What is Butter?
[[File:NCI butter.jpg|thumb|200px|Butter]] [[File:Een_Hollands_ontbijt,_Floris_van_Schooten,_17de_eeuw,_Koninklijk_Museum_voor_Schone_Kunsten_Antwerpen,_836.jpg|thumb|Floris van Schooten]] '''Butter''' is a [[dairy product|dairy]] [[food]]. It is made by moving the [[milk]] from whole [[cream]] for a long time.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Butter – How is it made? - Dairy Council Northern Ireland|url=https://www.dairycouncil.co.uk/consumers/industry/how-is-it-made/butter|access-date=2021-05-05|website=www.dairycouncil.co.uk}}</ref> The [[fat]] in the cream separates from the liquid. The fat is butter. Butter is often put on [[bread]], as a main ingredient in [[biscuit]]s, as a [[shortening]] agent in some [[bakery|baking]] and [[cooking]] recipes, and for [[frying]] foods. Often, butter is made from [[cow]]s' milk, butter can also be made from the milk of other [[mammal]]s, like [[sheep]], [[goats]], [[bison]], and [[yak]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chemically How Does Milk Become Butter?|url=https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/did-you-know/how-does-milk-become-butter|access-date=2021-05-05|website=Office for Science and Society|language=en}}</ref> [[Salt]], flavorings and [[wikt:preservatives|preservatives]] are sometimes added to butter. Many people use butter in their foods instead of oil. It has a melting point of about {{Convert|45|C|F}}. There are 717 calories in {{Convert|100|g|oz|abbr=on}} of butter.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Calories in 100 g of butter|url=https://www.nutritionix.com/food/butter/100-g|access-date=2021-07-11|website=www.nutritionix.com|language=en-us}}</ref> == Types == '''Cultured butter''' is a butter made from fermented cream.<ref>{{Cite web|title=What Is Cultured Butter?|url=https://www.vermontcreamery.com/cheese-and-butter-blog/what-is-cultured-butter/|access-date=2021-05-05|website=www.vermontcreamery.com|language=en-US}}</ref> '''Sweet cream butter''' is butter made from pasteurized fresh cream.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Tiffany|date=2016-06-23|title=What Are The Different Kinds Of Butter (And How D