'Margarine' was invented by a French Scientists “Mege-Mouries” in 1868.
Margarine is a substitute for butter. Mege Mouries invented the Margarine butter after getting inspiration from the Emperor of France ‘Napoleon III’. The emperor offered prize money to whoever can find a substitute of butter for the armed forces and lower classes, but the substitute should be cheaper. So, the scientist invented Margarine as a substitute for butter by mixing beef fat with little water and Milk. Initially, the final product was named as ‘Oleomargarine’ but due to opposition from butter manufacturers, it was considered awful whereas others sellers were prohibited from selling it. According to Time Magazine, the invention was patented on the real inventor’s name at the French Patent in 1869.
Later, a United States Dairy Company bought this patent in 1874, which became the introduction of Margarine in the US. Then, in a span of 7 years, the company opened 15 factories in different cities in the United States.
Due to the versatility feature of Margarine, it is used with many other food products, such as pastries, cookies, and doughnuts. As the inventor didn’t get any benefit or reward for his invention, but after that, the company adopted the method and do some changes into it. The company, Jurgens, became a world-famous maker of margarine by doing improvement in the recipe and later became a part of Unilever. Margarine also gets an opportunity to cover the huge market during World War II. During wartime, the scarcity of butter forced the consumer to switch to margarine.