Butter


What is Butter?

Butter is a dairy product made from churning milk and/or cream. It is regularly used as a spread or for baked goods. [1]

Butter Grades (USDA Grades) [2]

U.S. Grade AA

  1. Delicate, sweet flavor, with a fine, highly pleasing aroma
  2. Made from high-quality fresh, sweet cream
  3. Smooth, creamy texture with good "spreadability"
  4. May possess a slight feed and a definite cooked flavor.

U.S. Grade A

  1. Pleasing flavor
  2. Made from fresh cream
  3. Fairly smooth texture
  4. Rates close to top grade
  5. May possess any of the following flavors to a slight degree: Acid, aged, bitter, coarse, flat, smothered, and storage.
  6. May possess feed flavor to a definite degree.

U.S. Grade B

  1. May have slightly acid flavor
  2. Readily acceptable to many consumers
  3. May possess any of the following flavors to a slight degree: Malty, musty, neutralizer, scorched, utensil, weed, and whey.
  4. May possess any of the following flavors to a definite degree: Acid, aged, bitter, smothered, storage, and old cream; feed flavor to a pronounced degree.