Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Is Ghee/Clarified butter the same as butter oil?

Is Ghee/Clarified butter the same as butter oil?
Ghee/clarified butter is NOT the same as butter oil.
The difference is in procedure used for manufacturing. Butter oil is extracted from cream at low temperature and high speed to preserve nutrients, taste and aroma. Good butter oil should have strong aroma not a NUTTY FLAVOR. Nutty flavor indicates butter oil was cooked at high temperature and certain nutrients (low chain fatty acids and certain vitamins) may have been lost.
The ghee is not completely free from lactose or proteins. However properly prepared butter oil is free from lactose and milk proteins. Since butter oil is completely free from milk solids, it does not spoil faster and has longer shelf life than ghee.
So While buying butter oil ask for the procedure that was used to manufacture.

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