Julia Altshuler wrote:
> While in the check-out line purchasing unsalted butter for holiday
> baking, I noticed the ingredients on the store brand: "Cream, natural
> flavorings. Contains milk." I realize that not all unknown natural
> flavorings are necessarily harmful, but I have to wonder what they're
> doing in butter. If butter doesn't taste like butter, there's something
> wrong, and if added flavorings are needed to make it taste like butter,
> there's something wronger. Anyone have the real scoop on what they're
> putting in there?
>
>
> --Lia
>
I buy Costco's house brand, Kirtland Signature. The unsalted butter
package lists "PASTEURIZED CREAM (MILK), NATURAL FLAVORINGS" as the
ingredients. On the salted butter package the list is,"PASTEURIZED CREAM
(MILK), SALT".

I've never had an issues with the quality of this butter, or any other
of the Costco house brands, many of which are produced by well known
organizations, e.g., the Kirtland Signature brand House Blend coffee is
roasted by Starbucks and Jelly Belly candies are sold in containers with
the Kirtland Signature logo along with the Jelly Belly logo.

Don