How to Use butterfat in a Sentence

butterfat

noun
  • The butterfat boom is far from over.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Lately, though, all is not well in the world of butterfat.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Where else can the extra butterfat go?
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
  • The small-batch ice cream here is custardy and high in butterfat, made from the farm’s own milk and cream.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
  • What's left is pure butterfat, or as it's often called, liquid gold.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Crème fraiche is a rich, cultured cream with a high butterfat content and mild, tangy flavor.
    — Heather Riske, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Jan. 2026
  • The mold gives Roquefort a sharp tang that livens up the high-butterfat creaminess of the sheep’s milk.
    — Joshua Levine, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2021
  • The butterfat that is left over after water and milk solids are removed, this is the only dairy allowed.
    — Molly Kimball, cleveland.com, 15 Aug. 2017
  • Some have higher levels of butterfat.
    — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Genetics explains about half to two-thirds of the rise in butterfat levels, experts told me.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Older cookbooks may refer to it as butterfat, while recent recipes may use the more-common term milkfat.
    — Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 12 Aug. 2020
  • Melting causes the milk solids and water in butter to separate from the butterfat.
    — Washington Post, 23 Apr. 2021
  • On the far left side of the bar, over a dozen different flavors of Ashby’s super creamy, high-butterfat ice cream.
    — Jenna Thompson april 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Ghee is butter that has been heated and clarified—that is, had its milk solids and water removed to produce pure butterfat.
    — Jane Black, WSJ, 21 Sep. 2021
  • Clocking in at 14 percent butterfat, the ice cream is made with milk from New England farms.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
  • Wisconsin dairy is known for its higher butterfat, which contributes to a rich, fresh flavor and creamy texture.
    — Karla Walsh, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
  • Ice-cream makers, naturally, may want to see sustained low prices before jumping back on the butterfat train.
    — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Generally, custard must have egg yolk in it and a high butterfat content, at least 10 percent.
    — John Kelly, Washington Post, 27 May 2023
  • The cows are also Jerseys, which produce a higher butterfat content than other cows’ milks.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Both Melt and Salt & Straw offer creamy and rich artisanal ice cream with high butterfat contents.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Some packages include information about butterfat content on the label, some do not.
    — Jolene Thym, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2017
  • These sweets had a rich and soulful quality — the butterfat reward for a laborious stovetop process.
    — Varu Chilakamarri, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Jerseys are known for their gentle disposition, and for producing milk with a high butterfat content.
    — New York Times, 29 Dec. 2020
  • Lauded for its decadent mouthfeel, cream is an emulsion of butterfat and water, similar to milk but with a higher fat content.
    — Mai Nguyen, Discover Magazine, 14 Dec. 2015
  • As her flock of 100 ewes hit their last stretch of milking season, the pails are practically brimming with butterfat.
    — Naoki Nitta, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Oct. 2022
  • Buffalo milk is 8 percent butterfat, compared to 3 to 5 percent for most cows.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 9 June 2021
  • Meanwhile, growing demand for butter and cream has resulted in excess supplies of skim milk that are left over when butterfat is removed.
    — Jen Skerritt, Bloomberg.com, 23 May 2017
  • The churning process separates the solids (butterfat) from the liquid (buttermilk).
    — CNN, 11 Apr. 2023
  • The higher the butterfat the more premium an ice cream is considered to be and 16 is considered to be super high.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026
  • However, higher butterfat means less water, which could lead to more difficulty handling the dough.
    — Lucinda Scala Quinn, Washington Post, 21 June 2019

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