It’s difficult to imagine some dishes without butter — for example, if pancakes are not dry, people put a piece of butter on top of a pancake that has just been fried.
And, of course, in the refrigerator you want to have a fresh and natural product, and not a fake. But how to determine what quality you came across oil?
You can remember 10 ways, and whenever you buy products - pay attention to some ways.
Of course, it is better to buy real oil from the grandmothers in the market, but it still needs to be checked. From the article you will learn how to do it.
10. Only 2 ingredients in the composition
Real butter should consist of two ingredients - it is cream and milk that has not undergone chemical treatments. You cannot take and try a piece in the store - tasting is impossible, therefore you only have to believe what is written on the package.
If you take a margarine lying nearby and look at it, then on the packaging the back will list various vegetable components, and in the composition of the butter, of course, if it is natural, there will be no listing of obscure additives, as in other products, but only two ingredients.
9. Name on packaging
When we look at packages while standing in a store, we, of course, determine for ourselves what is in front of us - each product has its own name, even if it is English. For example, milk, President cheese, kefir, etc.
Butter should be labeled “butter”, otherwise you can easily doubt whether the butter is even in front of you. It may be similar to it, but what if you deploy a product at home, and it turns out that this is not oil, but, for example, margarine? Pay attention to what is written on the package - should be written: "oil."
8. The price is higher
In the store you can see an abundance of oils. The lower the price of the product, the less natural the oil. That is, the price of a natural product is always higher - whether you are willing to pay more or not - it's up to you.
A good oil is a storehouse of minerals, vitamins and minerals. It is tasty, fragrant, which can not be said about natural oils.
Real butter is essential for brain function and skin nutrition, even our ancestors said: “Cow butter - eat for health!”
7. Expiration date
Products with additives can be in stores for months ... If you notice that the package has a long shelf life, then this should at least confuse you.
The shelf life of natural butter made from cow's milk is no more than 10 days. If the product is stored in a metal can - the shelf life is longer, up to 3 months.
Longer shelf life is an occasion to think ... It’s better to choose a different product, because before you there is one in which there are preservatives.
6. Oil color
In markets, you are unlikely to be able to open a product and consider its color. But if you have such an opportunity - for example, it can be done on the market (usually the oil is sold by weight there), then pay attention to what color it is - the present should not be too yellow or white.
Natural has a light yellowish color, or rather, a pleasant creamy, reminiscent of the color of baked milk. In addition, it should emit a pleasant aroma.
5. Oil consistency
If you start cutting natural oil, it will be hard to the touch. What else should you take note - artificial oil stains the packaging when turned around - there are no such problems with natural ones.
In addition, this product does not “stick” to a knife or other cutlery. When cutting, the oil should remain a plastic slice, while the artificial can crumble.
In addition to all this, butter made from cow's milk has a slightly sour taste that the factory does not have.
4. From cold to warm
If you are lucky and you bought real oil, then he is not afraid of a change in temperature. For example, the oil froze when you carried it home from the store - put it on a table in a warm kitchen, and it immediately began to melt. If so, then you have acquired something else - this is a low-quality product.
Real oil will not immediately become soft after getting into heat - it will not lose its hardness. But margarine, which contains vegetable fats, immediately begins to melt.
3. Emerging droplets
At home, you can do this manipulation of checking the oil - put a piece on a heated frying pan - if there is no water and foam, then you have real oil. If you notice foam - the oil contains a lot of whey, but not enough fat.
Natural oil has a special ability - it melts evenly, and droplets appear on the fake - this indicates that before you, most likely, margarine, and not the desired product.
Before buying oil, look at the percentage of fat content - a quality product has a fat content of at least 60%, and its cost is higher. Low price should always be confusing. In stores you can see oil for 30 rubles - a good product is not worth so little.
2. Hardness and smoothness
Real oil is solid; if you take it out of the refrigerator, be prepared for the fact that it will be difficult to cut. Many people do not like the fact that butter cannot be spread on bread - here you have to choose what is more important for you - spread butter or the naturalness of the product?
If the butter melts for a long time - this indicates that it is made of selected cream, in addition, it is smooth to the touch, and shiny at the cut, without delamination.
If the butter is soft, and you easily spread it on bread, then it is spoiled. It should not be so.
1. Should not crumble and create splashes
If you want to cut a piece of butter, but you can’t do it - when cut, it crumbles, turning into shavings, then you have bad oil.
But this is not always - crumbling is not yet a sign of low-quality oil, natural can also crumble, the main thing is to monitor how the product is heated in a pan. It should spread with a yellow puddle and should not stick to the bottom.
When heated, you will definitely feel a pleasant smell, unless of course it is a natural oil, and not a fake. A fake creates a lot of splatter and foam.
In my mouth, natural butter melts like ice cream.