Yes, Yeo Valley, as an organic brand, requires its cows to graze on clover-rich pastures for a significant portion of the year (at least 60% of their diet must be grass-based) and roam freely, making their butter grass-fed for much of the time, though they rely on stored silage in winter. They follow strict organic standards, ensuring cows eat natural, GM-free feed and have space to roam, but it's not exclusively grass-fed year-round as they use stored silage in winter.
This spreadable butter is made with organic milk from farms where the cows feed on natural, clover rich grass and have lots of room to roam. Yeo Valley have been farming in this Somerset valley since 1961 & we're 100% Yeoganic - which is our way of being organic & a little bit more.
Organic cows spend as much time outdoors as possible on their grass-rich (minimum 60%) diet. They graze and forage naturally on organic pasture (grasses and other crops) where no chemicals and artificial fertilisers are used.
Kerrygold Salted Butter is a great all-purpose, all-natural butter. Spread it on a warm piece of crusty bread or serve it tableside with every meal. It's also a wonderful butter for cooking. The grass-fed cow's milk flavor elevates your dishes and makes Kerrygold the best-tasting butter.
Real Grass-fed Butter will have an extremely deep yellow color. Fake Grass-fed Butter will be white to light cream in color. This is always the most obvious 'tell' as the true Grass-fed butter contains high levels of beta-carotene which is abundant in natural grass.
Our Salted Irish Butter has a smooth texture and a creamy saltiness, making it great for dolloping over toasted waffles or blending into mashed potatoes. It's carefully churned in Cork and made with milk from grass-fed Irish cows.
Lurpak is made of milk from non-organic Danish cows, who's diet contains a significant amount of grass products. Hi Mona. Lurpak is made of milk from non-organic Danish cows, who's diet contains a significant amount of grass products.
As well as making for a happy herd and great-tasting milk, Yeo Valley Organic believes organic farming is about working in harmony with nature. For instance, no chemical pesticides are used on the farms, offering a safe habitat for wildlife to flourish.
Yeo Valley performs well for being completely organic and GMO free. It also scores well across our criteria for Nuclear, Fossil Fuels, Animal Welfare, Political Donations and Armaments.
Organic dairy is thought to be less contaminated by pollutants and toxins, whereas grassfed dairy is primarily praised for a better micro-nutrient profile, including much higher levels of CLA, better Omega-3 to Omega-6 fatty acid ratios and dramatically higher levels of Vitamin A and E.
You can typically find grass-fed butter at the grocery store or natural foods market. Look for terms like “pasture” and “grass-fed” on the label. If you see “Irish butter” (Kerrygold is one popular brand), know that this often means “grass-fed,” but check the label to be sure.
Imported from Ireland, this butter is made with milk from grass-fed cows, was voted the Best New Butter by Consumers, and won the 2020 Product of the Year in the Spreads category.
🧈 You can find European style, grass-fed butter at almost every grocery store now. It's more delicious and nutrient dense than conventional, grain-fed American butter. My fave European Style Grass-Fed Butter: Kerrygold Kirkland New Zealand (Green Packaging) Aldi Irish Vital Farms Lewis Road Creamery.
It's less processed than plant spreads but does contain saturated fats. Based on measurements of over 20,000 individuals, our scientists predict that for 64% of the people, it's OK to eat butter regularly — about every other day — but not every day, and large quantities may have a negative impact.