What is vegan butter

In short, Be Better vegan butter alternative has all the good stuff in cow-butter and none of the bad stuff.

What is vegan butter vs. plant-based butter alternative

Be Better is referred to as a plant-based butter alternative simply because it is 100% free of animal products. When we say, it has all the good stuff from cow-butter we mean:

It melts similarly to cow butter.

– Similar quality of taste and mouthfeel 

And when we say it has none of the bad stuff from cow-butter, we mean:

– 100% plants, 0% cows 

– Rainforest protected 

– Significant savings on CO2 and H2O.

Thoroughly tested by sustainability experts

We want to make a good impact on the world. We believe that pastry tastes so much better if it also feels better. That’s exactly why we involved the independent sustainability bureau Eaternity to make us understand how sustainable Be Better plant-butter is and how we can improve it further. 

By reviewing every aspect of the product ( ingredients, energy, packaging and transport), we can proudly claim that we received the highest nomination of 4 x 3 stars on climate, water, animal welfare and rainforest protection. 

 

More concretely, changing cow-butter to Be Better plant-butter means:

– 79% less CO2 emissions | 9,6 kg less CO2 per 1 kg product

– 86% less use of scarce water | 264 ltr less scarce water per 1 kg product

In charge of your creations flavour

Be Better plant-based butter alternative has been designed and perfected for use in baking and pastry. Instead of adding flavourings to mimic the flavour of cow-butter, Be Better plant-butter has a clean, and neutral flavour. This makes it a perfect ingredient that won’t mask the fine flavours of e.g. fruits, chocolate and spices. This means you can make pure, honest pastry – 100% natural, 0% cow.

What chefs say about Be Better butter for pastry:

jordi roca

El Celler de Can Roca***

Miquel Guarro

Hofmann Barcelona Pastry Chef

Ester Roelas

Pastry Chef

Javier Guillén

Chef Savencia Gourmet, Cacaunoir owner

Teaming up with pastry chefs to Be Better

We come from the world of pastry and are passionate about offering a solution that truly works. That is why we’ve collaborated with pastry chefs all over the world who have meticulously tested Be Better plant-butter in a wide variety of pastry recipes. From cookies to cake. From brioche to butter creams. And that is why we know that choosing Be Better plant-butter for making pastry means a zero compromise on taste, quality and workability.

– Similar melting point behaviour vs cow-butter

– A pure taste and a fresh, rich mouthfeel

– Clean label 80% plant-fat with no hydrogenated fats and no palm

– 100% made from plants and 0% artificial colouring and flavouring

– Allergen and GMO free

Let’s make sustainable pastry easy and enjoyable.

Try it yourself

Replace cow-butter 1:1 with Be Better plant-based butter and see for yourself how easy it can be to make high quality pastry that is better: for the planet, for your pocket and for your palate!

Comparisement tests with vegan butter

We’ve made comparisements within pastries. Exactly the same process and exactly the same love. The only difference? We swapped in BB plant-based butter for cow butter. Find out yourself how Be Better plant-butter makes pastry taste, look and feel better.

Fraisier (Mousseline & Pastry cream), Pistacho éclair, Scones (vegan), Macaron, Framboisier, Custard cookies, Victoria sponge, Pâte à choux, Financier, Spiced crinkle cookies, American chocolate cake with butter cream, Madeleine, Sablé, Lemon cream, Brownie, American walnut butter cream cake, Quatre-quarts, German Marmorkuchen, Mohnkuchen, Pflaumenkuchen,, Butterkuchen, Apfelkuchen

Ingredient list for Be Better plant-based butter alternative for pastry

Vegetable oils and fats (shea, organic coconut, rapeseed), water, emulsifiers: mono and diglycerides of fatty acids, sunflower lecithin, acid, citric acid,natural flavour.

 

Free from allergens (soy, palm, nuts, gmo, gluten, wheat, rye, barley, oat, spelt, kamut, crustaceans, egg, fish, milk, celery, mustard, sesame, lupin, molluscs).

Free from GMO

Suitable for vegetarians and vegans