the-BA : Fat and salt

Butter or margarine? Any idea which is the healthier option? What about one of the numerous, “It’s utterly unbelievable that this stuff ain’t butter”-style products? And then there’s all this talk of saturated, unsaturated and polyunsaturated. The advertisers seem to love it, but what does it all mean?

Have you ever wondered what adverts are going on about when they say margarine is ‘polyunsaturated’?

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Find out the difference between saturated, unsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, including the reasons why some are considered healthier than others. Also find out about the effects of salt in your diet – including the implications of having too much

Compare the ‘unsaturation’ of butter and margarine (and, perhaps, fats and oils). For example, using a bromine titration

Compare the salt content in a variety of different butters and margarines (for example, by chloride titrations), and compare your results.

Further links:
Click here for Food Standard Agency information on fats

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