Sheep butter is lower in lactose, lower in saturated fat, higher in CLAs, creamier and higher in fat than conventional cows milk butter, even imported ones from Ireland or France, the company states.
Greece-based Olympiana Creamery and Massachusetts based importer Extra Virgin Foods Inc. launched a Greek Sheep Butter in the United States.
Made from the cream of 100% grassfed sheep milk, from the mountainous Arcadia region in southern Greece. It offers 85% butterfat and is soft, smooth, and a mildly sweet flavor, the company states.