Horizon Farms
Certified Organic Grass-Fed Salted Butter (250g)
Choose options
We've traveled the world and the seven seas to find the best of the best. Never before seen in Japan: high-quality grass-fed, certified organic butter from Australia. Not only have the cows been raised on pasture and grass-fed but the cows have also never been treated with growth hormones or antibiotics. The grass the cows have been eating is free of chemicals, pesticides, and GMOs. We guarantee you, it does not get cleaner than this.
This is the salted version which contains premium fine grain sea salt, produced by natural solar evaporation of fresh 100% Australian seawater. We also offer an unsalted version here.
Certified organic is not just a label - certified organic covers extremely strict rules about the protection of our environment, animal welfare, and consumers' health. Certified organic is better for the environment, better for the animals, and even better for the farmers. All pastures have been cleared of artificial chemicals and meet all organic standards for a minimum of 3 years. All images shown below are actual images of the farmers and their cattle.
Have you noticed? Why is butter so expensive in Japan?
We'd love to be able to offer you cheaper organic butter but unfortunately, Japan is severely lacking behind in organic produce, and to make matters worse, Japan's protectionism policies do not allow easy imports of organic dairy products such as butter and milk. These imports are heavily taxed and the milk and the Agriculture & Livestock Industries Corporation of Japan have established policies that require importers to pay them "royalties" that are meant to help Japanese dairy farmers to increase efficiency and increase production to be able to compete with imported goods. Most Japanese milk cows are grain-fed with imported feed and spend their lives in confinement. Fact is, Japanese consumers are paying a hefty price for milk and butter compared to any other industrialized nation and are faced with butter shortages every year.
Contents
| Contents | 1 block |
| Weight | 250g (8.8oz) |
| Dimensions | 7.5cm×10.5cm×3.5cm (3.0" x 4.1" x 1.4") |
Shipping & Handling
| Shipping | Shipping and delivery is frozen |
| Handling | Keep frozen below -18°C (0°F) |
| Best By |
Frozen: check the Japanese product label, usually more than 1 month. Once defrosted: Store in an airtight container and consume within 30 days. *Please refer to the best by date on the Japanese label. The date printed on the package is for refrigerated storage and can therefore be ignored. |
Details
| Ingredients | Organic cream milk (100% Australia), sea salt |
| Packaging | Parchment packaging (Made of paper, aluminum and low-density polyethylene) |
| Country of Origin | 100% Australia |
| Farmers | Organic Milk Farmers Association of Australia. Founded in 2015 Graham & Melissa Clary from Camperdown, Victoria Dylan & Virginia Tooholl from Rochester, Victoria Colin & Heather Stone from Katunga, Victoria |
| Brand | The Organic Milk Co. |
| Organic Certifications | Australian Certified Organic (ACO) Certification No. 12589 Japanese Agricultural Standard Organic (JAS) Certification No. UNY-02081101 |
| Nutritional Facts | Based on 100g serving size Calories: 726kcal Total Fat: 81.5g - of that Saturated Fat: 53.8g Total Carbohydrate: 0.6g - of that Sugars: 0.6 Protein: 1.1g Salt Content: 1.38g |
| Kosher | Certified Kosher |
| Importer | Horizon Farms, Inc. |
✔ Small, family-owned and operated farms run with love and care.
✔ Each farm undertook a rigorous 3-year process to become organic certified.
✔ The cows graze freely and happily on grass grown inside the farm.
✔ The cows are only milked twice a day and have the rest of the day to roam free.
✔ Calves are not separated from their mothers until fully fit and healthy.
✔ Outdoors all-year-round, except when milked, and when having inspections.
✔ All images are actual images of the farmers and their milk cows!
