- Best Margarines for Lowering Cholesterol: With Plant Sterols or Stanols
…You Need 2-3 tablespoons daily…Each tablespoon has the following calories and saturated fat–and no trans fat.
*Benecol Light – 45 calories, 0.5 gram saturated fat
BTW–4 tablespoons daily get the recommended 3.4 grams of Plant Stanol Esters (2.0 grams Plant Stanols) per day.
*Take Control Light – 45 calories, 0.5 gram saturated fat
BTW–2 tablespoons daily get you the recommended 3.4 grams of Plant Sterol Esters (natural soybean extract). Derived from soybeans, and limits cholesterol absorption from the small intestine.
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Acceptable Margarines: Have Trans Fats Taken Out, But Do Not Actively Lower Cholesterol, Unlike the Margarines Above
*Brummel & Brown – 45 calories, 1 gram saturated fat
*I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, Light – 50 calories, 5 grams fat, 1 gram saturated fat
*I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, Fat Free – 5 calories, 0 grams saturated fat
*Olivio – 80 calories, 1 gram saturated fat
*Spectrum Spread – 80 calories, 0.5 gram saturated fat