Butter
Milk-derived butter.
About Butter
Butter is a milk-derived fat made by churning cream until milk fat gathers into a cohesive mass, followed by working to remove much of the remaining liquid. It is used for spreading, frying, baking, pastry, sauces, emulsions, and finishing cooked foods.
Butter may have a clean, creamy flavour or a more pronounced cultured character. It is generally firm when chilled and softens at room temperature, while water and milk-solids content vary by product and affect handling and cooking behaviour.
It is sold salted or unsalted, cultured or sweet-cream, in blocks, sticks, rolls, whipped forms, or clarified forms. Clarification separates butter fat from much of the water and milk solids, producing a different form from ordinary table butter.
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Local names for butter
Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.
beurre
mantequilla
Butter
バター
batā
Butter
butter
burro
manteiga
boter
smør
smør
smör
voi
smjör
masło
máslo
maslo
vaj
unt
масло
maslo
масло
maslo
масло
maslo
βούτυρο
voútyro
tereyağı
زبدة
zubda
کره
kereh
חמאה
חמאה
मक्खन
makkhan
মাখন
mākhan
मक्खन
makkhan
लोणी
loṇī
માખણ
mākhaṇ
ಬೆಣ್ಣೆ
beṇṇe
వెన్న
venna
വെണ്ണ
veṇṇa
버터
beoteo
黄油
huángyóu
เนย
noei
bơ
mentega
mentega
siagi
ቅቤ
qibe
კარაქი
ḳaraḳi
կարագ
karag
makkhan
Romanised form
voútyro
Romanised form
beṇṇe
Romanised form
batā
Romanised form
80% fat salted butter
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82% fat unsalted butter
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82% fat unsalted easy-to-spread butter
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Beurre à 39-41% MG, léger, demi-sel
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Beurre à 39-41% MG, léger, doux
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Beurre à 60-62% MG, à teneur réduite en matière grasse, demi-sel
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Beurre à 60-62% MG, à teneur réduite en matière grasse, doux
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Beurre à 80% MG minimum, doux
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Beurre à 80% MG minimum, doux, tendre
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Beurre à 80% MG, demi-sel
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Beurre à 80% MG, salé
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Beurre Charentes-Poitou
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Beurre d'Ardenne
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beurre d'isigny AOP
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beurre de baratte demi-sel
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beurre de cuisine
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beurre laitier
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Beurre ou assimilé allégé (léger ou à teneur réduite en matière grasse), doux (aliment moyen)
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Beurre ou assimilé sans précision sur la teneur en matière grasse, doux (aliment moyen)
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Beurre pasteurisé doux
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beurre salé d'Isigny
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Beurre sans précision sur la teneur en matière grasse (allégé ou non), demi-sel (aliment moyen)
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butter (artificially colored)
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butter (artificially flavored)
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Butter (as part-nature)
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butter (concentrated)
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butter (dehydrated)
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butter (eurofir)
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butter (half-fat)
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butter (hydrogenated)
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butter (individually wrapped in paper carton)
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butter (light)
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butter (lowfat)
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butter (reduced fat)
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butter (renovated)
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butter (salted)
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butter (seasoned)
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butter (sweet)
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butter (unsalted)
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butter (vanilla-flavored)
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butter (whipped, salted)
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butter (whipped)
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butter granule or flake (artificially colored)
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butter with garlic
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Butter, light, stick, with salt
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Butter, light, stick, without salt
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Butter, NFS
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Butter, plain, no added salt
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Butter, plain, reduced salt
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Butter, plain, salted
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Butter, spreadable (75-80% fat)
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Butter, spreadable, light (60% fat)
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Butter, stick
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Butter, stick, salted
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Butter, stick, unsalted
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Butter, tub
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Butter, whipped, with salt
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Butter, Without salt
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cow milk butter food product
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Easy-to-spread unsalted butter with 82% fat
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fresh butter
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Half-salted butter
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imitation butter
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irish butter mildly acidified
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Light butter
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Light unsalted butter with 60-62% fat
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Lightly salted 80% fat butter
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lightly salted butter
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Lightly salted butter with 80% fat
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Lightly salted light butter with 60-62% fat
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obsolete: butter added
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reconstituted butter
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salted butter
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Three-quarter-fat butter
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Unsalted butter with 82% fat
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unsalted churned butter
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Unsalted light butter with 39-41% fat
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qibe
Romanised form
zubda
Romanised form
maslo
Romanised form
beoteo
Romanised form
mākhan
Romanised form
huángyóu
Romanised form
makkhan
Romanised form
veṇṇa
Romanised form
maslo
Romanised form
maslo
Romanised form
karag
Romanised form
kereh
Romanised form
mākhaṇ
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loṇī
Romanised form
ḳaraḳi
Romanised form
noei
Romanised form
venna
Romanised form
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Butter nutrition & diet
Butter nutritional value
Butter, without salt
Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.
- Calories
- 717kcal
- Protein
- 0.8g
- Carbs
- 0.1g
- Fat
- 81.1g
Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.
Portions & preparation
Use the edible butter portion in the form served, distinguishing salted, unsalted, cultured, whipped, clarified, or compound products. Melting does not remove the ingredients, but can change how evenly a portion is distributed. Record added herbs, oils, sweeteners, or flavorings in compound butter separately.
Compare the right form: Match references to the exact butter form—salted, unsalted, cultured, whipped, clarified, or compound—and use the edible portion actually served.
Diet considerations
Butter is an animal-derived dairy product. Compatibility changes with milk components, added oils, herbs, flavorings, or sweeteners, and with dishes containing meat or other animal ingredients. Clarified and compound forms require separate checks. Plain butter contains no inherent cereal ingredient, but spreads and baked foods may include grains.
AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganTypically incompatible
- VegetarianTypically compatible
- PescatarianTypically compatible
- KetoDepends on the version
- PaleoTypically incompatible
- Low-carbDepends on the version
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Typically incompatible
- The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative.
- Vegetarian · Typically compatible
- Permitted by the lacto-ovo vegetarian pattern used here, in its plain form.
- Pescatarian · Typically compatible
- Permitted by the pescatarian pattern used here, in its plain form.
- Keto · Depends on the version
- Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
- Paleo · Typically incompatible
- This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar).
- Low-carb · Depends on the version
- Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
- Halal · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
- Kosher · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.
For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.
AI-generated illustration for visual context. It does not identify a particular product or establish allergen content.
Sources & review
Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Butter, without salt ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.
The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.
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