What's best for baking—butter or margarine? A food scientist explains

Keyword: Porosity

Publisher: Scientific American

Published: Jun 27, 2026

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. My mother loves butter. It is the primary fat I ate growing up. She smeare… [+6601 chars]

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