According to the manufacturer, Ekomilk butter meets all the requirements of GOST. This product has long been one of the most popular in every family, so you need to be able to choose it. This will help further recommendations and advice, as well as customer reviews and a brief comparative test of various manufacturers.
Briefly about the appearance
Butter has been known since ancient times. According to legend, the nomads received it for the first time. Trying to provide themselves with an adequate supply of food, they tied special containers with milk to the backs of animals. As a result of constant moving, the liquid turned into a completely different product, known as butter. Ekomilk is one of the Russian companies that produce it and sell it throughout Russia.
Although modern cooking technologies differ significantly from the first manufacturing methods, the basic principle has remained identical. Unfortunately, now the buyer cannot be one hundred percent sure that he is acquiring a quality product. This is due to the fact that some particularly economical and unscrupulous manufacturers replace cow's milk with artificial fats in the composition . Such a product with non-natural ingredients cannot be legally called butter.
Classification
The creamy product in question is classified according to several key parameters. Depending on the type of cream, butter can be:
- Sweet creamy look (made from fresh pasteurized cream).
- The product is sour cream (made from a special fermented analogue, has a specific color and taste).
In addition, the product may refer to a salty or unsalted form, depending on the amount of salt in the composition.
Ekomilk butter, like any other analogue, is subdivided into groups taking into account fat content. The following categories are distinguished (by percentage of fat):
- The traditional version (82.5).
- Amateur oil (80).
- Peasant (72.5).
- Sandwich (61) and tea (50) variation.
In parentheses is the percentage of fat capacity in percent.
What is the correct composition
Ekomilk butter should consist of pasteurized cream or natural cow's milk. The manufacturer claims that the way it really is. In addition, the product can contain the following ingredients:
- Powdered or skim milk.
- Secondary raw materials (buttermilk).
- Fermentation of bacteria of lactic acid microorganisms.
- Carotene (dye).
- Salt.
As required by GOST, peasant butter "Ekomilk" must contain vitamins of groups A (10 mg / 1000 g), E (200 mg), D (0.05 mg). Their capacity is checked in laboratory conditions. The presence of carotene, benzoic and sorbic acid should not be higher than the norm established for these food additives.
Nutritional and energy value
The product in question belongs to the high-calorie group. For example, one hundred grams of peasant oil contains almost 750 kilocalories. Butter has a fairly solid composition. It includes about one hundred and fifty different acids.
Also in this product contains a number of vitamins that are beneficial for the body. In addition, it has calcium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, proteins and carbohydrates.
What are the benefits of the product
Real butter “Ekomilk”, the composition of which is indicated on each package, with moderate use, strengthens the walls of blood vessels and the production of female hormones.
The following aspects are useful qualities of a natural product:
- Promotes cell renewal.
- Positive effect on the development of intellectual thinking in children.
- Hair and skin condition is getting better.
- The growth of beneficial microflora in the gastrointestinal tract is activated.
- Positive effect on the formation of immunity.
How to choose the right oil
When choosing butter, first of all pay attention to the information on the package. There should be affixed the percentage of fat and written composition. The natural product includes only pasteurized cream or cow's milk. Product cost also plays a role. For example, the traditional Ekomilk butter, the price of which varies within one hundred rubles, a priori cannot cost much cheaper.
The freshness of the product and its naturalness can be checked by smelling the product. If there are signs of an unpleasant aroma, it is better not to buy such a product. At home, the quality of the product can be checked by putting a piece on a heated skillet. Natural oil will slowly melt, unlike margarine or a vegetable analogue that just burns.
Ekomilk butter: reviews
According to customer feedback, this brand can hardly be called a benchmark in the production of butter. Consumers are quite happy with the taste, color, smell and packaging. The manufacturer also indicates that the product is made from natural ingredients. However, this is not quite true.
Testing showed that the analysis of the fatty acid composition of this sample does not comply with state requirements and standards. Since butter should contain only milk fat, such results may indicate the presence of vegetable fats. By the way, there is not a word about this on the packaging, which indicates consumer fraud.
How to check the compliance of oil with GOST
The quality of butter is regulated by GOST 52969-2008. The product is rated on a twenty-point scale. In terms of organoleptic parameters, the product is divided into first and highest grade. An oil with a rating of 17 to 20 points is considered the highest quality, and a product with a mark of less than eleven points should no longer be allowed to be sold.
It is forbidden to sell butter with a musty or other unusual smell, with mold damage, a metallic taste. In addition, goods with a sticky or loose consistency, as well as having a heterogeneous color and damaged packaging, are subject to cancellation. The proportion of specified fat should be the required percentage at a moisture content of twenty-five percent. In addition, the permissible norm of permitted food additives, flavors, preservatives and vitamins is separately checked.
In conclusion
Unfortunately, Ekomilk butter, the manufacturer of which conceals all information about the composition, cannot be ranked among the best domestic manufacturers of this product. When carrying out comparative characteristics among five brands by specialists (Brest-Litovsk, Dmitrovsky Dairy, Vologodskoye, Ruszkoye, Ekomilk), the latter brand had an inappropriate fatty acid composition, which indicates the inclusion of vegetable fats in it, and this contradicts GOST. Fat levels in all five brands were normal.