What oil is edible butter made of?

Butter is an animal oil extracted and processed from butter.

Butter is a fat further separated from butter, also called butterfat and butterfat. Butter is a light yellow solid at room temperature. When heated and melted, it has a unique frankincense aroma. High-quality butter has a fragrant smell, a fine and uniform texture, and no moisture leakage from the cut surface. Today, butter is still an indispensable ingredient in high-end cooking and daily cooking. In pastry making, the label "made with pure butter" on the packaging has become synonymous with quality.

All developed countries in the world have relatively high butter production. In Japan, the United States and many European countries, butter has become one of the essential edible oils in homes, hotels, etc. So why is butter rarely used in Chinese food? This is because butter is not suitable for cooking Chinese food. Butter is suitable for frying and roasting, but not for stir-frying.

Under normal circumstances, butter appears in front of us in a solid form. Once it encounters high temperatures, butter will be heated and turned into a liquid. Butter is animal fat, or butter is not an oil, but a fat, because it is produced by processing milk.

The nutrients of butter include fat, protein, vitamins A, D, E, B1, B2, carotenoids, phospholipids, minerals, etc. Research [1] shows that the average composition of fatty acids in butter fat is 53.11% saturated acid, 46.89% unsaturated acid, and 6.9% essential fatty acid; the melting point is 28.4~33.3°C. Because it is in an emulsion state, it is well digested, and its absorption rate is the same as that of corn oil, soybean oil, and soybean oil. Cottonseed oil is the same, above 95. Because butter has a high fatty acid content, patients with obesity or hyperlipidemia should consume it with caution.

Butter is a good source of vitamin A. However, since it is a natural substance, its content is not fixed. Generally, the vitamin A content is high in summer and low in winter. According to reports, the cholesterol content in ordinary butter is 250~450 mg/100 g, which is the second highest content in animal fat after fish oil. If you eat 40 grams of butter a day, the cholesterol in your serum will be 1 It can rise by 8 within a week. Therefore, you need to eat less butter that has not been processed to remove cholesterol.

In general, butter is animal oil extracted and processed from butter. However, butter is not suitable for cooking and is more suitable for frying or baking, so it is rarely used in Chinese food. Butter has a high fatty acid content, so people with high blood fat or obesity should consume it in moderation.