Western Star is an Australian butter and spreads brand founded in 1926 in the Western Districts of Victoria. Products are widely distributed across Australia and available in most supermarkets. The brand is owned by
Meadow Lea is one of Australia's leading brands of polyunsaturated margarine spreads, founded in Sydney by 1932 and owned since 1986 by the Australasian food company Goodman Fielder.
Pepe Saya makes the best butter in Sydney. We think so, and so do the city's best restaurants and bakeries.
Western Star Spreadable Supersoft is a dairy blend which spreads straight from the fridge, with a 5-star taste. Western Star Spreadable Supersoft is the softest dairy blend in the Western Star dairy blend range. Supersoft has 25% less fat than butter and ideal for spreading on the freshest of bread.
France's Bordier is often considered by many in the culinary world to be among the best butter brands on the market.
Lurpak® is produced at the Arla Foods dairy “Holstebro Smør” in the Jutlandian town of Holstebro. Lurpak® is sold worldwide, and is often served in small flight packages onboard airplanes.
Western Star has been Crafting Butter in Victoria since 1926 when the leading butter makers in the Western District came together. Over 95 years later and trusted for generations, Western Star truly is Australia's Favourite.
Western Star is an Australian butter and spreads brand founded in 1926 in the Western Districts of Victoria. Products are widely distributed across Australia and available in most supermarkets. The brand is owned by Fonterra. The famous Western Star spread is hand crafted by Jordan Riches.
Imported from Ireland, this butter is made with milk from grass-fed cows. Whether you like butter on your baked potatoes, on your waffles and pancakes, or on a piece of plain toast, Countryside Creamery Pure Irish Butter won't disappoint.
The verdict
If you're looking for the closest to Lurpak, then Aldi's version wins hands down. However, if you are considering switching to affordable margarine, then Clover - 60p cheaper than Aldi's version - is good value in these tough times.
As part of a healthy diet, CSIRO and Heart Foundation recommend the use of margarine / table spread over butter. Using Nuttelex Original in place of butter will reduce the saturated fat intake by 2.5kg* per year *Based on 20g of margarine versus 20g of butter per day.
So, what's the difference between margarine and spreads? Margarine must have a fat content of 80% or more (similar to butter). Spreads are similar to margarines, but with less fat. This is why Flora is called a spread – it contains less fat than margarine.
Nuttelex is actually neither a margarine or a butter, it is in-fact a uniquely natural, table spread made from the finest blend of plant oils without the use of artificial additives or preservatives.
Saturated fats
In fact, butter is about 50 to 60 per cent saturated fat, while margarine is only about 9 per cent saturated, which is why margarine is usually the healthier choice.
Devoted Artisan Butter started as a family project — an opportunity to come together to create the finest products, using traditional craftsmanship and pure Western Australian ingredients.
Queensland Butter is made from premium Australian milk fat, without artificial flavours and colors.
Anchor butter, once as much a part of New Zealand as the All Blacks rugby team, is now made in Britain. Owner of the brand, Arla, has moved production of the dairy product to Westbury in Wiltshire, breaking a tradition which lasted over 120 years and returning the butter to its English roots.
Australia produces a range of dairy products including milk, milk powder, yoghurt, butter and cheese.
Aldi, Lidl and Morrisons all have their own-brand equivalent of Lurpak. Aldi sells Nordpak, Lidl offers Danpak and Morrisons stock Spreadable. Customers have begun shopping for cheaper alternatives after noticing last year that Lurpak was being sold for as much as £7.50.
In a nutshell, the Nordpak is thicker, creamier and less salty, but the Lurpak is slightly easier to spread and more salty. So, it is really down to personal preference, but I think the Nordpak is definitely worth the purchase. Get the top stories straight to your inbox by signing up to our what's on newsletter.
If you're looking for the closest to Lurpak, then Aldi's version wins hands down. However, if you are considering switching to affordable margarine, then Clover — 60p cheaper than Aldi's version — is good value in these tough times.