A butter related food product comprising a water component and a
hydrocolloid dietary fiber component with a butter component. In one
embodiment, at least a portion of the water component and the dietary
fiber component are mixed to form a hydrocolloid mixture, and this
mixture is in turn mixed with the butter component. Inulin as a dietary
fiber is utilized in many instances. The butter related product can
advantageously be used in various food recipes where there is butter and
also sugar as two of the components. The actual butter fraction would be
substituted for all or part of the butter in the recipe, and also the
sweetness provided by the inulin would reduce all or part of the sugar in
the recipe. In another embodiment the buttermilk MFGM that is derived
from churning the cream that is being processed in a butter churn is able
to function as the water component of the mixture.