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Is Smart Balance Peanut Butter Healthy?

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Nicki Wolf

Smart Balance is a company that makes food products with reduced levels of trans fatty acids, fat and saturated fat, as well as foods with enhanced nutrition. The company manufactures a peanut butter with more omega-3 fatty acids due to the inclusion of flax oil.