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MARGARINE [2 records]

Record 1 2011-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fatty Substances (Food)
DEF

A substance made by emulsifying vegetable oils or animal fats with water, milk, etc., and used as a spread (on bread, etc.) and as a cooking fat, originally as a substitute for butter.

Key term(s)
  • margarin

French

Domaine(s)
  • Corps gras (Ind. de l'aliment.)
DEF

Produit utilisé le plus souvent pour remplacer le beurre, constitué par une émulsion stabilisée d'huiles, de graisses animales ou surtout végétales et d'eau, à laquelle on ajoute diverses substances telles des vitamines et des matières colorantes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Substancias grasas (Industria alimentaria)
DEF

Sustancia grasa, comestible, de consistencia blanda, mezcla de las grasas oleina, palmitina y estearina (en menor proporción que en la mantequilla) que se conserva mejor, por retardo en su enraciamiento.

OBS

Por ser de origen vegetal, a diferencia de la mantequilla, no contiene colesterol. Es una mezcla estabilizada y homogeneizada de: Aceite de soya parcialmente hidrogenado, monoglicéridos y diglicéridos vegetales, lecitina de soya, suero de mantequilla dulce, sorbato potásico, ácido cítrico, cultivo de bacilos lácticos, sal, colorante, conservadores y agua.

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Record 2 1997-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Canadian General Standards Board (CGSB) Standards
OBS

Standard number: 32.78M, 1989

French

Domaine(s)
  • Normes de l'Office des normes générales du Canada (ONGC)
OBS

Numéro de norme : 32.78M, 1989

Spanish

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