Tag: Fat free butter

According to the Center for Dairy Research, butter is legally defined in the United States as containing at least 80% milkfat. This fundamental definition means that pure, traditional butter can never be fat-free. The rich, creamy product we know is, by its very nature, primarily milkfat.

By its very nature, butter is a high-fat dairy product, typically composed of at least 80% milk fat. Therefore, the simple answer to 'what butter has no fat in it?' is that no such product exists; any truly fat-free alternative would no longer be considered butter.