Top 5 WORST Butter Brands To Avoid

The Butter Problem in America [00:00]

• Many butter brands may be secretly ruining your health with added ingredients.
• Some may not even contain enough butterfat to be legally called butter.
• Ingredients like processed inflammatory seed oils and flavoring agents are used to manipulate taste buds.

  "The truth is they're sneaking ingredients that we don't even know about into their butter and some of them might not even contain enough butter fat to legally be called butter."

Land O' Lakes to Avoid [00:50]

• Land O' Lakes unsalted butter contains "natural flavoring," which can hide hundreds of ingredients including seed oils and solvents.
• Their spreadable butter varieties are criticized for containing canola oil, a processed inflammatory seed oil.
• The color of their butter is noted as pale and bland compared to higher-quality options.

  "Natural flavors are the biggest lie in the grocery store. And the problem is, don't ask anyone what's in their natural flavors cuz it's proprietary."

Challenge Butter Concerns [03:49]

• Challenge butter's dairy source failed a test for oxidation, raising quality and safety concerns.
• Oxidized butter can become rancid and inflammatory.
• Their unsalted butter also contains "natural flavoring," and spreadable versions include canola oil or potentially fake avocado oil.

  "If the dairy oxidizes to make their butter, not only can it become rancid, but then you took what was a healthy fat, oxidized it, and turned it incredibly inflammatory."

Cabot Creamery Issues [06:21]

• Cabot Creamery had a recall of 17,000 lbs of dairy due to contamination, questioning their supply chain quality.
• Their unsalted butter and "extra creamy" variety both contain "natural flavoring."
• The speaker suggests Cabot should stick to making cheese rather than butter.

  "If you don't believe me in my video from 6 years ago about natural flavors, check out this video right here. 60 Minutes actually did a piece about natural flavors where I think the late great Morley Safer or something went into a flavoring institute..."

Plant-Based Butter Dangers [08:02]

• Plant-based butters like Earth Balance and I Can't Believe It's Not Butter are made with processed inflammatory seed oils such as palm, soybean, and canola oil.
• These oils are not meant for human consumption and were historically used as lubricants.
• Even premium versions often contain a mix of undesirable oils and "natural flavors."

  "You're doing the opposite of what healthy butter does. You're loading your body with fats that are oxidized and incredibly inflammatory."

Kerrygold Unsalted Butter Controversy [10:07]

• Kerrygold unsalted butter now includes skimmed milk and cultures, which the speaker believes dilutes the pure butterfat content.
• While they avoid "natural flavors," the addition of skimmed milk is seen as a way to add flavor without using artificial additives.
• The salted version is preferred as it contains only pasteurized sweet cream and salt.

  "I don't want skimmed milk in there when we're talking about butter. I want all good fat, not skimmed lower fat milk."

Recommended Butters: Kerrygold Salted & Kirkland [11:46]

• Kerrygold salted butter is praised for its simple ingredients: pasteurized sweet cream and salt.
• It is 95% grass-fed, with supplemental feed being certified non-GMO.
• Kirkland grass-fed New Zealand style butter is a more affordable alternative, also 95% grass-fed with non-GMO supplemental feed.

  "Plus, this is delicious European style butter which is so preferable. We'll talk about that in a second."

More Recommended Butters & European Style [15:22]

• Vital Farms salted butter is recommended for its higher butterfat (85%) and 90% grass-fed, pasture-raised content.
• Aldi's Irish grass-fed butter is a budget-friendly option, adhering to Irish dairy law (90-95% grass-fed).
• European-style butters (83-90% butterfat) are superior to American-style (at least 80% butterfat) due to higher fat content and better nutrition from grass-fed cows.

  "All of the butters we're talking about it right now come from pasture-raised grass-fed cows free to roam around the pasture and paddock and the color difference is apparent."

Premium & Specialty Butters [16:35]

• A French block butter from Normandy, France, is highlighted for its sea salt crystals and cultured, fermented flavor.
• Maple Hill European-style butter (85% butterfat) is noted for being sourced from small family farms.
• Truly Grass-Fed butter from Ireland is 90% grass-fed, with non-GMO supplemental feed for winter.

  "It's also cultured butter. So, it has that slightly fermented flavor and there is health benefits to fermented foods."

Top Choices & Spreadable Options [18:30]

• Zeal Creamery from New Zealand is recommended for its cows grazing on grass 340 days a year.
• Kerrygold Naturally Softer Butter is suggested for those who prefer spreadable butter without added oils.
• The video emphasizes choosing nutrient-dense, high-butter-fat, grass-fed butter.

  "The kiwis are doing it right because once again, they call out they're grazing on grass 340 days of the year, so we're getting the benefits of the grass for flavor and the benefits for nutrition."