Country Crock Plant Butter tub with Olive Oil (2024)

FAQs

Can Country Crock plant butter with olive oil be frozen? ›

Unlike many other vegan and dairy-free foods, Country Crock Plant Butter products can be frozen.

Per Serving: Country Crock: 100 calories; 11 g fat; 4 g sat fat; 0 mg cholest. Dairy Butter: 100 calories; 11 g fat; 7 g sat fat; 30 mg cholest. 40% less saturated fat than dairy butter.

Plant butter is a dairy-free and gluten-free butter made with plant-based oils from olives, avocados, and almonds. With an increase in alternative diets like vegetarianism, veganism, and gluten intolerance, plant butter is a healthy non-dairy substitute for normal butter.

Great taste, heart healthy!. Tastes like butter, and no cows/calves were abused and killed for this treat! Love the taste. Great for baking and making candied yams.

Is Country Crock^® better for me than dairy butter? Country Crock® products are all made of plant-based oils – a source of good fats. Because we use plant-based oils, all our Country Crock® products contain less saturated fat than dairy butter, as well as zero cholesterol.

Storage. What's the best way to store Country Crock^® and keep it fresh? Always refrigerate the product after every use and use a clean knife every time you dive in.

Plant-based butter is high in monounsaturated fats because they are prepared with plant-based oils instead of dairy. According to the American Heart Association, these fats are considered healthy fats that can help lower bad cholesterol and provide the body with essential minerals and antioxidants.

But unfortunately, it's not necessarily healthier than normal butter. Like dairy butter, vegan butter comes in a block and is more solid than vegetable-oil products sold as spreads. That means it needs to have more saturated fat – because saturated fats are solid at room temperature whereas unsaturated fats are liquid.

As plant-based butters use ingredients high in omega-6, such as vegetable and plant based oils, consuming too much of this vegan butter can cause inflammation if not balanced with omega-3 foods. To combat this issue, try to consciously eat more foods high in omega-3 fat, such as chia seeds and fish.

Now, technically, Country Crock spreads aren't margarine. Less than 80 percent of each serving is made of fat, which is below margarine's federal definition. But let's call a spade a spade: It tastes like butter, you can spread it on toast, and there's not a lick of milk in it.

Why is Country Crock butter not vegan? ›

Country Crock is not butter or margarine but a spread. This is the terminology used for vegetable plant oils products that do not meet either standard of the two products. It does not contain milk like vegan foods but is still not considered vegan by many.

Grass-fed butter offers some health benefits to counteract the health risks it poses. It appears to have lower levels of saturated fats and more unsaturated fats than standard butter. This is because grass-fed butter is made from the milk of cows that are allowed to graze instead of being fed high-grain diets.

Can I freeze spreadable butter products? In addition to our butter, we often get asked if Land O Lakes® Butter with Canola Oil, Butter with Olive Oil or any of the Land O Lakes® butter spreads can be frozen. Unfortunately, they cannot be frozen in their original packaging, as it is not freezer-grade.

The stick version of Plant-Based Creamy Spread can be frozen. Place the Plant-Based Creamy Spread stick package in a resealable freezer bag. Freeze before the expiration date on the package and store frozen up to six months. We do not recommend that you freeze Plant-Based Creamy Spread in tubs.

For tub margarine, we do not recommend that you freeze. Freezing may affect the quality of the product. Also, the tubs are not made for freezing and may crack when frozen.

Freezing butter is a simple process. Keep the butter in its original box or container so you'll have the package with the sell-by date or best-by date to refer to later, and you won't have to bother labeling anything. Place boxes or sticks into storage bags before freezing.