Down even further to a standard 75p for 250gms now - slightly salted or unsalted.
The FP046 (Gower View Foods) producer code on the pack is the same code that appears on Country Life butter. Draw your own conclusions.
£1 for Country Life (at its lowest price) or save 25% for the same thing at Aldi.
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nickhale756 to speric07
21 Jan 164#12
The "solidity" of butter varies according to when it was made. Cow's eating fresh spring grass= higher level of unsaturated fats in the milk=softer butter. Winter feed =more saturated fats= firmer butter. This is natural and can only be corrected so far in the buttermaking process(I have operated a 5 tonne per hour buttermaker by the way!)
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speric07
21 Jan 161#1
Has anyone else found the solidity of this butter has reduced when compared to other brands, including Country life ... it seems to be more like margarine in density.
Still tastes like butter though and a good price.
Heat added.
Newbold to speric07
21 Jan 162#6
Nope - no change. And given that butter can only ever contain milk (cream) and salt, any standard British butter is going to be very similar. This and Country Life both show 'Minimum 80% butterfat' on the label, and both are made by the same producer, with the same ingredients, by the same production method.
Any perceived difference is likely to be psychological - rather like the perceived difference between Nurofen and unbranded Ibuprofen. :smiley:
nickhale756 to speric07
21 Jan 164#12
The "solidity" of butter varies according to when it was made. Cow's eating fresh spring grass= higher level of unsaturated fats in the milk=softer butter. Winter feed =more saturated fats= firmer butter. This is natural and can only be corrected so far in the buttermaking process(I have operated a 5 tonne per hour buttermaker by the way!)
poshaffi
21 Jan 16#2
how much was it originally?
robin5858 to poshaffi
21 Jan 16#3
Either 85p or 89p can't quite remember.
kneale81
21 Jan 161#4
It's been this price for a while in my local Aldi, prefer Kerrygold though.
thermomonkey to kneale81
21 Jan 161#5
Yep kerrygold seems to be the best in terms of how much grass the cows eat (100% grass fed for most of the year I think), which is healthier (vitamins and higher omega 3 ratio) and tastes nicer. Organic is a minimum of 60%.
preecey
21 Jan 162#7
Real butter, in moderation of course, is much better for you than the plasticky margarine brands. Ignore the 'helps to lower cholesterol' or 'packed with Omega 3' rubbish.
Real butter is better all round.
mattturner756
21 Jan 162#8
real butter is better as people say. I'm a bodybuilder with a six pack and flat stomach; have always used butter and whole milk. Better to eat natural and to work out than to use artificial things. I usually buy the expensive aldi butter, it's usually sourced from small Welsh or Cornish dairies so hopefully it goes to support them
speric07
21 Jan 161#9
???
I wasn't asking whether it was butter or not!!
Thanks your little breakdown explaining what butter is!!
Newbold
21 Jan 16#10
Apologies - I was just trying to explain why the solidity won't have reduced as against other brands. :smiley:
Lyssie
21 Jan 16#11
It's been this price for at least a month in Scotland, I think.
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Opening post
The FP046 (Gower View Foods) producer code on the pack is the same code that appears on Country Life butter. Draw your own conclusions.
£1 for Country Life (at its lowest price) or save 25% for the same thing at Aldi.
Top comments
All comments (34)
Still tastes like butter though and a good price.
Heat added.
Any perceived difference is likely to be psychological - rather like the perceived difference between Nurofen and unbranded Ibuprofen. :smiley:
Real butter is better all round.
I wasn't asking whether it was butter or not!!
Thanks your little breakdown explaining what butter is!!