Smart Balance is a company that manufactures products including margarine substitutes, flavored

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, and peanut butter.

Products

The products claim to have no partially hydrogenated vegetable oils 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

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, 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

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, and the parent company was renamed

Boulder Brands Boulder Brands is an American food company based in Boulder, Colorado. It used to be known as Smart Balance. The company traded on the Nasdaq under the symbol BDBD. The company's brands include Smart Balance, Udi's, Glutino, Earth Balance, EVOL ...

References

External links

Smart Balance web site
Food and drink companies of the United States Companies listed on the Nasdaq Food and drink companies established in 2005 {{Food-product-stub