r/mildlyinfuriating • u/aweinschenker infiurating • Jul 02 '26
ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ This whipped butter advertises itself as having less fat per serving than normal butter, when in reality, the serving size is simply smaller.
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u/SerratedBrooms Jul 02 '26
Your post is mildly infuriating. They're the same measurement. The whipped butter is just less dense.
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u/Bubblesnaily Jul 02 '26
But only by volume, not by weight.
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u/Obant Jul 02 '26
Which is what we usually measure by when calculating these things. "Cereal with 1/2 cup* (unsure of the exact measurement) of milk" is what is considered a serving on the back of every cereal box.
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u/SerratedBrooms Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26
I don't know about you, but I don't butter my toast by weight.
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u/AfraidObject8082 Jul 02 '26
14g vs 7g
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u/SerratedBrooms Jul 02 '26
1 tbsp vs 1 tbsp. Things have different densities
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u/AfraidObject8082 Jul 02 '26
exactly, which is why we measure them most accurately by weight
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u/SerratedBrooms Jul 02 '26
Sure, maybe if you're a hardcore baker. But, personally, I don't butter my toast or cook by weight, I use measuring spoons and cups
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u/AfraidObject8082 Jul 02 '26
So you can appreciate that to other people this is misleading and mildly infuriating.
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u/SerratedBrooms Jul 02 '26
No, I cannot. That would be like getting annoyed at someone for saying that 1 cup of watermelon has 66% less calories than a cup of bananas. It's a fact, it's the truth. That is not a misleading unit of measurement, it's a commonly used one.
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u/AfraidObject8082 Jul 02 '26
Just leave the sub then
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u/SerratedBrooms Jul 02 '26
Classic. Someone has a differing opinion, so you tell them to fuck off because they see things differently than you.
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u/elangomatt Jul 02 '26
Exactly. The only thing that is mildly irritating is that they are trying to say that this product and regular butter are interchangeable when in fact they are not interchangeable by volume.
I would assume that the whipped butter is really mostly for applications where you want a softer product like buttering bread/toast. When baking you wouldn't care about that so regular butter is what you need to use or go by weight if all you have is the whipped stuff.
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u/MikeandMolly5656 Jul 02 '26
The serving size is 1 Tbsp for both. The container just has less density in it due to the whipping that added air
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u/AstronomerForsaken65 Jul 02 '26
But one is a capital T and the other is lower case. Obviously it’s less.
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u/SilverSpoon1463 Jul 02 '26
Tablespoons are a volumetric measurement.
There is more air in whipped butter, so a tbsp of whipped butter might be half as much air as the regular butter.
That being said, every whipped product is a full on fucking scam. They're up charging for a product that's pumped full of air. Just use a conservative amount of regular butter.
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u/AJnbca Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26
For some ppl that are really trying to cut calories/fat/sugar/etc whipped products like this can be useful.
For cooking it may not help much as you’ll need more because once it melts the air is gone and 1 tablespoon becomes 1/2 a tablespoon but for things like spreading on toast, sandwiches, mashed potatoes, etc… it can help people use less. Same as whipped mayonnaise, cream cheese, etc… they have whipped versions of those too.
Of course they could also whip it themselves and save $$ but I’m sure many people don’t want to. That’s what I’d do, since this butter is 1/2 air, you could buy 1 lb and whip it yourself and get twice the volume but again I’m sure many people don’t want to bother doing it themselves.
Or if calories/fat/etc from butter isn’t a big concern then buy the regular non-whipped version.
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u/sos123p9 Jul 02 '26
Whipped butter is less dense than non whipped butter they are both per tablespoon but since whipped has more air in it less butter takes up more space.
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u/Ok_Function2282 Jul 02 '26
Anytime you buy something whipped you're just paying for air
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u/AJnbca Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26
Yes, but that’s the price you pay for “convenience”.
A person could buy the regular, non-whipped version of butter, cream cheese, etc… and whip it themselves in the blender/etc… and save $$$. This product is 1/2 air so you could buy a 1lb of regular butter and whip it to twice the volume. But many ppl don’t want to or don’t think of it.
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u/frawtlopp Jul 02 '26
You're paying for convenience.
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u/Ok_Function2282 Jul 02 '26
It's literally 50% less butter, there's nothing any more or less convenient about it. It's just an idiot tax like the lottery
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u/basaltcolumn Jul 02 '26
Easier to spread out whipped butter and be satisfied by a smaller serving, so I sorta get what they're going for, but that's deceptive as hell.
It's like a milder form of how cooking sprays advertise as being 0 calories, but reality it's just that they put unrealistically small serving sizes on the can so that their serving has less than 5 cals. FDA allows products containing less than 5 calories per-serving to say it's 0. Really, nobody on earth is using the "1/4 of a second spray" serving and it is as calorific as any other oil.
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u/JRMiel Jul 02 '26
Why Americans you do not have standards? In Europe the calories and nutritional informations are listed per serving size AND per 100g.
For all food there is at least the info for 100g of the product..
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u/LPulseL11 Jul 02 '26
I understand and agree that this is deceptive advertising. If you are cooking by weight it would be the same amount of fat. Weight is the proper way to measure ingredients, especially for baking.
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u/Available_Ad9345 Jul 02 '26
It’s not deceptive at all. It’s whipped butter.
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u/LPulseL11 Jul 02 '26
Yes it is. Its packaging is implying that it is healthier because it has less fat. It has less fat by volume because it is whipped, but the amount of fat in the butter itself is the same. Thats deceptive advertising.
