Using ghee for hair treatments or conditioning may seem like an odd thing to some people because it is essentially clarified butter. It is made by heating traditional butter until most of the moisture is removed and the milk solids separate from the butterfat. After the milk solids are strained away, what is left is …
You may not have heard a lot about ghee if you are from the United States or the Western world. However, it is becoming more and more popular as food choices expand around the world. Ghee originated in India and is popular in cooking and medicine in countries near India and also in some areas …
Butter and sugar are commonly combined to make things like cookies and cakes. The two ingredients are often creamed together, which helps the sugar smoothly integrate into the butter while adding air to the mixture for a fluffy end texture. You may have noticed that unsalted butter is typically labeled “sweet cream” or “sweet butter”. …
Determining which type of butter to buy can get confusing because there are usually many options. The different types of butter at your grocery store might include unsalted, salted, spreadable, imitation butter, whipped, and a few more choices. However, many people often wonder the difference between salted and unsalted butter (sweet butter). If you placed …
Ghee is a dairy product so in a sense, it may seem weird not to refrigerate it. However, ghee actually does not need refrigeration. Ghee is made from butter and is heated, at which point the milk solids and sugar are separated out and later removed. What is left is clarified butter. The milk solids …
Foods or drinks are considered dairy if they are made from milk. Dairy products are not only made from cow’s milk but can also be made from other animals like goats, sheep, buffaloes, and others. In order to determine if ghee is dairy-free, we have to determine whether it contains milk. What is Ghee? The …
You have likely heard about lactose as of late, but you may not know what it is. Lactose is found in animal milk. Specifically, it is a sugar in animal milk. People who are lactose intolerant or lactose sensitive either cannot break down lactose in the body or have difficulty doing so. This is because …
Most of us know that butter is not the best food to eat, but how bad is it for us? Let’s take a look at the calories in butter. The measurement we will use is one tablespoon. If you look at a stick of butter it will most likely have several lines on the wrapper. …
