Health Benefits of Butter

Butter has been in and out of favour for years, but does it deserve such a bad rep?

Butter is made from pure cream that has been separated from milk and agitated. It contains animal fat globules, water and inorganic salts. It’s a dairy product that’s been around for at least 4000 years old and first came from camels and water buffaloes. A third of the world's milk production is devoted to butter making.

Margarine differs from butter in that it’s primarily made from plant-based oils. Since the 1920s vegetable oils (cottonseed and coconut) began replacing animal fats in margarine and eventually chemical additives were used to make it look, taste and spread like butter.

Today, we use three times as much margarine as we do butter, but there are many common misconceptions out there about the differences between the two.

“Choose a good quality organic butter. It is a rich source of vitamin A, essential for healthy mucous membranes, and vitamin D for strong bones.”