Low fat butter??? no vegetable oil or chemically treated fats?

pecker1992

http://www.connachtgoldfoods.ie/butter/detail/low-fat-butter/


Just saw this for the first time??? anyone care to discuss?? i thought all low fat spreads contained trans fat??

corkcomp

It's probably a case of taring anything low fat with the same brush:(

I get the LF connaught gold spread a lot and find that while it tastes fine its completely different to flora in both taste and texture. It doesn't keep as long as flora either but the ingredient list looks acceptable to me and seeing as it tastes as good as real butter its even better. One thing, it isn't good for cooking.

rubadub

i thought all low fat spreads contained trans fat

I see no reason they would.

I'm surprised they can legally call it butter like that. I thought these spreads have to be called specifically called 'spreads' or something, like how diluted down cranberry juice is called a cranberry juice drink.

It is just watered down butter like some others. If you put it on toast it probably goes soggy. The milk protein is just being used in place of gelatin or starches which some others use to stiffen the watery solution.
http://www.tesco.ie/groceries/Product/Details/?id=252310685

Butter,Water ,Milk Protein ,Salt ,Preservative (Potassium Sorbate) ,Natural Colour (Beta Carotene) ,Vitamins A, D, E

El_Dangeroso

Even if the ingredients are saintly it's still a highly processed 'food', the term 'milk protein' could mean a number of things, meh, just eat real butter, but less of it if you're concerned about calories. I bet this tastes just like a thin scrape anyway flavour-wise.

sh1tstirrer

Low fat is only a gimmick, use real butter only less of it;)

pecker1992

strangely enough i dont eat butter often so i wouldnt be opposed to eating the real stuff the odd time i do...i prefer to get the little squares when i do as its a good guide ......but this just got me very curious.....in terms of the other types of low fat spread it looks an improvement...

.my parents both swear by low low even though i know better.....perhaps this would be a healthier alternative to them???

El_Dangeroso

Yeah, t'would be better than low low alright. Just not sure if I see the point of it if it's just engineered to be lower in cals, it's not even low fat, just low-er. I'm not against low fat, I know people who genuinely do better on it for weight loss.

What's your main usage of it? As a spread? For veggies?

If it's a spread you could try a ripe avocado which is only 24% fat as opposed to 40% fat of the spread, and also doesn't need to be fortified as it has natural nutrition.

For veggies, mix a small amount of olive oil with vinegar and mustard for a quick and easy dressing.

pecker1992

El_Dangeroso wrote: »

Yeah, t'would be better than low low alright. Just not sure if I see the point of it if it's just engineered to be lower in cals, it's not even low fat, just low-er. I'm not against low fat, I know people who genuinely do better on it for weight loss.

What's your main usage of it? As a spread? For veggies?

If it's a spread you could try a ripe avocado which is only 24% fat as opposed to 40% fat of the spread, and also doesn't need to be fortified as it has natural nutrition.

For veggies, mix a small amount of olive oil with vinegar and mustard for a quick and easy dressing.

as stated it would be for my parents....im not a lover of butter so the odd time i do eat it...i eat real butter .....but their main use would be potatoes & bread (my father in particular) i presume ......so i think ill get them onto this instead thanks

just use this



for so many reasons

rubadub

pecker1992 wrote: »

main use would be potatoes & bread

On hot potatoes I expect it is going to just go watery, a cheaper alternative for mash is adding a little milk to it.

If bread is dry it can look more substantial, but on some very low fat spreads I think it even warns against toast. It would be like putting a tiny but of butter on toast and spraying it with a water mister, it just goes soggy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butter#Health_and_nutrition

Butter can perform a very useful role in dieting by providing satiety. A small amount added to low fat foods such as vegetables may ward off feelings of hunger.

http://www.westonaprice.org/food-features/why-butter-is-better

RobAMerc

and isn't real butter laced with CLA ? Something lots of folk here supplement for fat loss ! Real Butter FTW !

Transform

big time real butter and if its reduced fat it will have lowered choline levels

pecker1992

I have tried this, not realizing it was a butter substitute.
It is decent. Certainly a huge improvement on other spreads taste wise. I don't find it watery.

pecker1992 wrote: »

.my parents both swear by low low even though i know better.....perhaps this would be a healthier alternative to them???

I know the pain and futility of trying to separate indoctrinated oldies from their flora.
I think this could be just the job.

friendlylady

pecker1992 wrote: »

strangely enough i dont eat butter often so i wouldnt be opposed to eating the real stuff the odd time i do...i prefer to get the little squares when i do as its a good guide ......but this just got me very curious.....in terms of the other types of low fat spread it looks an improvement...

.my parents both swear by low low even though i know better.....perhaps this would be a healthier alternative to them???

What's wrong with Low Low I use it all the time, now you have me worried :eek:

Transform

Low low - you are joking right????

Last time i checked it contained hydrogenated veg oil (there are zero safe limits for this)

Must double check now

pecker1992

Transform wrote: »

big time real butter and if its reduced fat it will have lowered choline levels

agreed i dont eat butter often so wen i do its the real stuff!!!

Moonbaby wrote: »

I have tried this, not realizing it was a butter substitute.
It is decent. Certainly a huge improvement on other spreads taste wise. I don't find it watery.



I know the pain and futility of trying to separate indoctrinated oldies from their flora.
I think this could be just the job.

yes i just want to get them away from anything with veg oil.....i think given its ingresients this is fairly harmless in comparision to low low

friendlylady wrote: »

What's wrong with Low Low I use it all the time, now you have me worried :eek:

read the ingrediants......its not good stuff at all!!!!

Transform wrote: »

Low low - you are joking right????


Last time i checked it contained hydrogenated veg oil (there are zero safe limits for this)

Must double check now

although it does state theres no hydrogenated oils in low low..... vegetable oil is a listed ingredient no1 if im not mistaken..im trying to slowly get my parents away from things that have this as an ingredient. hydrogenated or not i personally dont think its a good idea to ingest this period!!!!!!!!!!!

friendlylady

Transform wrote: »

Low low - you are joking right????

Last time i checked it contained hydrogenated veg oil (there are zero safe limits for this)

Must double check now

Well who knew...... We were just talking about low fat products here in the office the other day and one girl was saying that they are really not good that you are much better of with the full fat ones though obviously not in large quantities. When you think of it there was no "low fat" alternatives when we were younger and I was a lot skinnier:D