Smart Balance is a company that manufactures products including

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substitutes, flavored

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, and

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Products

The products claim to have no

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s added, no

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, and to be comparable in quality to vegetable oil based products. 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 Fish oil is oil derived from the tissues of oily fish. Fish oils contain the omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), precursors of certain eicosanoids that are known to reduce inflammation in the ...

, while some include only vegetable-based ingredients. The oil blend used in some of the products was developed at

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History

In 2012, Smart Balance acquired

Udi’s Healthy Foods Udi’s Healthy Foods is a brand of gluten-free food owned by Conagra Brands. History Udi's started as a group of cafes in Denver, Colorado, owned by Udi Baron. Baron's first cafe was called Udi the Sandwich Man, which opened in 1994. In 2008, B ...

, and the parent company was renamed Boulder Brands.

References

External links

Smart Balance web site
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