Butter - American International Foods, Inc.

Butter (Salted & Unsalted)

Beloved staple and versatile dairy product, butter is used across the globe in food and beverage applications. Derived from milk, butter is rich and creamy with a distinct flavor, smooth texture, and unique profile. It is used in food and beverage manufacturing to blend, melt, and spread other ingredients along with adding savory elements to many products.

Application

Butter is arguably one of the most widely used food applications aroudn the world. It is used to spread or melt directly on a product, and also in baking, sauces, frying, and many other applications. Butter traps steam and carbon dioxide in batters for baking which causes goods to rise and have a light flaky texture.

Formulation

Derived from milk, butter is produced by collecting cream from the top layer of undisturbed milk and churning it until the fat molecules start to clump together, thus producing a creamy butter.

Specification

Appearance: The versatility of butter is shown in how drastically it changes depending on the temperature of its environment. It is a firm solid when kept cool, but softens at room temperature making it easily spreadable, and then changes to a liquid at 32-35C. No matter the form, butter remains a yellowish white in color, with a buttery aroma and taste.

Composition: Typical composition of butter is 80-82% fat, 16-17.5% water, 1.5% salt, and 1% milk solids.

Melting point: Butter melts around 32-35C or 90-95F.

American International Foods, Inc. is a leading butter supplier with an additional full service portfolio of over 2500 food and beverage ingredients. We offer one of the most extensive lines of food and beverage ingredients distributed to manufacturers and processors in the food, beverage, pet food, health and nutrition sectors. With a strategic nationwide warehouse network, we can supply your business in an efficient manner at a low cost. Our passion for delivering innovative solutions and developing unique partnerships allows us to ensure that we meet customers’ unique needs and help them solve complex problems.