Safeway has a brand of Becel margarine that is labeled gluten free....hope this helps
Margarine, like butter, is a shortening agent; applesauce won't replace margarine in recipes calling for shortening.
Ghee, oil, oleo, shortening are the other words which could replace the word butter or margarine.
Matter of opinion: there are many that feel margarine is not safe at all because it's chemically altered by hydrogenation. Others feel it's a very safe food. Becel claims not to hydrogenate their margarine, so some feel that does make it healthier, but there is no clear answer on this because the debate continues.
Because margarine, like butter has a burn/smoke point. Shortening will not burn/smoke like margarine when the heat hits it.
You can substitute butter or margarine for shortening in your recipe.
The shortening can be replaced with butter of margarine. One can replace buttermilk with regular milk or you may add a teaspoon of vinegar to the milk which will make it curdle.
Butter or margarine can be used as a substitute for shortening in a recipe.
A half cup shortening is a half cup margarine. They are practically the same except in taste.
You can substitute shortening with butter, margarine, or vegetable oil in your recipe.
A suitable shortening substitute for baking is butter or margarine.
Margarine is made with oils and artificial ingredients, butter is made from cream, shortening is made from oils and sometimes animal fats.