How much butter (and buttermilk) a given cream volume produces, with optional salt math.
Butter yield
≈ 5.0 oz (0.31 lb)
141 g
Buttermilk byproduct
≈ 1.41 cups — save for pancakes or biscuits.
337 g
Cream input
479 g
Churning cream breaks the fat-in-water emulsion and flips it into a water-in-fat one: the fat globules clump into butter, the watery phase becomes buttermilk. Not all the fat gets captured — the 82% yield factor accounts for what stays in the buttermilk.
For salted butter, 1.25% of the butter’s weight is a balanced table-butter salt level. Higher (1.5–2%) reads saltier; lower tastes flat. Use fine salt so it dissolves fully while washing.
Always wash the butter under cold water until it runs clear — any residual buttermilk will sour fast in the fridge.
butter_g = cream_g × (fat_% ÷ 100) × 0.82
buttermilk_g = cream_g − butter_g
salt_g = butter_g × 0.0125 (when salted)
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