Miyoko’s Cultured Vegan Butter
Miyoko’s vegan butter has a lot of positives: it is certified organic, non-GMO, vegan, cruelty free, cholesterol free, lactose free, gluten free and soy free. However, I am not a fan. First, I did not like the packaging. Because it comes in a square shape, it was not spreadable. The package says it melts, browns, bakes & spreads phenomenally but I’m guessing you have to set it at room temperature because I had trouble spreading it on bread. Afterwards, I clumsily wrapped it back in the wax paper and shoved it back in the box. Secondly, I did not care for the taste. I was expecting a buttery flavor, but did not realize that European butter has a tangy, sour taste because it is fermented with live cultures.
I Can’t Believe it’s Not Butter, it’s Vegan!
I Can’t Believe it’s Not Butter, it’s Vegan! is made from the people who brought us I Can’t Believe it’s Not Butter. It comes in a plastic tub, making spreading easy. The taste is buttery and it is vegan, non-dairy, and gluten free. Also, it is made with soybean and palm kernel oils.
Country Crock Plant Butter, Olive Oil
Country Crock plant based butter is dairy and gluten free. It is 75% plant based and made with olive, soybean and palm kernel oils. It is spreadable and has a buttery taste. Additionally, they have butters made with almond and avocado oils.
Earth Balance Organic Vegan Butter
Earth Balance Organic Vegan Butter is creamy and spreadable and comes in a plastic tub. Earth Balance is made from a blend of oils- palm, soybean, canola and olive oil. It is non-GMO and gluten free. It also comes in sticks for baking.
Conclusion
Although I Can’t Believe it’s Not Butter and Country Crock have buttery tastes, are easily spreadable and are fine vegan substitutes, Earth Balance has a more rich, buttery taste and is my pick for vegan butter.
Fun Food Fact
The world’s earliest butters were made from the milk of yak, sheep and goat, and not cows. <https://parade.com/615458/solanahawkenson/5-fun-facts-about-butter/>
Did You Know
In the Elizabethan era, it was a common English practice to present newlyweds with a pot of butter, which symbolized wealth and fertility. <https://www.casaschools.com/fun-facts-about-butter/>
Quotes
“Eat butter first, and eat it last, and live till a hundred years be past.” Old Dutch proverb
“I don’t even butter my bread. I consider that cooking.” Katherine Cebrian
“Good bread is the most fundamentally satisfying of all foods; and good bread with fresh butter, the greatest of feasts.” Jame Beard