counterparts, mainly because of the difference  in the diets of dairy cattle. In Australia,  

奶油更黃，這主要是因為奶牛的飲食不同。在澳大利亞，

cows graze on grass rich in beta-carotene,  which gives the butter its yellow hue.

奶牛吃富含 β-胡蘿蔔素的草，這使奶油呈現黃色。

In contrast, many European cattle are housed  in barns and fed dry food containing lower  

相比之下，許多歐洲牛被關在穀倉裡，餵食含有較低

levels of beta carotene, resulting in less  yellow butter. The diet of dairy cows plays  

水平 β 胡蘿蔔素的干糧，導致奶油黃色較少。奶牛的飲食

a crucial role in the quality of milk and dairy  products, as evidenced by Canada's buttergate  

對牛奶和乳製品的質量起著至關重要的作用，加拿大 2021 年的 buttergate 事件就是證明，

incident in 2021, where adding palm oil to  cattle's diet altered the texture of butter.

在奶牛的飲食中添加棕櫚油改變了奶油的質地。