Beurre d'Isigny is a type of cow's milk butter made in the Veys Bay area and the valleys of the rivers running into it, comprising several French

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surrounding

Isigny-sur-Mer Isigny-sur-Mer (, literally ''Isigny on Sea'') is a commune in the Calvados department and Normandy region of north-western France. It is part of the communauté de communes Isigny-Omaha Intercom, the 59 communes of which have a combined populat ...

and straddling the

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departments of northern France. The butter has a natural golden colour as a result of high levels of

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s. The butter contains 82% fatty solids and is rich in oleic acid and mineral salts (particularly sodium). These salts provide flavour and a long shelf-life. The local producers requested protection for their milk products as early as the 1930s with a definition of the production area, finally receiving PDO status in 1996.Beurre d'Isigny PDO registration
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