What is Country Crock made of?

Country Crock Plant Cream is made from plant milk (water and lentil protein) and plant-based oils (palm kernel, palm fruit and canola oil) to create the smooth and rich taste of traditional dairy heavy whipping cream.
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Is Country Crock a margarine or butter?

(As an aside – even in its traditional packaging, Country Crock isn't actually margarine. The product is a “spread,” a term for vegetable-oil products that didn't meet the standards of margarine, which didn't meet the standard for butter.
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What is Country Crock Original made of?

Ingredients Purified Water, Soybean Oil, Palm Kernel and Palm Oil, Salt, Lecithin (Soy), Vinegar, Natural Flavors, Vitamin A Palmitate, Beta Carotene (Color), Vitamin D3.
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Where is Country Crock butter made at?

We've been slow-churning our spreads in Johnson County, Kansas for over 30 years. We couldn't be more proud to call this little piece of the American heartland home—and we're proud to bring the country into your home, too.
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Which is healthier Country Crock or butter?

What's more, Country Crock has bushed that plant-based butter offers “better for you fats” and “does not contain animal fats and thus has zero trans-fat, unlike dairy butter, which is higher in saturated fats and has trans fats.”
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Does Country Crock make real butter?

How is Country Crock® different than dairy butter? Country Crock® is a spread made with oils from plants, whereas butter is made with milk or cream from cows. Country Crock® has less saturated fat per serving than dairy butter, but still has a delicious buttery taste.
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Which is the healthiest butter?

Light butter has half the calories, saturated fat and cholesterol of butter. This blend of light butter and oil has heart-healthy monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats (MUFAs and PUFAs).
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What happened to Country Crock butter?

It merged in 1959 with Beatrice Foods before they sold the Shedd's business to Unilever in 1984 following Beatrice's merger with Esmark. The peanut butter business was sold to Algood Food Company.
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Is margarine worse than butter?

Margarine usually tops butter when it comes to heart health. Margarine is made from vegetable oils, so it contains unsaturated "good" fats — polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats. These types of fats help reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL), or "bad," cholesterol when substituted for saturated fat.
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What's the difference between margarine and butter?

Butter is made from heavy cream. It contains higher levels of saturated fat, which can lead to several risks. Margarine is made from vegetable oils. It contains unsaturated fats that serve as “good” fats in the body.
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What's the difference between plant butter and margarine?

There are no major differences between margarine and plant-based butters, but the latter makes it clear to consumers there's absolutely no animal produce in their products. While margarines are made up of vegetable fats, some include milk products.
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What is plant butter made out of?

Plant-based butter, also referred to as vegan butter, is a nondairy butter substitute that's typically made by combining water with a plant-derived oil, such as olive, avocado, coconut, palm kernel oil, or a combination of oils.
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Does Country Crock have sugar?

Country Crock spreads contain no cholesterol, carbohydrates, dietary fiber, sugars and no protein. Country Crock Original has 100 mg of sodium per tbsp.
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Is Country Crock discontinued?

Unfortunately, we discontinued that product but we hope you try and enjoy our other delicious spreads! That is REALLY unfortunate.
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What are the ingredients in Country Crock plant butter?

Ingredients. Blend of plant-based oils (soybean, palm kernel, avocado, and palm fruit oil), water, salt, faba bean protein, soy lecithin, lactic acid, natural flavor, calcium disodium edta (to protect freshness), vitamin e acetate, vitamin a palmitate, beta carotene (color). 12 Reviews.
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Why does Country Crock taste different?

Earlier this month, Country Crock quietly changed the recipe for its original margarine recipe to remove preservatives and artificial flavors, following in the footsteps of several major food companies.
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What is the tastiest butter?

Creamy, Cultured, and Complex—These Are the Very Best Butters
  • Best Salted Butter: Plugrá European Style Salted.
  • Best Unsalted Butter: Kerrygold Pure Irish Unsalted.
  • Best Spreadable Hybrid Butter: Kerrygold Irish with Olive Oil.
  • Best Budget Butter: Challenge Dairy Salted.
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What brands are real butter?

The Best Butter You Can Buy at the Grocery Store
  • Horizon Organic (44¢ an ounce) Roman Tiraspolsky/Shutterstock. ...
  • Organic Valley Cultured Butter (44¢ an ounce) Organic Valley. ...
  • Kerrygold Pure Irish Butter (45¢ an ounce) ...
  • Land O'Lakes (37¢ an ounce) ...
  • Whole Foods 365 (28¢ an ounce) ...
  • I Can't Believe It's Not Butter (25¢ an ounce)
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Is Land O'Lakes real butter?

Response from Land O'Lakes:

To answer your ingredient question, our butter is made with just cream and salt. Butter is 80 percent fat, and no oils are added to our stick butter.
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What butter is best for high cholesterol?

You can help reduce your risk of high cholesterol by substituting foods for regular butter that are lower in saturated fat or have been shown to have less impact on heart disease risk, such as: grass-fed butter. Earth Balance spread, a vegan, soy-free, non-hydrogenated option.
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Is I cant believe its not butter good for you?

“I Can't Believe It's Not Butter” is a good example of a food that is doing nothing beneficial for us and may in fact harm us because of the saturated fats, sodium, and calories that are packed into one small – very small – package.
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Is Country Crock plant-based?

We crafted this delicious Plant Butter that's made with plant-based oils and features oils from avocados, olives, and almonds. It tastes like dairy butter and is excellent for cooking, baking and spreading. It is plant-based, dairy-free and gluten-free.
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How long does Country Crock last?

Our convenient reclosable tub format is soft and easy to use right out of the refrigerator, making it ideal for a variety of applications. Keep refrigerated for best quality. Best if used by date on case packaging. Refrigerated shelf life 180 days.
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What margarine is the healthiest?

With no hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oils, Smart Balance may be one of the best cholesterol-reducing margarine brands on the market. Additionally, it contains zero trans fat.
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