Talk:Flora (spread)

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Merge[edit]

Becel and Flora are the same product, so shouldn't they be the same article? AndrewRT(Talk) 20:21, 2 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I'm not sure this is that simple: in Finland, Unilever markets various types of margarines in both brands, so these products are not necessarily the same everywhere... Hookoo 17:06, 29 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fair use rationale for Image:Flora logo.gif[edit]

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BetacommandBot (talk) 05:09, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

More history[edit]

There is a lot more that could be said about the history of Flora. But I don't have all the dates and details to hand, maybe someone does? As I recall it:

1960s?: It is thought that saturated fats, as in butter, are unhealthy, and Unilever comes up with Flora, made from partially hydrogenated vegetable oil.
early 1970s: evidence starts to emerge that partially hydrogenated vegetable oils are slightly carcinogenic. Unilever continues to advertise Flora as a healthier alternative to butter
1990s: It is established that partially hydrogenated vegetable oils are risky because of the trans structures they are likely to contain. Unilever quietly changes the formula for Flora to avoid trans fats.

Maproom (talk) 12:16, 25 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Butter?[edit]

This starts with "Flora is a brand of butter...". Surely it isn't butter at all, and that's kind of the point of it? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.191.176.32 (talk) 09:05, 9 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed, this is a ridiculous statement. Flora is basically margarine mostly consisting of rapeseed oil. AFAIK it contains no butter at all. I'll change butter to margarine. --Ef80 (talk) 22:15, 13 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Flora is not a margarine either: "Flora was launched in 1964, and marketed as being healthier than both margarine and butter" (source: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2017/apr/06/unilever-flora-stork-kraft-heinz-bid). Also, see article in 'type of product' section. Perhaps the wiki page should be called "Flora (spread)" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 195.147.130.55 (talk) 12:19, 30 April 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Done?[edit]

The Guardian (April 7th 2017) says Unilever are stopping producing Flora. Is it still on sale? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 106.133.175.27 (talk) 07:17, 5 January 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not margarine[edit]

The title should be changed to Flora (spread). — Preceding unsigned comment added by MartinPeace (talk • contribs) 08:49, 25 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Done. Lard Almighty (talk) 16:27, 29 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]