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Why is unsalted butter so expensive?

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Where I live in California, butter, be it regular salted or unsalted, is priced the same. I don't usually see a difference in the price between the two varieties. The cost of butter is reliant on the cost of the milk from which it is made. read more

Unsalted butter is usually fresher, since salt extends the shelf life of butter. This means that there is a premium for keeping the unsalted stuff stocked and added shipping costs, since it needs to reach the stores more quickly. read more

Anyway that's interesting; it might have to do with the fact that salt acts as a preservative so salted butter has a longer shelf life. Again, we don't use salted butter so I didn't know there was a huge price discrepancy among all suppliers. read more

It is cheaper to make a ton of butter with salt than a pound of butter without. You must consider that big corporations have machines that run lots of butter per day. They need to stop the run that most people will buy with salt to put in a new run without salt that few people buy. read more

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