Guest guest Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 NZ butter, which is all pasture fed, is yellow all year round. It's not raw though. I could take a picture of some and post it in the files if you like. Though when I look at the state of my butter dish, I'm not convinced it's fit for publication ..... (Kiwi) Deb The color of butter I live in Seattle, and while it is not legal to buy raw dairy in the stores, we have a few farms in the area that do provide it. I had been going to this one farm that supplied very thick and heavy cream (it was awesome!!) and more of a creamy colored butter. I found a farm that delivers near my house, so I switched. The cream from the new farm is much lighter...more like heavy milk. The butter is *yellow*. Much brighter than from the other place. So, I am wondering if the color of the butter suggests how healthy and high-quality it is. Thank you! a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 a, The lady that I buy my raw butter from sells cultured and sweet cream butter. The cultured butter is very pale and the sweet cream butter is bright orange/yellow (depending on the time of year). She has Jersey cows that pasture year round. HTH. Teoma <>< > > I live in Seattle, and while it is not legal to buy raw dairy in the > stores, we have a few farms in the area that do provide it. I had > been going to this one farm that supplied very thick and heavy cream > (it was awesome!!) and more of a creamy colored butter. > > I found a farm that delivers near my house, so I switched. The cream > from the new farm is much lighter...more like heavy milk. The butter > is *yellow*. Much brighter than from the other place. > > So, I am wondering if the color of the butter suggests how healthy and > high-quality it is. > > Thank you! > a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 25, 2004 Report Share Posted November 25, 2004 The presence of color of butter is due to one of two things: Lots of carotene-containing feed (fresh pasture, carrots, etc) or butter coloring. Since most people have grown up on colored grocery story butter and margarine, many who buy farm butter are disconcerted to discover that winter butter (and always goat butter, for that matter) is usually white. Rather than educating their customers, some dairy folk add natural color to forestall complaints about winter butter, and add it to cheddar and colby cheeses to conform more to consumers' expectations. Though I myself don't bother with butter or cheese, there are several ways to add natural color to butter and cheese. You can grate carrots and add the juice, you can tint the butter with infused calendula petals, or can buy butter coloring from cheese-making suppliers made from annatto seeds. Personally, I think even natural coloring is deceptive. Hope this helps, The color of butter I live in Seattle, and while it is not legal to buy raw dairy in the stores, we have a few farms in the area that do provide it. I had been going to this one farm that supplied very thick and heavy cream (it was awesome!!) and more of a creamy colored butter. I found a farm that delivers near my house, so I switched. The cream from the new farm is much lighter...more like heavy milk. The butter is *yellow*. Much brighter than from the other place. So, I am wondering if the color of the butter suggests how healthy and high-quality it is. Thank you! a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2004 Report Share Posted December 4, 2004 On Thu, 25 Nov 2004 03:08:54 -0000 " shawnalendzion " <recon@...> wrote: > > I live in Seattle, and while it is not legal to buy raw dairy in the > stores, we have a few farms in the area that do provide it. I had > been going to this one farm that supplied very thick and heavy cream > (it was awesome!!) and more of a creamy colored butter. Actually it is legal, as long as the supplier is willing to put a tag on the bottle/carton about what a danger to health it can be especially for infants and the elderly. The truth is that the state essentially " hassled " raw milk providers at retail out of business. > I found a farm that delivers near my house, so I switched. The cream > from the new farm is much lighter...more like heavy milk. The butter > is *yellow*. Much brighter than from the other place. Would you mind if I emailed you offlist for your source. My current source is a bit of a drive. > So, I am wondering if the color of the butter suggests how healthy and > high-quality it is. Yup, but since I'm answering it late I'm sure others have given you the details so I won't duplicate their efforts. " Scholarship is essentially confirming your early paranoia through a deeper factual analysis. " Murray Rothbard " Vegetarians, come away from The Dark Side. Pork is the other white meat; beef is what’s for dinner; and a day without pepper-crusted venison tenderloin is like a day without sunshine. " Brad Edmonds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 4, 2004 Report Share Posted December 4, 2004 > Actually it is legal, as long as the supplier is willing to put a tag on > the bottle/carton about what a danger to health it can be especially for > infants and the elderly. > > The truth is that the state essentially " hassled " raw milk providers at > retail out of business. Wow, I had no idea. I thought it was simply illegal to sell raw dairy in stores. Geez. > > Would you mind if I emailed you offlist for your source. My current > source is a bit of a drive. No problem! You can email me at services@... a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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