Unsalted Butter
The product is a solid emulsion of water in oil, pale yellow, creamy and homogenous with no streakiness or evident free moisture. Manufactured from fresh pasteurised cream derived from whole cow-milk, chilled and aged prior to churning on a continuous butter-maker to give a finished product with not less than 80% fat and non-salted.
Physical & Chemical Specifications:
| Butterfat: | 81% minimum |
| Moisture Content | 16.5% maximum |
| Milk Solids (non-fat): | 2.5% maximum |
| Salt | None |
| Free Fatty Acids: | 1.2 mmole / 100 g fat |
| Lipase | Not detectable in 1 gram |
| Peroxidase value | 0.3 max meq oxygen / 1000 g fat |
| Non milk fat | None detectable |
Microbiological Specifications:
| Total viable count | <5000/gm |
| Coliforms | Not detectable in 1 g |
| E.Coli | Absent in 1 gram |
| Salmonella | Absent in 25 grams |
| Coagulase +ve Staphylococci | Absent in 1 gram |
| Yeasts | <50 / gm |
| Moulds | <50 / gm |
| Listeria | Absent in 25 grams |
Packaging:
Packed in 25kg net cardboard boxes with an inner polyethylene liner.
Shelf Life:
Chilled (+1oC to +5oC): 3 months from date of manufacture
Frozen (colder than -18oC): 12 months from date of manufacture
Storage cold in dry conditions away from direct sunlight and odours.
Unsalted Butter
