.

Brie

I agree with @Whalie re Lidl's version being a good alternative to Lurpak which is our normal go to.  

And @mikb I suspect the plastic pots is why Lurpak started using a cardboard box but it's more expensive when I've seen it in the shops.

As for plastic in food.....when I used to live in Canada there was an admission that some dairy products had odd ingredients.  They were generally referred to as "edible oil products" which were a side line of the petroleum industry.  This included coffee creamers - the little tiddly pots favoured by some cafes - for both portion control and the fact that they didn't need refrigeration.  And of course margarine.  In the 60s this was sold in a sealed plastic bag, was pure white and included a orange colour capsule.  You would squeeze the bag to break the capsule and distribute the colour to make the marg look butter colour.  Goodness knows what we were actually eating.

jon81uk

sammyjammy said:

jon81uk said:

sammyjammy said:

https://betterhealthpractice.com.au/truth-margarine-avoid/#:~:text=Margarine's natural colour, an unappetizing,as a 'healthy food'!

I wouldn’t trust an Australian website to accurately reflect the process and ingredients used in the UK.

  nobody asked you to!  I don't know why you think there would be dramatically different processes in the UK though

By linking to that Austrailian website you were presenting it as factually relevent, when it isn't related to UK/EU processes.

There are many foods which are very different in the UK/EU compared to other parts of the world.

Compare the ingrediants used in products in the USA to the same product in the UK and they are often vastly different.

[Deleted User]

I just put what I need on a saucer and zip it in the microwave for 10 seconds. You can spread it as thin as you like. 

Stay away from artificial butter. 

Kim_kim

Deleted_User said:

I just put what I need on a saucer and zip it in the microwave for 10 seconds. You can spread it as thin as you like. 

Stay away from artificial butter. 

That’s what I’m trying to do.
I bought the Yeo Valley organic dairy spread yesterday, is that good ingredients? 

PLRFD

I saw on tv once if you leave a tub of margarine out flies won’t land on it.

MrsStepford

I buy Sainsbury's SO organic unsalted butter 250g for 1.85 and cheaper than Lurpak, President, Flora Buttery, Yeo Valley, Anchor, Country Life and Kerrygold of same weight.. It's kept in a covered butter dish at room temperature. I'm not paying for 54% butter, I'm paying for 100% butter, without psticides and GMOs.