In a nutshell, the Nordpak is thicker, creamier and less salty, but the Lurpak is slightly easier to spread and more salty.
Lurpak butter and its dupes have increased in price over the last year. Aldi, Lidl and Morrisons all have their own-brand equivalent of Lurpak. Aldi sells Nordpak, Lidl offers Danpak and Morrisons stock Spreadable.
Specifications. Butter (55%) (𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐤), Rapeseed Oil (30%), 𝐁𝐔𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐊 (13%), Lactic Cultures, Salt (1%).
Specially Produced For: Aldi Stores Ltd., PO Box 26, Atherstone, Warwickshire CV9 2SH. Keep refrigerated below 5°C.
Lactic cultures are added, giving a fresh and slightly aromatic note with the unmistakable creaminess that creates the characteristic Lurpak® flavour. That's it. Nothing more is added, apart from a pinch of salt to our Slightly Salted varieties of butter.
Nordpak - Aldi
Taste-wise, it tastes like butter, not quite as strong as Lurpak tastes, but that is not necessarily a bad thing. The savoury spread complimented the toast, rather than overpowering it, something I wouldn't have noticed about Lurpak if I hadn't tasted it first.
The butter company raised the price of its products to ensure that dairy farmers get a "fair deal", according to the BBC. In a announcement, Lurpak's owner, Arla Foods, disclosed that dairy farmers have been losing money as a result of rising fertiliser and fuel prices.
The verdict
Both butters are extremely similar in taste, and it's only because I was being extra picky that I could notice the difference between the two. In a nutshell, the Nordpak is thicker, creamier and less salty, but the Lurpak is slightly easier to spread and more salty.
In the United Kingdom, discount retailer Aldi has introduced its own brand lookalike "butter blended with rapeseed oil", named Norpak, which is manufactured in Ireland. Lidl and Tesco also have their own brand lookalikes, named Danpak and Butterpak, respectively.
Lurpak Unsalted Butter has a fresh, pure buttery taste and is great for cooking and baking, as it allows you to control the salt level in your food and gives crispier cookies and pie doughs than salted butter.
Anchor Butter
Reasonably salty, a safe bet for toast. Only a fraction cheaper than Lurpak though and many of the own brands rated better for taste. I don't think it's worth the higher price tag."
Lurpak® Unsalted Butter is made from 100% fresh milk. We simply take the cream from the milk and churn until it turns into butter. That's it. Genuine excellence and mouth-watering flavour doesn't just come out of nowhere, and Lurpak® has had an uncompromising approach to making quality butter since 1901.
If you're looking for the closest to Lurpak, then Aldi's version wins hands down.
If you're looking for the closest to Lurpak, then Aldi's version wins hands down. However, if you are considering switching to affordable margarine, then Clover — 60p cheaper than Aldi's version — is good value in these tough times.
Bordier. France's Bordier is often considered by many in the culinary world to be among the best butter brands on the market. This is because of Bordier's determination to return to traditional methods, where the butter is kneaded by hand on a wooden table instead of being processed with factory equipment.
Lurpak butter is made in Denmark from the purest Danish cow's milk. Available salted or unsalted, it is a great butter to spread on bread, melt over steamed vegetables, or use as a baking ingredient. Perfect to mix, fry, drizzle and bake into all kinds of creations. Varieties sold separately.
Western Star has been Crafting Butter in Victoria since 1926 when the leading butter makers in the Western District came together. Over 95 years later and trusted for generations, Western Star truly is Australia's Favourite.
Arla Foods, the dairy co-op behind Lurpak and Anchor, said the smaller pack size is an attempt to bring the branded butters to a more accessible price point. The price of butter has been susceptible to inflationary pressures over the past year, and consumers have taken notice.
It may be that your fridge is too cold. To ensure optimum spreadability, we recommend that you store your Lurpak butter at around 5 degrees!
Lurpak® Lurpak® is one of the world's famous butter brands. It's roots go back to 1901 when Danish dairy farmers and their co-operative dairies joined forces to protect their quality butter under the 'Lurmark' trademark.
Security tags were added to packs of Lurpak last year as the price of a 1kg tub reached more than £9, prompting outrage on social media. The practice of shrinking products, known as “shrinkflation”, has become increasingly common as companies battle soaring costs of everything from ingredients to energy and labour.
Ingredients: Butter (62%) (MILK), rapeseed oil, water, lactic culture (MILK), salt. Blended spread 78%.
Because the remaining percentage in butter contains mostly water, it takes away the flavor and creaminess of the butter. Even though the butters can be used interchangeably, Irish butter has a higher fat and lower water count than American butter, so it has a better taste and makes it a better choice for baking.