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light butter [1 record]

Record 1 2008-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cheese and Dairy Products
DEF

A butter with less butterfat content than normal.

CONT

Light Butter is made from pasteurised milk, and is almost always made industrially -- e.g. you won't see it sold at farmer's markets. What makes Light Butter lighter in butterfat is the addition of air and water to replace the butterfat.

CONT

Light Butter in Canada is classed as being between 39% to 60% butterfat by weight.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
CONT

Le beurre léger renferme 25% de matières grasses de moins que le beurre traditionnel ou la margarine.

CONT

Beurre léger. Au moins 39 % et au plus 60 % de matière grasse du lait au poids. [Ingrédients autorisés:] Solides du lait, sel, air ou gaz inerte, colorant alimentaire autorisé [...]

OBS

L'utilisation des termes «light butter» et «beurre léger» représente bien la réalité canadienne. Cependant, en Europe, le beurre léger contient de 39 % à 41 % de matières grasses.

Spanish

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