Butter purchasing guide for German consumers

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Consumers in Germany are advised to look beyond price and marketing terms like ‘Alpenbutter’ when purchasing butter. While prices for 250-gram packs fluctuate significantly, price does not always correlate with quality. Product tests show that private labels from discounters and supermarkets frequently perform well, whereas expensive brand-name products often only achieve mid-range results.

Official standards dictate that ‘Deutsche Markenbutter’ must score at least four out of five points in all categories during testing, while ‘Deutsche Molkereibutter’ requires at least three. Other classifications include ‘Landbutter’, which is produced directly on farms and may consist of raw milk. Fat content also varies, with ‘Dreiviertelfettbutter’ containing 60 to 62 percent milk fat and ‘Halbfettbutter’ containing 39 to 41 percent.

Retailers are also accused by consumer advocates of using butter as a loss leader to attract customers to stores.

Entities

LIDL · NDR · Rewe

Claims

What the coverage asserts, and how many sources carry each claim.

[● 3 SOURCES] Consumer advocates accuse retail chains of using butter as a targeted loss leader or promotional offer. www.berlin-live.de · www.thueringen24.de · www.derwesten.de
[● 3 SOURCES] Private labels from discounters and supermarkets regularly perform well in product tests. www.berlin-live.de · www.thueringen24.de · www.derwesten.de
[● 3 SOURCES] Expensive brand-name products often land in the middle range during product tests. www.berlin-live.de · www.thueringen24.de · www.derwesten.de
[● 3 SOURCES] Halbfettbutter contains between 39 and 41 percent milk fat. www.berlin-live.de · www.thueringen24.de · www.derwesten.de
[● 3 SOURCES] It takes five liters of milk to produce 250 grams of butter. www.berlin-live.de · www.thueringen24.de · www.derwesten.de
[● 3 SOURCES] Deutsche Molkereibutter must score at least three out of five points in every category during official testing. www.berlin-live.de · www.thueringen24.de · www.derwesten.de
[● 3 SOURCES] Deutsche Markenbutter must score at least four out of five points in every category during official testing. www.berlin-live.de · www.thueringen24.de · www.derwesten.de
[● 3 SOURCES] Dreiviertelfettbutter contains between 60 and 62 percent milk fat. www.berlin-live.de · www.thueringen24.de · www.derwesten.de

Sources

Butter bei Rewe, Lidl und Co. – diese Fehler solltest du beim Kauf vermeiden - Berlin-live. de [www.berlin-live.de]

17 days ago

Butter bei Rewe, Lidl und Co. – diese Fehler solltest du beim Kauf vermeiden [www.news38.de]

17 days ago

Butter bei Rewe, Lidl und Co. – diese Fehler solltest du beim Kauf vermeiden [www.thueringen24.de]

17 days ago

Butter bei Rewe, Lidl und Co. - diese Fehler solltest du beim Kauf vermeiden [www.derwesten.de]

17 days ago