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PhylliPretzel

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33. Actually, 80% butterfat

Mon Feb 9, 2026, 02:24 PM

Feb 2026

Butter is only 80% fat, or 20% fat free. :~) This is why you can't substitute one-for-one butter for oils or hydrogenated shortenings in baked goods.
Ghee and other clarified butters are nearly 100% fat.
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A 25-year study found an unexpected link between cheese and dementia [View all] multigraincracker Feb 2026 OP

Little did I know EYESORE 9001 Feb 2026 #1

Not to mention BonnieJW Feb 2026 #26

You had me worried, I eat a lot of cheese dickthegrouch Feb 2026 #2

Same here PatSeg Feb 2026 #12

I'm a bit addicted to very sharp aged cheddars - so this is great news. Also like Stiltons, bries, etc., etc., etc. erronis Feb 2026 #3

Me, too. Bumbles Feb 2026 #19

It is a retrospective study, not a double blind study, and also doesn't factor in other variables. lostincalifornia Feb 2026 #4

It calls for further study and explains that. multigraincracker Feb 2026 #6

I wasn't disparaging anything. I was just pointing out that it was a retrospective observation. In addition there are lostincalifornia Feb 2026 #8

Whew!...I live half hour away from Pinconning, Mi. ... MiHale Feb 2026 #5

I've stopped there many time and multigraincracker Feb 2026 #7

Looks like I can keep getting my Dubliner Irish cheese & Kerrygold butter from grass-fed Irish cows. NBachers Feb 2026 #9

That's my favorite! DUgosh Feb 2026 #10

Best butter on the planet. SergeStorms Feb 2026 #23

I think this final paragrah mwmisses4289 Feb 2026 #11

I believe we've been going through a course correction from the belief that whole milk and associated products are Martin68 Feb 2026 #14

Unfortunately "factory farm" dairy is bad for the natural environment, not to mention the cows. hunter Feb 2026 #32

I've been fortunate that my family, and my Japanese wife, all love cheese as much as I do. Martin68 Feb 2026 #34

Then I am well-protected. Martin68 Feb 2026 #13

I'm on my way to Hoggy-days as soon as I finish posting this. 3Hotdogs Feb 2026 #15

Good! I'm a cheese lover. CaptainTruth Feb 2026 #16

Yea! Jean Genie Feb 2026 #17

So, pick your poison! Mtnmama Feb 2026 #18

Like they say, "different strokes for different folks." Igel Feb 13 #40

Excellent, but like you said--caveats. pandr32 Feb 2026 #20

wonder if there is some sort of wealth/lifestyle link there JT45242 Feb 2026 #21

My husband's been telling me this for years. He just turned 79, by the way and has all his wits about him. Vinca Feb 2026 #22

I don't want to know the caveats! LymphocyteLover Feb 2026 #24

I wonder if the same would extend to BUTTER!!! maspaha Feb 2026 #25

Actually, 80% butterfat PhylliPretzel Feb 2026 #33

If only I could afford Ghee. Ferrets are Cool Feb 11 #39

I now live in cheese paradise. GoneOffShore Feb 2026 #27

"How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?" - Charles de Gaulle eppur_se_muova Feb 2026 #36

I wonder AncientOfDays Feb 2026 #28

Old world diets included whole milk dairy, goat's milk and various cheeses bucolic_frolic Feb 2026 #29

Negative thinker. I automatically took the topic headline as a bad result. Norrrm Feb 2026 #30

My initial reaction was "Oh, nooooooo !". Seldom been happier to be wrong ! eppur_se_muova Feb 2026 #37

Correlation is not causation dlk Feb 2026 #31

I guess that Amish cheese online is safe! GreenWave Feb 2026 #35

Not to be flippant, but between this study and the one on coffee drinking, I should be just fine. Ferrets are Cool Feb 11 #38

I work in a dairy factory and get paid to taste test cottage cheese all day NickB79 Feb 17 #41