The difference between margarine and butter?

What is Margarine ?

Originally developed as an alternative to butter,
margarine is vegetable fat that is processed into
a spread that can be used in just about every 
recipe or application that calls for butter.
Butter is made from real cream. Margarine is 
made from vegetable oil.
In general use, the term "butter" refers to the 
spread dairy product.
The word commonly is used to describe puréed
vegetable or nut products such as peanut butter
and almond butter.
Churning produces small butter grains floating 
in the water-based portion of the cream.
This watery liquid is called buttermilk.
Butter making involves cream  usually collected 
from several milkings and was therefore several 
days old and somewhat fermented by the time it
was made into butter.
Butter made from a fermented cream is known as
cultured butter.
Butter made from pasteurized fresh cream is called
sweet cream butter.
Butter made from fresh or cultured unpasteurized 
cream is called raw cream butter.
Most frequently made from cows' milk, butter can 
also be manufactured from the milk of other mammals, including sheep, goats, buffalo, and yaks. Salt,
flavorings and preservatives are sometimes added
to butter.
It generally has a pale yellow color, but may vary .
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The difference between margarine and butter?

Both have the same amount of calories.
Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats.
Butter has many nutritional benefits where
margarine has a few only.
Butter has been around for centuries where 
margarine has been around  for less than 100 years.
And now, for Margarine. Very high in trans 
fatty acids.
Butter is loaded with saturated fat, which can
raise your cholesterol.
It can also increase your chance of heart disease.
Most margarines, on the other hand, have some
saturated fat plus trans-fatty acids, which can
also be bad for you.

TIPS FOR HEALTHY COOKING..

Use olive or canola oil instead of butter or
margarine.
Choose "light" margarines that list water as 
the first ingredient. These are even lower in 
saturated fat.
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