Butter Yellow, Milk White?

Why would butter end up yellow in color when the beginning product of milk is white? The cows eat grass and flowers, which contain the yellow pigment beta-carotene, and then store the pigments in their fat. Therefore, the cream, butter and other diary foods from cows contain the fat containing the beta-carotene as well as the yellow pigment. Whole milk is mostly water and has a little more than 3% fat. Cream will usually contain between 30% and 40% fat, but at least 80% of the butter content is saturated fat.

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