Butter: facts and benefits

24 march 2015

Butter is, perhaps, one of those products that turns casual meals into a masterpiece. According to the data from Rosstat, in 2014 the production of butter increased by 12%, compared to 2013. The most popular in Russia is sweet cream butter with milk fat up to 79%, second place belongs to the same product with milk fat of 85%.

Leader in the production of butter in the world is India. The most popular and distinctive product for Indian cuisine is melted butter Ghee. And the popular types of butter among Russian consumers - traditional, krestyanskoe, vologodskoe, which are classified according to the milk fat.

The technical regulations for milk and dairy products: to produce butter manufacturers must use only natural cow milk, without vegetable fat (otherwise, it will be margarine).

Many tend to believe that butter, while being a delicious product, is non-healthy - it clogs arteries, that can lead to heart attack, and that a butter is a source of cholesterol. But modern research have argued that this is not the case. Butter is proven a healthy food (of course, in any case, you should control the consumtion and not eat excess amounts of the product). Let us find out why.

The benefits of natural butter

• Butter is rich with fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, K2. If vitamins A, D, E are familiar to us as physiological antioxidants and support for immune system, vitamin K2 was recognized by academic society as helpful only in 1997. This vitamin works together with vitamins D and A, as a mechanism directing calcium to where it is needed.
• Butter is a qualitative iodine source, which is so necessary for health of thyroid. Along with vitamin A, iodine warns against goiter. These components are also essential for metabolism. In fact, obesity due to low metabolism occurs it is due to the shortage of iodine in the diet.
• Butter contains only saturated fats, which are not subject to racidification and transformation in trans fats during heat processing.
• The lower the cholesterol level in the diet, the higher it is in the blood - because as cholesterol disappears from the diet, the liver starts to conserve its deficit by biosynthesis. Therefore, butter is an excellent source of good cholesterol.
• Natural butter is effective during arthritis, as vitamins and fats normalize calcium metabolism, formation of collagen and cartilaginous tissue.
• Conjugated linoelic acid (CLA) has a powerful influence on metabolism, reducing cholesterol level. Such an additive is even sold separately as an activator of muscle mass and is very popular among athletes. However, this acid can also be found in butter and other dairy products.

Thus, vitamins and useful elements in butter work as a team to deliver to your body the essential fatty acids for longevity, hormonal balance, heart health, sharp vision, and more.

From "Biomilk" you can buy natural "Krestyanskoe butter" (72,5 %) and "Traditional butter" (82,5 %).