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In grading butter, the factor of salt is
considered from the standpoint of the degree of salt taste, and whether it
is completely dissolved. A range in the salt content or salty taste of
butter is permitted without considering it a defect. This range provides
for the various market preferences for salt taste in butter. Uniformity of
salt content between churnings from the same factory is desirable .
Following are salt defects and their probable causes:


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