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Beringia

(4,492 posts)
Wed Nov 6, 2019, 05:01 PM Nov 2019

What is a good subtitute for butter, that does not contain palm oil


I was eliminating butter from the food I eat, and when I looked at many brands of margarine at the grocery store, they all had palm oil. And Orangutans are going extinct because of people chopping down forests to grow palm oil. And then I think there is just general deforestation due to palm oil products.

Thanks
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What is a good subtitute for butter, that does not contain palm oil (Original Post) Beringia Nov 2019 OP
For cooking I use unsalted butter, but I don't cook with butter often. apcalc Nov 2019 #1
I want to go vegan as much as possible Beringia Nov 2019 #7
My daughter uses Organic Extra Virgin Olive oil ProudMNDemocrat Nov 2019 #2
I'm no vegan, but I just realized we haven't bought a stick of butter in years. Xipe Totec Nov 2019 #3
Even on toast or bagels Beringia Nov 2019 #6
Yup, definitely potatoes & rice we don't consume much bread Xipe Totec Nov 2019 #10
Olive oil evertonfc Nov 2019 #4
Coconut oil based 'butter'. alittlelark Nov 2019 #5
Miyoko's Vegan Butter SoCalNative Nov 2019 #8
That might be the only one without palm oil. It does have coconut oil--can you taste it? hlthe2b Nov 2019 #9
To be honest SoCalNative Nov 2019 #11
... hlthe2b Nov 2019 #13
I'm sensitive as well Codeine Nov 2019 #21
thanks... good to know hlthe2b Nov 2019 #22
I cut butter out of my diet 55 years ago. Aussie105 Nov 2019 #12
Avocado oil, coconut oil, olive oil. Margarine used to have transfats in them applegrove Nov 2019 #14
for me it's either olive oil or unsalted butter eShirl Nov 2019 #15
Ghee - Clarified Butter OhNo-Really Nov 2019 #16
Butter is a no-no for me too, trying to be vegan Beringia Nov 2019 #18
I like to mix gee and EVOO or gee and avocado oil when I cook. mitch96 Nov 2019 #20
butter + lard are the safest 'fat' you can eat. vegans are screwed big time. only olive oil is less. pansypoo53219 Nov 2019 #17
A lot of us vegans do this for ethical reasons. Lots of us don't care about healthy food. mucifer Nov 2019 #23
true, so olive oil is best. pansypoo53219 Nov 2019 #24
Olive oil. onecaliberal Nov 2019 #19
I eliminate fat Mendocino Nov 2019 #25
Country Crock Plant Butter - their site says it's made from avocados, olives & almonds onetexan Nov 2019 #26
Thanks, but ya, trying to steer away from oil palm products Beringia Nov 2019 #27
in recent years the number of orphaned baby orangutans has skyrocketed in borneo. Kurt V. Nov 2019 #28
I gave up Aussie105 Nov 2019 #29
I am vegan and I use Earth Balance 🙂 MLAA Nov 2019 #30
It has Palm fruit which comes from the Oil Palm Beringia Nov 2019 #31
Bummer, I didn't realize that. Thanks! MLAA Nov 2019 #32

apcalc

(4,501 posts)
1. For cooking I use unsalted butter, but I don't cook with butter often.
Wed Nov 6, 2019, 05:03 PM
Nov 2019

I use olive oil for most cooking ( organic, cold pressed) , and an olive oil based buttery spray on food.

Xipe Totec

(44,037 posts)
3. I'm no vegan, but I just realized we haven't bought a stick of butter in years.
Wed Nov 6, 2019, 05:08 PM
Nov 2019

We use olive oil for everything.

Xipe Totec

(44,037 posts)
10. Yup, definitely potatoes & rice we don't consume much bread
Wed Nov 6, 2019, 05:29 PM
Nov 2019

Nothing wrong with bread, just not in our regular diet.

hlthe2b

(105,915 posts)
9. That might be the only one without palm oil. It does have coconut oil--can you taste it?
Wed Nov 6, 2019, 05:27 PM
Nov 2019

I am very sensitive to the taste of coconut...