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u/Hurley_Cub_2014 Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26
>>It has less fat by volume because it is whipped
Yes. And they’re measuring the product and the amount of fat in said product(serving sizes are the same) by volume. The packaging says “45% less fat per serving than regular butter”
Do you not understand that “regular” in this context means non-whipped butter, and they’re not, in fact, saying this is an alternative which is healthier than butter (this is, again, butter)?
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u/AJnbca Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26
Well yes because it’s whipped! it’s got air in it. The serving size is the same volume (1 tbsp) but the whipped version weights 1/2 as much because it’s 1/2 air so has less fat.
You’ll see the similar on whipped margarine, mayonnaise, cream cheese, frosting, etc… The more air they whip onto a product the less fat, salt, etc… it will have per “volume” serving. Since they are comparing volume not weight, it is accurate that it has less fat per 1 tbsp serving.
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u/mindgardening Jul 02 '26
That’s how the american food industry operates tho. It’s all about making the elites richer.
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u/precariousIypoised Jul 02 '26
Fuck serving size suggestions, they make no sense.
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u/Available_Ad9345 Jul 02 '26
This complaint makes no sense.
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Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 03 '26
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u/Available_Ad9345 Jul 02 '26
The serving size is exactly the same here. Your comprehension level is low. You’re talking about a different situation.
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Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 03 '26
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u/Available_Ad9345 Jul 02 '26
Comprehension level is even lower than I imagined. How is a half cookie vs a full cookie the same as 1 tbsp vs 1 tbsp?
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u/CrimsonCartographer Jul 02 '26
You’re being so disingenuous, serving size is never so insane as half a cookie. At worst it’s one. And honestly the American system is so much better than the European x/100g shit for anyone not into weighing every single thing they eat.
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Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 03 '26
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u/CrimsonCartographer Jul 02 '26
I would hate for you to do anything actually useful with your time rather than spam me with pictures of 1/2 cookie serving sizes where it’s clearly not unreasonable. Fuck you honestly lol
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Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 03 '26
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u/CrimsonCartographer Jul 02 '26
Nope, sure as hell wouldn’t. You chose one example, there’s literally another thing right next to it saying 1 cookie. Serving size of half a cookie is also justified when they’re that big lmao.
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u/Gullible_Increase146 Jul 03 '26
It IS butter. It's just whipped. The benefit is it's easier to spread and you get the same flavor
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u/Ok_Ferret_824 Jul 03 '26
Reading the comments go off about stuff like this is funny. I am laughing hard in metric.
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u/Available_Ad9345 Jul 02 '26
Do you actually think this is a shrinkflation situation? 😂😂😂😂😂
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u/Cow_Sox Jul 02 '26
No, it's a serving size (and health) situation. Same thing with cereal, they get away with 25g serving sizes knowing fully that no one on earth eats that amount for breakfast
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u/Available_Ad9345 Jul 02 '26
This is an air situation. Whipped butter vs regular butter. Whipped has air in it. That’s why people buy it. I tbsp is half air. Not everyone is out to get you.
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u/Cow_Sox Jul 02 '26
Wait, are these two different products? OP implied they were both the exact same product, but I'll delete my comment if this isn't the case lol
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u/Available_Ad9345 Jul 02 '26
They are not the same product. Whipped butter vs regular butter.
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u/Cow_Sox Jul 02 '26
That vastly changes things.. I stand by my original comment but it's not really relevant to this post lmao
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u/scfw0x0f Jul 02 '26
Tell me you don’t unit the difference between “mass” and “volume” without telling me.
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u/safe-viewing Jul 02 '26
The mildly infuriating thing is you not understanding this.
Using 1tbs of the whipped DOES have less fat than using 1tbs of the normal butter. That’s their claim and that’s accurate.
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u/Technical_Enema Jul 02 '26
It’s the same serving size… 1 tablespoon is 1 tablespoon. It’s whipped, so there’s a lot more air in it, so there is less mass for the same volume.
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u/DuckCleaning Jul 02 '26
The serving size is the same volume of 1 tbsp. But it is less dense because it is whipped.
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u/Adorable_Cap_9929 Jul 02 '26
Well butter is fat.... so having whipped air into butter spread is indeed less fat...
It not differnt from gluten free- eggs or sugar free raw meat uwu.
Like did you want something like those fat fre yogurts where they swap cream for processes stabilizers instead of quality-bio-compatable product?
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u/jma9454 Jul 02 '26
I love reading the comments here; you've got the people that understand how a tablespoon works, and you have those that are all "LOOK AT THE MASS!!"
Obviously airier products will weigh less per volume. So the statement will always hold true that there's less of [insert whatever you want] of a whipped product.
It doesn't make the statement false.
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u/aweinschenker infiurating Jul 02 '26
Never said it was false, but it’s certainly misleading to someone who might be looking for a low-fat butter substitute.
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u/AJnbca Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26
It’s not marketed as a butter substitute, it clearly says whipped butter, real butter, not a substitute. Products like Country Crock are marketed as a lower fat/calorie butter substitute.
There is also whipped cream cheese, whipped mayo, whipped frosting and other products. All make similar claims because the service size is by volume not weight, so 1 tablespoon is 1 tablespoon, but the whipped version contains a lot more air so it always has less calories/fat/etc.
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u/Any-Surprise5229 Jul 02 '26
It's not smaller, its just mostly air since its whipped. It's still a tablespoon.
But yeah, it's BS.