# Yes, I said butter in my coffee. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** coffee\ **Created:** [June 30, 2014, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-said-butter-in-my-coffee/692018 "2014-06-30T16:56:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-said-butter-in-my-coffee/692018/1 "2014-06-30T16:56:24Z")
Apparently, due to the information such as that found in [this representative article](http://authoritynutrition.com/grass-fed-butter-superfood-for-the-heart/), people are putting butter in their coffee. I’m not making this up. My question: how real is this? Is grassfed (or pasture raised; and what’s the distinction, if any?) butter really that good for you that you need to put it in your coffee? Don’t get me wrong; you never met anyone happier to find new ways to wrap himself around some butter. I’m not saying I’d eat butter on a stick if it was offered to me, but I’m not committing to turning it down either. If there’s a single argument in favor of rehabilitating Paula Deen it’s that she introduced the phrase “fried butter” into my universe. But still. Really? Grassfed butter is so fundamentally different from grainfed butter that we should make sure to consume a daily dose, like it’s medicine? How legit is the science on this? And if it’s legit, should I get ALL my dairy from such happy cows? I mean, would I be canceling out the benefits of greasy coffee by consuming conventional milk or ice cream? I.e., will I achieve more benefits by removing grainfed butterfat from my diet? or is it sufficient just to add some grassfed to my existing nutritional profile? ---
**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-said-butter-in-my-coffee/692018/2 "2014-06-30T17:01:39Z")
Didn’t see anything in the linked page about coffee health-wise, but I’ll put a tiny morsel of butter in my coffee if we’re out of half-and-half. Huge difference in flavour without adding an appreciable amount of butter. It can also help to add a _very_ small amount of salt to bitter coffee. ---
**Author:** ![Trom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@Trom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trom)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-said-butter-in-my-coffee/692018/3 "2014-06-30T17:12:06Z")
When I go back home I usually get a cup of [egg coffee](http://scandinavianfood.about.com/od/beverages/r/eggcoffee.htm). I don’t know if cage free eggs make a difference. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-said-butter-in-my-coffee/692018/4 "2014-06-30T17:24:13Z")
Sorry, looks like I was unclear. My question is more about the butterfat than the coffee. I’m more likely to put it on a cinnamon roll than in my coffee. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-said-butter-in-my-coffee/692018/5 "2014-06-30T17:28:35Z")
Since this is about food, let’s move it to Cafe Society. Colibri General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![lissener](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lissener/32/6139_2.png) [@lissener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lissener)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-said-butter-in-my-coffee/692018/6 "2014-06-30T18:09:30Z")
Colibri, this is about the factual accuracy of scientific claims. I’m sorry if my OP was unclear. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-said-butter-in-my-coffee/692018/7 "2014-06-30T18:12:23Z")
A link in the article you linked seems to address this question… [http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/05/28/us-milk-grass-fed-cows-idUSTRE64R5GY20100528](http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/05/28/us-milk-grass-fed-cows-idUSTRE64R5GY20100528) talking about a study done at Harvard. There are a ton of other links in that articles; I had already heard of this development as my girlfriend is a devotee of the Bulletproof Executive, who is all about this. > **[Bulletproof Coffee Recipe](https://www.bulletproof.com/recipes/bulletproof-diet-recipes/bulletproof-coffee-recipe/)** > > Curious about "butter coffee"? Get the original Bulletproof Coffee recipe here and how to add supportive, quality fats to your daily routine. I’ve had the Bulletproof Coffee (2 cups of coffee, some MCT oil and 2 tablespoons of grass-fed butter blended together). It’s surprisingly not-awful. And, people can discuss the factual accuracy of scientific claims in Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-said-butter-in-my-coffee/692018/8 "2014-06-30T18:19:02Z")
Butter? Eggs? Salt? Ecch! You’re welcome to them. ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yes-i-said-butter-in-my-coffee/692018/9 "2014-06-30T18:37:21Z")
Never tried eggs or butter in my coffee (but have heard of it) but salt in black coffee definitely cuts the bitterness and improves taste if one is forced to drink cheap coffee. Some add a pinch later, some in the basket before brewing. [Many cites for this.](https://www.google.com/search?q=salt+in+coffee&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=sb)