Description

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 *0% fat and non-salted.

 

Physical & Chemical Specifications:

Butterfat:                                 *1% minimum
Moisture Content                      *6.5% maximum
Milk Solids (non-fat):               2.5 % maximum  
Salt                                           None  
Free Fatty Acids:                       1.2 mmole / **0 g fat   
Lipase                                       Not detectable in 1 gram
Peroxidase value                      0.3 max meq oxygen / ***0 g fat
Non milk fat                              Not detectable

Microbiological Specifications:
Total viable count                       Listeria                                       Absent in *5 grams

Packaging:
Packed in *5kg net cardboard boxes with an inner polyethylene liner.

Shelf Life:
Chilled (*1oC to *5oC):  3 months from date of manufacture
Frozen (colder than **8oC): *2 months from date of manufacture
Storage cold in dry conditions away from direct sunlight and odours.