SoCalNative

(4,613 posts)
11. To be honest
Wed Nov 6, 2019, 05:30 PM
Nov 2019

I haven't tried it..I was just looking for products that specifically do not contain palm oil. But I'm planning on swinging by Whole Foods this week to pick some up and will let you know.

 

Codeine

(25,586 posts)
21. I'm sensitive as well
Thu Nov 7, 2019, 05:25 PM
Nov 2019

and I didn’t pick up even a hint of coconut flavor with Miyoko’s. I recommend it.

Aussie105

(6,174 posts)
12. I cut butter out of my diet 55 years ago.
Wed Nov 6, 2019, 05:30 PM
Nov 2019

Empty calories, who needs that? Don't miss it, don't use it, don't cook with it.

Use canola oil for cooking, don't need much in non stick fry pans. The last container of 2L lasted for 6 months.

applegrove

(122,801 posts)
14. Avocado oil, coconut oil, olive oil. Margarine used to have transfats in them
Wed Nov 6, 2019, 05:34 PM
Nov 2019

and that is really deadly. I don't know if it is still dangerous. Butter is a healthy fat if used in moderation.

OhNo-Really

(3,991 posts)
16. Ghee - Clarified Butter
Wed Nov 6, 2019, 05:46 PM
Nov 2019

Ghee is Considered medicinal by Ayurveda Medicine.
https://www.organicfacts.net/health-benefits/other/ghee-clarified-butter.html

I make my own (YouTube lessons). Store bought is expensive. Use unsalted buttered




Olive & Avocado Oil as well.

But I had to reduce oils so I now use broths to cook & fresh lemon juice instead of salt.

mitch96

(14,583 posts)
20. I like to mix gee and EVOO or gee and avocado oil when I cook.
Wed Nov 6, 2019, 07:39 PM
Nov 2019

I like the flavor combo.. I went off the rails one weekend and made my own butter from grass fed organic heavy cream. Stuck it in a food processor and wipped it up. When I got tired of cooking with butter (don't use it much) I made gee from what was left..
The EVOO and gee tastes nice for sautéed onions or mushrooms.. Lo heat. Avocado oil for high heat with it's high smoke point... YMMV
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pansypoo53219

(21,661 posts)
17. butter + lard are the safest 'fat' you can eat. vegans are screwed big time. only olive oil is less.
Wed Nov 6, 2019, 05:49 PM
Nov 2019

i do not eat palm oil. i use butter. except popcorn. corn oil ok.

onetexan

(13,808 posts)
26. Country Crock Plant Butter - their site says it's made from avocados, olives & almonds
Sun Nov 24, 2019, 07:35 PM
Nov 2019
https://www.countrycrock.com/products/plant-butter

"...made with plant based oils and features oils from avocados, olives, and almonds. It tastes like dairy butter and is excellent for cooking, baking and spreading. It is Plant-Based, dairy-free and gluten-free. In addition, Country Crock® Plant Butter production results in less than half the greenhouse gas emissions of dairy butter production."

We rarely cook with butter, but do use this variety sparingly in baking and also as a spread. Not only is it healthy, it's quite good tasting and makes an excellent spread.

Oops sorry i just found the ingredients. So it does contain palm oil:
Blend Of Plant-Based Oils (Palm Kernel, Canola, Palm Fruit, And Olive Oil), Water, Salt, Pea Protein, Sunflower Lecithin, Citric Acid, Natural Flavor, Vitamin A Palmitate, Beta Carotene (Color)

Kurt V.

(5,624 posts)
28. in recent years the number of orphaned baby orangutans has skyrocketed in borneo.
Sun Nov 24, 2019, 07:48 PM
Nov 2019

they could use some help.
https://orangutan.or.id/

these ppl do saints work.

Aussie105

(6,174 posts)
29. I gave up
Sun Nov 24, 2019, 07:56 PM
Nov 2019

using butter as representing empty calories when on a diet.
Still not using any 50 years later.

Non stick fry pan for frying, minimal canola oil, 1L lasts 6 to 9 months.

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