Australian Made Did you know that the Tablelands brand is one of the few spreads ranges that is still managed by a 100% Australian owned and operated company? The Tablelands brand is owned by Peerless Foods, which started its operations over 60 years ago as a small fats and oil business in Melbourne, Victoria.
Made in Australia since 1939, MeadowLea Spread has become an Australian household staple. This spread contains natural colour and flavour and is a classic spread for your favourite toast toppers, ham and cheese sandwiches or for baking cakes and cookies.
Western Star is an Australian butter and spreads brand founded in 1926 in the Western Districts of Victoria. Products are widely distributed across Australia and available in most supermarkets.
Nuttelex is an Australian manufacturer of margarine.
It was created in Melbourne in 1932 by Hugh Halpin. The business was bought by Gordon McNally and Ted Mayes in 1941, with the backing of Unilever. The partnership dissolved in 1947 and the McNally family became sole owners of the Nuttelex brand.
Upfield Holdings 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.
Using Nuttelex Original in place of butter will reduce the saturated fat intake by 2.5kg* per year *Based on 20g of margarine versus 20g of butter per day.
Good for your heart and great on your toast too, this deliciously buttery blend has 70% less saturated fat than butter, though you'd never know it. A must for those watching their cholesterol, it contains natural plant sterols that research has shown can actively lower your body's cholesterol absorption.
Made in Melbourne Since 1932.
Ingredient List (all from vegetable sources) Vegetable Oils (containing Sunflower Oil 10%), Water, Salt, Emulsifier (471, Sunflower Lecithin), Natural Flavour, Vitamins A, D, E, Natural Colour (Beta Carotene).
Devondale (Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co. Ltd) is Australia's largest dairy company and is a co-operative of Australian dairy farmers. Accordingly, Devondale holds a unique leadership position in the Australian dairy industry across the supply chain.
Expertly crafted at Cobden, Western Victoria, from only two natural ingredients, Australian cream and salt, to deliver a classic, pure creamery butter with a rich satisfying, five-star taste.
A brand with a proud Australian heritage, Western Star is synonymous with quality butter. Produced from only the freshest ingredients, Western Star is famous for its Pure Five Star Taste. Western Star originated in the west of Victoria in the late 1800s.
New Zealand. With a blend of nutritious seeds oils and just the right amount of buttermilk, Flora Buttery is a spread that gives you and your family all the benefits of plant goodness with the taste you love.
Our delicious, high-quality West Coast, New Zealand salted butter is crafted from milk from healthy cows on lush pasture. With a rich golden colour, our butter is made using the traditional Fritz Churn method, giving it a unique creamy flavour and smooth mouthfeel.
Spreads are similar to margarines, but with less fat. This is why Flora is called a spread – it contains less fat than margarine.
Light margarine contains less saturated and trans fat than regular margarine. A spread with heart-healthy plant sterols or stanols; 2 grams per day can help lower LDL cholesterol if your diet is low in saturated fat and cholesterol. This light margarine has fewer calories and fat than regular margarine.
We've been on a health kick since 1932
(But never in Nuttelex!). In fact, our basic philosophy has not changed since we started, which is why our products have been recommended by doctors and dietitians for decades as a uniquely versatile option for those interested in a healthy lifestyle.
Healthier alternatives to butter or margarine include olive oil and other vegetable oil–based spreads, which contain beneficial mono- and polyunsaturated fats. Next time you tear into a warm loaf of bread or roll, consider dipping it in olive oil rather than coating it in butter.
Vegetable oil is the main ingredient in Nuttelex. This include oils such as corn, soybean, rapeseed, cottonseed, sunflower and canola. Let's look at the process of how vegetables oils are made. Vegetable oils are HIGHLY processed, it must go through at least 8 different phases to extract the oil from its natural state.
For those trying to lower their Cholesterol, take a peek at Nuttelex PULSE, it can help reduce your cholesterol levels by up to 10% in just three weeks (when 25g is enjoyed daily as part of a well balanced diet with exercise).
Which spread is better for my heart — butter or margarine? Answer From Katherine Zeratsky, R.D., L.D. Margarine often tops butter when it comes to heart health. Margarine is a blend of oils that are mostly unsaturated fat.