Development of low sodium table butter via partial replacement of sodium chloride with potassium chloride

Abstract

Butter is a dairy product that is trendy among consumers because of its uncommon taste and aroma. Table butter involves the addition of common salt (NaCl) during its processing. Thus, its daily consumption leads to a high intake of sodium which is not good for health. Excessive sodium level in daily diet is associated with an increase in blood pressure of consumers which leads to certain heart disease including heart-stroke, cardiac-collapse and kidney disease. Hence, in the present study was designed to reduce the sodium content in the table butter via replacement of sodium chloride with potassium chloride. Potassium chloride not only replaces sodium but also provides the lowering of blood pressure (B.P.) in high B.P. patients. The present study reveals that low sodium butter made with potassium chloride is acceptable to consumer’s w.r.t. important sensory attributes. KCl in table butter can replace up to 30% of sodium chloride (NaCl) with acceptable sensory characteristics.