摘要：This study was carried out to examine and provide aprofile of commercially available margarines in Sweden (11 brands), Finland (8 brands), Denmark (9 brands), Norway (4 brands) and Belgium (7 brands). 1) These margarines were classified into three types on the basis of the ratio of lipid to water content. Margarine classified traditional type contained lipid at and above 78% and water at and below 20%, 3/4-oil-margarine type contained lipid 58-60% and water 30-42%, and 1/2-oil-margarine type contained lipid 30-42% and water at and above 50%. 2) Vitamine D was not detected in any samples from Denmark, however all samples from Sweden contained vitamine D ranging from 340 to 450IU/100g. 3) The varied compositions of tocotrienol, sterols and fatty acids in the margarines revealed the divergent state of oil among their respective countries of origin.
