Lactantia® Semi-Salted Butter

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Semi-Salted

Semi-Salted

Lactantia Semi-Salted Butter is a 454 g block described as country churned, semi salted. Ingredients: cream and salt. The page says it is traditionally made with churned 100% pure pasteurized cream, under Canada's number one butter brand.

This sits between unsalted cultured blocks and fully salted table butter.

How Canadian is it? Lactantia says its dairy is proudly made in Canada. Lactalis Canada is based in Toronto. The owner is Lactalis Group of France.

Refrigerate.

Product Highlights

  • •Semi-salted butter in 454 g
  • •Cream and salt
  • •Country churned claim on the page
  • •100% pure pasteurized cream claim
  • •Made in Canada by Lactalis Canada
  • •Middle salt level in the Lactantia butter line
88

Our Canadian score

Strong Canadian ties

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

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

Lactantia Semi-Salted Butter is churned in Canada by Lactalis Canada from 100% pure pasteurized cream. 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
454 g
Key Ingredients
Cream, salt
Salt Level
Semi-salted
Certifications
DFC Blue Cow (butter line)

Product Information

Ingredients

Cream, salt

Contains:

Milk

Dietary Information

Contains lactose
Refrigerate.

All Manufacturing Locations

  • •Ontario, Canada
  • •Quebec, Canada

Additional Details

  • Size:454 g
  • Salt Level:Semi-salted

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Lactantia Semi-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 size is it sold in?

454 g.

How salty is it?

The page describes it as semi salted, between unsalted cultured butters and regular salted butter.

How should it be stored?

Keep it refrigerated.