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Vegan Butter

Plant-oil spread formulated to behave like dairy butter.

Vegan Butter — illustrative ingredient image

About Vegan Butter

Vegan butter is a plant-oil spread formulated to perform similarly to dairy butter. It is used on bread and vegetables, and as a fat for frying, baking, pastry, sauces, and other recipes requiring a butter-style ingredient. Products may use blends of oils with water and emulsifying ingredients.

Flavour and texture vary by formulation. Some products are designed to taste buttery and may be soft and spreadable, while others are firmer, saltier, or more neutral. Chilling makes them harder, and warming or melting makes them fluid.

Vegan butter is commonly sold in tubs, blocks, sticks, or other spread formats. It may be white, cream, or pale yellow, depending on the oils and colouring used. Its behaviour in pastry, cakes, frying, and sauces depends on its water content and firmness.

Ingredient type
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English

vegan butter

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Vegan Butter nutrition & diet

Vegan Butter 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.

Portions & preparation

Use the stated spread or cooking portion and record whether the product is stick-style, tub-style, whipped, or melted. Plant-oil blends vary in water content, salt, emulsifiers, and added ingredients. Baking, frying, and spreading can distribute different amounts, so the prepared dish may not correspond to the package form.

Compare the right form: Match references to the exact branded vegan-butter formulation and form—stick, tub, whipped, salted, or unsalted—rather than generic plant oil.

Diet considerations

Vegan butter is formulated from plant oils, but the exact recipe determines compatibility. Some products include coconut or other tropical fats, legumes, or cereal-derived ingredients, and some may contain dairy-derived components despite plant-based positioning. Use the label to assess animal additions, coatings, and recipe-specific carbohydrate contributions.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

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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