Butter, which has been demonised over recent decades, is in fact super-healthy as long as it originates from organic grass-fed cows. Yes, the fat is saturated, but we now know that saturated fat is no longer the enemy. But even better than butter is ghee. Until recently, I never entertained having ghee in my Primal pantry and assumed it was just for cooking Indian dishes. But then, while researching how to get my fitness back on track, I read an article singing the praises of its miraculous health benefits. To make ghee, water is evaporated (clarified) out of butter, leaving behind a higher concentration of fat and making it more suitable for cooking at higher temperature. As a by-product of the simmering process, the ghee often becomes more aromatic and can sometimes develop a pleasant light nutty flavour. Many remote cultures around the planet use ghee as a natural medicine and some even make it from human breast milk.
A rich source of: vitamin A , vitamin D, vitamin e, vitamin B12, vitamin K.
Butter, unsalted
| Energy (kcal) | 744 |
| Energy (kJ) | 3059 |
| Water (g) | 14.9 |
| Starch (g) | 0 |
| Total sugars (g) | 0.6 |
| Glucose (g) | 0 |
| Galactose (g) | 0 |
| Fructose (g) | 0 |
| Sucrose (g) | 0 |
| Maltose (g) | 0 |
| Lactose (g) | 0.6 |
| Protein (g) | 0.6 |
| Protein (g)/100kcal | 0.1 |
| Protein % of calories | 0.3 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 0.6 |
| Carbohydrate (g)/100kcal | 0.1 |
| Carb % of calories | 0.3 |
| Fat (g) | 82.2 |
| Fat (g)/100kcal | 11.1 |
| Fat % of calories | 99.4 |
| Satd FA /100g fd (g) | 52.1 |
| Omega 3 /100g | 0.7 |
| Omega 6 /100g | 1.4 |
| Mono FA /100g food (g) | 20.9 |
| Poly FA /100g food (g) | 2.8 |
| Trans FAs /100g food (g) | 2.9 |
| Sodium (mg) | 260 |
| Potassium (mg) | N |
| Calcium (mg) | N |
| Magnesium (mg) | N |
| Phosphorus (mg) | N |
| Iron (mg) | N |
| Copper (mg) | N |
| Zinc (mg) | N |
| Chloride (mg) | 471 |
| Manganese (mg) | N |
| Selenium (µg) | N |
| Iodine (µg) | N |
| Vitamin D (µg) | 0 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | N |
| Thiamin (mg) | N |
| Riboflavin (mg) | N |
| Niacin (mg) | N |
| Tryptophan/60 (mg) | 0.9 |
| Niacin equivalent (mg) | N |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | N |
| Vitamin B12 (µg) | 0 |
| Folate (µg) | N |
| Pantothenate (mg) | N |
| Biotin (µg) | N |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 0 |
| Alcohol (g) | 0 |
| NSP (g) Non-starch polysaccharide | 0 |
| AOAC fibre (g) | 0 |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 213 |
| Retinol (µg) | 0 |
| Carotene (µg) | N |
| Retinol Equivalent (µg) | N |
Butter, salted
| Energy (kcal) | 744 |
| Energy (kJ) | 3059 |
| Water (g) | 14.9 |
| Starch (g) | 0 |
| Total sugars (g) | 0.6 |
| Glucose (g) | 0 |
| Galactose (g) | 0 |
| Fructose (g) | 0 |
| Sucrose (g) | 0 |
| Maltose (g) | 0 |
| Lactose (g) | 0.6 |
| Protein (g) | 0.6 |
| Protein (g)/100kcal | 0.1 |
| Protein % of calories | 0.3 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 0.6 |
| Carbohydrate (g)/100kcal | 0.1 |
| Carb % of calories | 0.3 |
| Fat (g) | 82.2 |
| Fat (g)/100kcal | 11.1 |
| Fat % of calories | 99.4 |
| Satd FA /100g fd (g) | 52.1 |
| Omega 3 /100g | 0.7 |
| Omega 6 /100g | 1.4 |
| Mono FA /100g food (g) | 20.9 |
| Poly FA /100g food (g) | 2.8 |
| Trans FAs /100g food (g) | 2.9 |
| Sodium (mg) | 17 |
| Potassium (mg) | 279 |
| Calcium (mg) | 25 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 48 |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 137 |
| Iron (mg) | 0.9 |
| Copper (mg) | 0.3 |
| Zinc (mg) | 0.9 |
| Chloride (mg) | 37 |
| Manganese (mg) | 0.9 |
| Selenium (µg) | N |
| Iodine (µg) | N |
| Vitamin D (µg) | N |
| Vitamin E (mg) | N |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0.2 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0 |
| Niacin (mg) | 1 |
| Tryptophan/60 (mg) | 0.9 |
| Niacin equivalent (mg) | 1.9 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | N |
| Vitamin B12 (µg) | 0 |
| Folate (µg) | N |
| Pantothenate (mg) | N |
| Biotin (µg) | N |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 0 |
| Alcohol (g) | 0 |
| NSP (g) Non-starch polysaccharide | 0 |
| AOAC fibre (g) | 0 |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 213.2 |
| Retinol (µg) | N |
| Carotene (µg) | 16 |
| Retinol Equivalent (µg) | N |