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.
speric07
21 Jan 16#13
Thanks :smiley:
DavidL
21 Jan 16#14
I posted this deal more than two weeks ago. But someone expired it - no idea why, cos the butter is still 75p a pack in my Aldi!! Great price - go Aldi!
greyhound11
21 Jan 16#15
Lidl similar 250g has just reduced to 45p ! Unsalted/ Salted think it was 45% off...
Firemountain
21 Jan 16#16
So this ones British.... yet Tesco sell Scottish And English... :S
Newbold to Firemountain
22 Jan 16#17
As do Aldi, too.
Firemountain
22 Jan 16#18
I just wonder whats the difference.... if it's british i woudl assume its made from stock in both countries as opposed to specific? :s
Newbold
22 Jan 161#19
Given the location of the producer in Carmarthenshire, I'd hazard a guess that it's made from Welsh and English milk. Country Life is also made there, and that's also described as 'British Butter' these days.
biggysilly
22 Jan 16#20
Pretty much standard price for own branded butter which are usually about £3/kg you can find it in most supermarkets for this price and even cheaper from Ocado
Newbold to biggysilly
22 Jan 16#21
Thanks for the Ocado link:
Truly Irish Creamery Butter 454g for £1.44 - Half Price when you order by 27/1/2016. Offer subject to availability. Maximum 20 promotional items per customer.
Actually more expensive than this one, though.
biggysilly
22 Jan 16#22
As I stated, pretty much standard price! :man:
Wedgwood
23 Jan 16#23
Standard price? How is it a standard price when the one deal you've quoted has a standard price (£2.88 for 454 gms) more than twice the price of the Aldi butter? The standard price for own brand butter is way over the £3 per kilo you quote.
biggysilly
23 Jan 16#24
No £1.44 divided by 454g equals £3.17/kg or 31p/100g as the supermarkets list it. I must admit the Ocado link was a bit misleading as most butter packs are usually 250g or 500g. :man:
Wedgwood
23 Jan 16#25
Hardly a 'standard price' though, is it - your £3.17/kg is a special half-price offer, and the standard price is twice that! :smile:
biggysilly
23 Jan 16#26
Ok you win I am wrong. Aldi butter is half the price of any other butter. Now troll off. :man:
biggysilly
23 Jan 161#27
I should have known better to comment on a Newbold thread. I didn't recognize the new avatar. :man:
greyhound11
27 Jan 16#28
Why is this getting hot...Lidl have like for like at 45p right now!
compadre to greyhound11
30 Jan 16#29
Not in my lidl.
Newbold
30 Jan 161#30
Nor mine - it's a local offer which tends to be run only at new store openings for a short while to pull in trade.
greyhound11
31 Jan 16#31
Yep, offer gone now
biggysilly
31 Jan 16#32
Can a Mod please expire this deal the OP has abandoned it
Newbold to biggysilly
31 Jan 16#33
Abandoned it? Odd words to use for a current deal still available across all Aldi stores. What would you like me to do - make pointless posts every few minutes to remind people that it's still live? :sunglasses:
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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.
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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!!
Truly Irish Creamery Butter 454g for £1.44 - Half Price when you order by 27/1/2016. Offer subject to availability. Maximum 20 promotional items per customer.
Actually more expensive than this one, though.