The first margarine went to the market, the sales is very low. Somehow it looked and tasted like lard. Its original name was discovered by the person name Michel Eugene Chevreul in 1813.
It was in 1869 Louis Napoleon 111 offered special prize for anybody that can make a substitute for butter, which would suitably for use of army and lower class caste.
Margarine naturally appears white due to forbidding of artificial coloring agents. Ban on coloration became common at that time around the world for nearly 100years.
Post war and after great depression, margarine coloring restrictions were lifted. Modern margarine producer has made a lot of changes. Modern margarine can be made from variety of animals or vegetable fats .
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