margarine

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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

Other common emulsions are inks, ice cream, margarine and hair products, to name just a few.

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2024

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

Not the first time, because whenever there is butter or even margarine, I save some in this way.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood