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Food products produced from the milk of mammals.

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shortening

Dairy products; Butter

Any animal or vegetable fat-butter, margarine, lard or dripping.

legal pasteurization

Dairy products; Butter

Appropriate heat treatment on approved and sealed equipment to ensure the bacterial and enzymatic quality of the product.

mixed triglyceride

Dairy products; Butter

Are triglycerides with different fatty acids upon the glycerol backbones.

sharp salt

Dairy products; Butter

Attributable to the use of too much salt or lack of sufficient working to obtain thorough distribution of salt and water.

gritty

Dairy products; Butter

Attributable to the use of too much salt or undissolved salt due to insufficient working of butter

souring

Dairy products; Butter

Bacteria, mold, water, air, light, enzymes and some metals can accelerate souring. Souring results in the formation of free fatty acids, such as butyric acid and caproic acid, and ...

seasonal variations

Dairy products; Butter

Because butter is an all-natural product, made from the highest quality dairy cream, natural seasonal variations in the fatty acid composition occur. These variations, however, do ...

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