This $5 budget butter just beat out major brands for Australia's top spot
Australia's best supermarket butter of 2026 has been crowned, and it's a budget buy that has beaten out major brands to take out the top spot.
The winner is Aldi's Butterfully, which has been given a five stars for Overall Satisfaction by consumer group Canstar Blue.
Butterfully was also given five stars in the Value for Money and Packaging categories, four stars for Taste and Variety and Range, and three stars for Texture/Consistency.
Aldi's Butterfully has been given a five stars for Overall Satisfaction by consumer group Canstar Blue. Nine
Aldi Butterfully costs $5.49 for a 500g tub and contains approximately 60 per cent dairy content and 11.5 per cent butterfat.
It also contains vegetable oil so it is not a pure butter product. Aldi Butterfully is made in Australia with Australian ingredients.
Canstar Blue surveyed 2,086 Australians for their feedback on the butter brands they had purchased and eaten from a supermarket or grocer over a three month period.
In second place is Westgold Butter, which is made in New Zealand. Westgold Butter was awarded five stars for Overall Satisfaction by those surveyed, and five for Variety and Range.
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In second place is Westgold Butter which is made in New Zealand. Nine
Canstar Blue surveyed 2,086 Australians for their feedback on the butter brands they had purchased. Nine
It scored four stars for Texture/Consistency and Packaging and three stars for Taste and Value for Money.
Westgold is available at major supermarkets for $4 for a 250g block and contains more than 80 per cent butterfat.
In third place is Lurpak Butter Spreadable, which was given five stars for Taste. Lurpak also scored four stars for Overall Satisfaction, Texture/Consistency, and Packaging, and three stars for Value for Money and Variety/Range.
Lurpak costs $6.50 for a 250g tub – making it one of the more expensive products – and is made up of 64 per cent butter as well a some canola oil. It is produced in Denmark by Arla Foods.
In fourth spot is Mainland ButterSoft which scored five stars for Texture/Consistency, and four stars for Overall Satisfaction, Taste, Variety/Range, and Packaging, and just two stars for Value for Money as it is on the pricey side.
Mainland ButterSoft costs $9.90 for a 375g tub and is made of 100 per cent pure butter. It is made with 100 per cent New Zealand ingredients and packed in Australia.
Lurpak costs $6.50 for a 250g tub and is made up of 64 per cent butter. Nine
In fourth spot is Mainland ButterSoft which scored five stars for Texture/Consistency. Nine
Western Star has landed in fifth place with a solid four stars for Overall Satisfaction, Taste, Texture/Consistency, and Variety and Packaging, and three stars for Value for Money and Packaging.
It costs $7 for a 500g tub and is made of 60 per cent dairy content and 34 per cent vegetable oil. Western Star is an Australian brand based in Victoria.
Western Star has landed in fifth place with a solid four stars for Overall Satisfaction. Nine
Devondale Dairy Soft has made it into sixth position, with four stars for Taste and Variety/Range, and three for Overall Satisfaction, Texture/Consistency, Value for Money, and Packaging.
Devondale Dairy Soft costs $7.50 for a 500g tub and is made of 56 per cent butter and and canola oil.
Canstar Blue surveyed 2,086 Australians for their feedback on the butter brands. Nine
While owned by Canadian company Saputo Inc, the butter is still processed in Australia.
Aldi's Pure Valley, Coles brand, Coles Simply brand, and Woolworths' brand rounded out the list in seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth place.
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