Olive oil converter

This is a practical guide to find out how you
can substitute margarine and butter with olive oil
in your recipes

Find out how you can
cut down on saturated fats

You can use Olive Oil instead of butter or margarine to cut down on the saturated fats, but not the taste. Use the equivalents shown to effectively substitute Olive Oil for butter or margarine in your recipes.

As a rough guide, use 3 units of Olive Oil in place of 4 units of butter/margarine.

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1 teaspoon of butter/margarine

3/4 teaspoons of olive oil

1/2 cup of butter/margarine

1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons of olive oil

1 tablespoon of butter/margarine

2 1/4 teaspoons of olive oil

2/3 cup of butter/margarine

1/2 cup of olive oil

2 tablespoons of butter/margarine

1 1/2 tablespoons of olive oil

3/4 cup of butter/margarine

1/2 cup + 1 tablespoon of olive oil

1/4 cup of butter/margarine

3 tablespoons of olive oil

1 cup of butter/margarine

3/4 cup of olive oil

1/3 cup of butter/margarine

1/4 cup of olive oil

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