The variety of butter on store shelves raises many questions from consumers. How to buy a truly natural product at a reasonable price? And should you believe everything that is written on the package?
And you need to start choosing butter precisely by reading what the manufacturer wrote on the package. First, it should be written that this is "Butter", and not "Spread", which is used to add fats. The fat content of the oil should also be indicated on the package. Many believe that the "correct" fat content of butter is 82.5%. However, in reality, the fat content depends on the qualification of the butter. For example, the second most popular fat content of butter - 72.5% belongs to the category of peasant oil (sometimes it is called “Peasant oil”). You can find butter with a fat content of 61.5%, related to sandwich. And even tea oil with a fat content of 50%. All these are variants of the norm.
One of the misconceptions is to think that real butter is wrapped in foil. Counterfeit can also be wrapped beautifully, and real farm oil can be sold in paper packaging. You should pay attention to the packaging if the product is not wrapped neatly, the seal is dim, the manufacturer and composition data are smeared.
Good butter can range in color from yellow to white-yellow. A bright yellow color indicates that beta-carotene has been added to the product, but this is allowed by technology.
Remove the butter from the packaging and leave on the table at room temperature. If there are a few droplets of water on the oil, this is normal, but if the entire surface of the oil is in droplets, this indicates an increased moisture content due to various additives.
Another popular way to determine if an oil is natural is to try applying pressure to the oil. But modern production technologies allow the addition of substances in which low-quality oil will have signs of natural.
