Smart Balance

Smart Balance is a company that manufactures products including margarine substitutes, flavored microwave popcorn, and peanut butter.^{[citation needed]}

Products

The products claim to have no partially hydrogenated vegetable oils added, no trans fat,^[1] and to be comparable in quality to vegetable oil based products.^{[citation needed]}

The oils used in Smart Balance products contain low levels of naturally occurring trans fats, about 70 mcg of trans fat per serving. Some blends in this line include fish oil, while some include only vegetable-based ingredients. The oil blend used in some of the products was developed at Brandeis University.^[2]

History

In 2012, Smart Balance acquired Udi’s Healthy Foods, and the parent company was renamed Boulder Brands.^[3]

References

^ According to the nutrition facts.
^ Author unknown (2005-01-31). Brandeis University News, 31 January 2005. Retrieved from "Brandeis University :: News". Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2009..
^ Painter, Kristen Leigh (2012-10-03). "Smart Balance moving headquarters to Boulder". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2014-11-18.

External links

Smart Balance web site

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[1] According to the nutrition facts.

[brandeis-2] Author unknown (2005-01-31). Brandeis University News, 31 January 2005. Retrieved from "Brandeis University :: News". Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved September 14, 2009..

[3] Painter, Kristen Leigh (2012-10-03). "Smart Balance moving headquarters to Boulder". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2014-11-18.

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