Lactantia® Salted Butter

Variants
Original
Antique Salted
European Style
European Style Unsalted
Garlic
Lactose Free Salted
Lactose Free Unsalted
My Country
My Country Sticks
Salted Sticks
Semi-Salted

Original

Lactantia Salted Butter is the parent listing for the butter family. The page says it is trusted since 1947, made with churned 100% pure pasteurized cream, and that Lactantia is Canada's number one brand of butter. Ingredients: cream and salt.

Sizes listed are 125 g, 250 g and 454 g. In 2019 Lactantia said the Dairy Farmers of Canada Blue Cow logo would appear on its butter products.

How Canadian is it? Lactantia says its dairy is proudly made in Canada, and this butter is churned from 100% pure cream. Lactalis Canada is based in Toronto with plants in several provinces. The owner is Lactalis Group of France.

Refrigerate.

Product Highlights

  • •Churned from 100% pure pasteurized cream
  • •Ingredients are cream and salt
  • •Sold in 125 g, 250 g and 454 g
  • •Canada's number one butter brand, per Lactantia
  • •Blue Cow logo on Lactantia butter since 2019
  • •Made in Canada by Lactalis Canada
88

Our Canadian score

Strong Canadian ties

Canadian-made, domestic & imported inputs (Brampton, Ontario)

Company’s own label claim: “made with churned 100% pure pasteurized cream”

Lactantia Salted Butter is churned in Canada from 100% pure pasteurized cream by Lactalis Canada. The brand is owned by France's Lactalis Group, so this butter is Canadian-made under foreign ownership.

Score breakdown (100% evidenced, high confidence)

Manufacturing30% of score100/100

“Proudly made in Canada. Lactantia takes pride in producing trusted, high-quality, nutritious and great tasting products, right here in Canada.”

Ingredients / Materials25% of score100/100

“Lactantia butter is made with churned 100% pure pasteurized cream.”

Brand Ownership20% of score40/100

“Lactalis Canada is part of Lactalis Group, the world's #1 dairy group, headquartered in Laval, France.”

Headquarters10% of score100/100

“Lactalis Canada has over 30 operating sites including its head office in Toronto, Ontario”

Canadian Workforce6% of score100/100

“Lactalis Canada directly employs 4,000+ Canadians”

Packaging5% of score100/100

“Lactantia installs a new bottling line in Brampton, Ontario.”

Design & R&D4% of score100/100

“1954: Lactantia PūrFiltre, the original microfiltered milk is launched. A first on the market.”

This score is our own read of publicly available evidence, not a regulatory finding. It is not a CFIA or Competition Bureau origin determination, and it is not the same as the "Product of Canada" or "Made in Canada" claims a manufacturer prints on a label. Check the package if you need the official claim. How we score

Key Facts

Made In
Canada
Owned By
Lactalis Canada (Lactalis Group, France)
Weight/Size
125 g, 250 g, 454 g
Key Ingredients
Cream, salt
Certifications
DFC Blue Cow (butter line, 2019)
Founded
1947, Victoriaville, Quebec

Product Information

Ingredients

Cream, salt

Contains:

Milk

Dietary Information

Contains lactose
Refrigerate.

All Manufacturing Locations

  • •Ontario, Canada
  • •Quebec, Canada

Additional Details

  • Sizes:125 g, 250 g, 454 g
  • Cream Claim:100% pure pasteurized cream

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Lactantia Salted Butter made in Canada?

Yes. Lactantia says its dairy is proudly made in Canada and this butter is churned from 100% pure pasteurized cream. Lactalis Canada is based in Toronto. The owner is Lactalis Group of France.

Who owns Lactantia?

Lactantia is a brand of Lactalis Canada and part of France-based Lactalis Group.

What are the ingredients?

Cream and salt. Contains milk.

What sizes is it sold in?

125 g, 250 g and 454 g.

Does it carry the Blue Cow logo?

Lactantia said in 2019 that the Dairy Farmers of Canada Blue Cow logo would appear on its butter products.

How should it be stored?

Keep it refrigerated.