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Flora Food Group B.V. is a Dutch food company owning multiple brands of margarine, food spreads, and plant-based foods, including Flora and Blue Band.It states that it is the largest plant-based consumer packaged goods company in the world, operating in 95 countries.
The name Becel originates from the initials BCL (Blood Cholesterol-Lowering).When introduced, the makers of Becel claimed to achieve a blood cholesterol-lowering effect by modifying the triacylglycerol (TAG) profile of the fat used in the margarine under the idea that an increased level of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) reduces the blood cholesterol level.
Properties of vegetable oils [1] [2] The nutritional values are expressed as percent (%) by mass of total fat. Type Processing treatment [3] Saturated fatty acids Monounsaturated
In the United States, for example, in 1930, the average person ate over 18 lb (8.2 kg) of butter a year and just over 2 lb (0.91 kg) of margarine. By the end of the 20th century, an average American ate around 5 lb (2.3 kg) of butter and nearly 8 lb (3.6 kg) of margarine. [67]
Blue Band (known as Rama in Poland, Germany, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia and Czech Republic) is a brand of margarine, cheese spreads, and vegetable fat spreads. [1] Originally a Dutch brand developed by Van den Bergh [2] it remains widely available in Germany, where it has been sold since 1924.
Meadow Lea Margarine was founded by Oliver Triggs in early 1932, [3] [4] [5] when manufactured in Edgeware Road, Newtown, Sydney. [6] However its origins go back at least a year, when Triggs assisted a copha butter manufacturer in Melbourne (which was more affordable than pure butter during the Great Depression), while running a small grocery shop at 6 Elizabeth Street, north Richmond since ...
Planta is a brand of margarine produced by Flora Food Group for Belgium, France, Malaysia, and Portugal. It is made from vegetable oil consisting of rapeseed , maize , and sunflower . [ 1 ]