Classic Unsalted Butter

Name: Classic Unsalted Butter
Brand: Organic Valley

100Clean

Contaminants · 4

From lab tests of this product’s family

Organic Valley Butter

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

ArsenicNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Measured in: Organic Salted Butter

CadmiumNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Organic Salted Butter

LeadNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Measured in: Organic Salted Butter

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Measured in: Organic Salted Butter

Ingredients · 2

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Nutrition facts

Nutrient	Per 100g	Per serving
Calories	714.29 kcal	100 kcal
Fat	78.57 g	11 g
Saturated fat	50 g	7 g
Carbohydrates	0 g	0 g
Sugars	0 g	0 g
Fiber	0 g	0 g
Protein	0 g	0 g
Sodium	0 g	0 g

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Common questions

Is Organic Valley Classic Unsalted Butter healthy?

Organic Valley Classic Unsalted Butter scores 100/100 on Tallow — our clean band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in, plus lab results from its product family, Organic Valley Butter. Per serving it carries 0g fiber, 0g protein and 0g sugar. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Organic Valley Classic Unsalted Butter?

Organic Valley Classic Unsalted Butter lists 2 ingredients, starting with Pasteurized Organic Sweet Cream and Lactic Acid. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

How many calories are in Organic Valley Classic Unsalted Butter?

100 kcal per serving, or 714 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Organic Valley Classic Unsalted Butter on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does Organic Valley Classic Unsalted Butter contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Organic Valley Classic Unsalted Butter’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Organic Valley Classic Unsalted Butter?

Organic Valley Classic Unsalted Butter is NOVA group 1: unprocessed or minimally processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Organic Valley Classic Unsalted Butter compare to other butter & cream?

At 100/100 Organic Valley Classic Unsalted Butter sits in our top band, among the better butter & cream we have scored.

Is Organic Valley Classic Unsalted Butter organic?

Organic Valley Classic Unsalted Butter is not certified organic in our data.

Has Organic Valley Classic Unsalted Butter been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Organic sweet cream butter, salted or unsalted) with the other products in its family, Organic Valley Butter, and 1 product in its family has been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does Organic Valley Classic Unsalted Butter contain heavy metals?

Organic Valley Classic Unsalted Butter itself has not been tested for heavy metals, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab tested them for arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury and found none above its detection limit. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Full methodology: how we score products.