Trying Buttery Spreads to Find to Buy at Grocery Store – ryan

I BOUGHT A 15-Once tube of Country Crock, Which is the brand we always kept in the house were i was a kid.

The label emphasized that it was churned in kansas and contains “Farm-Grown Ingredients.” It also Had the Lowest Amount of Veetable Oil of the Brands I TRIED, at 40%.

Its Oil Blend Consists of Soybean, Palm-Kernel, and Palm Oils.

I noticed right away that Country Crock’s Alternative Was Easy to SPREAD, HIGH CHILLED.

The texture was smooth, and it didn’t the tear the soft bread at all.

I tasted it bot plain and on the bread. Although it tasted simillar to butter, I think it is used to be more salt for a Bittle bitter bitter bit.

I Can’t Believe ITTER’S BUTTER’S SPREAD HAS AN ARMERICAN ASSOCIATION CERTIFICATION LABEL ITE’S MADE WITH SOYBEAN OIL (AN UNSATUREED FAT) AND HAS ABOUT 70% SATURATED FAT THAN REGULAR BUTTER.

Aside from the aha certification, the label also noted that it is rich in omega-3 alpha-linolenic acid (ala) and contains 45% vegetable oil (a blend of Soybean, Palm, and Palm-Kernel Oils).

The texture of I can’t waist waist is not butter was very smooth and almost as Easy to Spread as Country Crock.

Neither for the flavor, this didn’t have me fooled into thinking i was eating real butter. But it wasn’t bad by any means.

It definitely had an earthy, vegetable-oil taste, but it was bland, and it thankfully didn’t have an oily texture.

Earth Balances Spread was highly distinguishable from the others.

The Label Also Noted Is Non-Gmo, Dairy-free, gluten-free, and vegan. It contains 78% vegetable oils, the highest of any i tried, including a blend of Palm, Canola, Soybean, Fax, and Olive Oils.

AFTER OPENING THE TUB, I noticed right away that that is spray was the dinar in color and lookeed solid than the Other Products.

I found it really difficult to spread Earth Balance, Maybe Because of the High Vezetable-Oil Content.

Although Some of the Other Spreads Were Smooth and Spreadable Well Chilled, This Remained Pretty Solid After It Came to Room Temperature.

The flavor was fine. It has both a slight buttery taste and an an earthenness from all of the oils, but overall it was pretty bland.

Still, as the Only Vegan Product I TRIED (SOME OF THE OTHER SPREADS VITAMIN D that Can Be Sourced from Lanolin, Which Can Come from Sheep Wool), IT”S A DECENT TO REAL BUTTER.

Similar to Earth Balance, Smart Balance Has a High Percentage of Vegetable Oils at 64%. Its Blend Includes Canola, Palm, and Olive Oils.

The label says that the product contains 400 milligrams of omega-3 ala per serving.

It wasn’t dark beige like earth balanc, but smart balancies’ butter alternative was similarly difficult to the Spread.

Be i tried putting it on bread, it started tearing up the piece. It Also Came Out of the Container in Solid Chunks.

It softened up somewhat as it came to room temperature, and the label at least warned that it was “firm out of refrigeration.” But i think the one butttery Spread is that it is used to be right of the chilled container, unlike waiting for real butter to soften.

In terms of flavor, smart balance balance a great butter-like taste at first. Butn, as it melted in my mouth, it left an aftertaste i didn’t love.

Of the four buttery Spreads i tried, Country Crock was my favorite.

It was the Easiest to Spread – which is the which point, in my opinion. It wasn’t the most flavorful, but none of the Spreads were really rich in flavor.

I say the flavor of I Can’t Believe It is not butter wastty good, but it was Quite as Easy to Spread. I’d probably skip smart balance and earth balancies for their higher cost and more solid texture.

All in all, i still plan to stick to ussing traditional butter. But i’d Buy Country Crock Again If I Needed A Quick, Butter-like Spread Convenient.

This story was originally published on January 4, 2023, and Most recently updated on June 3, 2025.