It's Organic Buttery Spread. Unbelievable taste! It's organic.

For its Original Spread, the margarine's marketers praise it for having “70% less saturated fat than butter.” That's true, but each 1-tablespoon serving of “I Can't Believe It's Not Butter” still contains 2 grams of artery-damaging saturated fat.

Ingredients. Purified Water, Soybean Oil, Palm and Palm Kernel Oil, Salt, Lecithin (Soy), Natural Flavor, Vinegar, Vitamin A Palmitate, BETA Carotene (Color).

Margarine is a lasting impact of diet culture's fear of fats, Sharp says. It's not necessarily healthier for you, even if you really “can't believe it's not butter.” “When we created margarine, we created trans fats, so a lot of the original stick margarines contain trans fats,” Sharp says.

The difference between organic butter and non-organic butter is just that organic cream is used rather than standard cream. The energy and fat content is no different - it just means that it has been produced from cream has been sourced from a cow which has been raised and fed on organic pastures.

Organic butter gives you the same amount of saturated fat, but it's also free of hormones and antibiotics and contains 80% less sugar. The reason organic butter is so good for you is that it retains the cholesterol-raising essential fatty acids that your body needs but which are removed from milk.

Vegan Spread

• Certified Plant-Based by the Plant Based Food Association.
• Dairy-free.
• Rich in Omega-3 ALA: contains 375mg of Omega-3 ALA per 1 tbsp. serving (23% of the 1.6g daily value).
• 70% less saturated fat than dairy butter*
• 40% fewer calories than dairy butter*
• 0g trans fat per serving.

Bottom Line: If You Have to Eat Butter, Choose Grass-Fed “Grass-fed butter has the nutritional edge in that it offers more heart-healthy nutrients than regular butter in a less-processed product than margarine,” Malkani says. You can typically find grass-fed butter at the grocery store or natural foods market.

Olive oil is a healthy substitute for butter when cooking vegetables or meat over the stove. The main type of fat in olive oil is monounsaturated fat, a healthier than saturated fat found in butter. There are many studies which have shown that consuming olive oil regularly can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Butter contains vitamin D, a nutrient that is vital for bone growth and development. It also has calcium, which is essential for bone strength. Calcium also helps prevent diseases such as osteoporosis, a condition that makes bones weak and fragile. It can help make your skin healthier.

Organic dairy has the nutritional advantage. Because the cattle are required to graze on grass for some portion of the year, organic dairy products (and organic beef) have more omega-3 fatty acids and a more desirable omega-3 to omega-6 ratio.

Organic butter gives you the same amount of saturated fat, but it's also free of hormones and antibiotics and contains 80% less sugar. The reason organic butter is so good for you is that it retains the cholesterol-raising essential fatty acids that your body needs but which are removed from milk.

The reason organic butter is so good for you is that it retains the cholesterol-raising essential fatty acids that your body needs but which are removed from milk. These essential fatty acids are important because they help maintain our immune systems, keep our brains and eyes healthy, and provide energy.

The difference between organic butter and non-organic butter is just that organic cream is used rather than standard cream. The energy and fat content is no different - it just means that it has been produced from cream has been sourced from a cow which has been raised and fed on organic pastures.

Original Spread is certified as a heart-healthy food by the American Heart Association® and has 70% less saturated fat and 40% fewer calories per serving than dairy butter.

Take note, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! is not margarine. Margarine has a standard identity established by the FDA and must contain at least 80% fat. I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! products contain less than 80% fat and are, therefore, not classified as margarine.