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Butterfat

Butterfat is the fat portion of milk or dairy products, used in cooking and baking and distinct from whole butter, which retains water and milk solids.

Butterfat — illustrative ingredient image

About Butterfat

Butterfat is the fat portion of milk or dairy products, present in butter and cream. It is yellowish and solid or semi-solid when cool, with a creamy dairy flavour; its texture and flavour vary with the product from which it is separated.

It is used in cooking and baking and occurs naturally in butter, cream, and other dairy foods, as well as in concentrated forms. It should not be treated as interchangeable with whole butter, which also contains water and milk solids. Nutrition comparisons depend on whether the sample is isolated fat or a dairy product containing it.

Ingredient type
whole food

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English

butterfat

English

Butter fat

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Butterfat nutrition & diet

Butterfat nutritional value

Representative benchmark: Butter, plain, no added salt

Representative nutrition benchmarkOfficial table values for a comparable food category, not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient.

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
733.5kcal
Protein
1.1g
Carbs
0.6g
Fat
82.2g

Representative benchmark from a comparable official food-composition category; it is not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient. The displayed reference form must be considered, and species, cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Isolated butterfat is not equivalent to butter or cream, which contain water and other milk components; compare like forms.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
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.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3 — F001971 ↗. 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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