Butter replacement powder is a salt and starch mixture, not a fat. This one is 373 kcal per 100 g with 1200 mg sodium. A 2024 meta-analysis of 16 RCTs (Greenwood et al., Ann Intern Med 2024) found salt substitution cut all-cause mortality by 12% and cardiovascular mortality by 17%. This product is functionally a sodium source.
How should I track Butter replacement, without fat, powder?
Butter replacement, without fat, powder is a good source of iron. With calorie-dense foods like Butter replacement, without fat, powder, a kitchen scale is your best friend. Research shows that portion estimation errors reach 50–200% for fats and oils (Almiron-Roig et al., Appetite 2013) — even a tablespoon off can mean 40–120 extra calories. Weigh on a scale rather than eyeballing — this applies to both liquid oils and solid fats like butter. If you use cooking sprays, note that "0 calorie" labels are per fraction-of-a-second spray — a realistic burst is closer to 5–10 calories, and multiple sprays add up.