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margarine

[mahr-jer-in, -juh-reen, mahrj-rin] / ˈmɑr dʒər ɪn, -dʒəˌrin, ˈmɑrdʒ rɪn /
NOUN
butter
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They allowed oil-deprived Nazi Germany to turn coal into fuel and even margarine in World War II. The same core technology is used to produce transportation fuel in coal-rich South Africa.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 30, 2026

Polypropylene, labeled as #5 on packaging, is used for yogurt containers, margarine tubs and microwavable trays.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 14, 2026

You can use both margarine and butter for cooking, but Forouhi recommends sometimes swapping them out for oil instead which has less saturated fat in.

From BBC Oct. 1, 2025

No material sets off this argument more than polypropylene, the plastic marked with a 5 and commonly used for yogurt tubs and margarine containers.

From Seattle Times Sep. 1, 2023

The Smeaths in our rendition of them are charmless, miserly, heavy as dough, boring as white margarine, which we claim they eat for dessert.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

Two types of processed hard fats commonly found in foods like baked goods, margarines, and spreads appear to have little impact on heart health when eaten in realistic amounts.

From Science Daily Oct. 28, 2025

That's because it used to contain harmful trans fats which are strongly linked with cardiovascular disease but modern day margarines "have close to zero amounts of trans fats" according to Forouhi.

From BBC Oct. 1, 2025

It's similar to the margarines and butter alternatives I grew up with in its assertive saltiness and flavor.

From Salon Jan. 4, 2022

Finally, trans fatty acids found in some processed foods, including some stick and tub margarines, are thought to be even more harmful to the heart and blood vessels than saturated fatty acids.

From Textbooks Jun. 19, 2013

I said, "I need one Crisco, four margarines, pareve, and let’s have all your paper towels."

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg




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