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

"Skimpflation" sees the switching of expensive ingredients for cheaper ones, for example margarine where oil content is reduced and replaced with water.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2023

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

And finally, it revokes pre-1958 authorization for using PHOs in margarine, shortening, bread, rolls and buns.

From Salon • Aug. 16, 2023

Well, so it goes, J. R. Isidore thought as he stood clutching his soft cube of margarine.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick