concentrated milk fat prepared by melting butter, decanting the fat after gravity separation from the serum, and driving off most of the remaining moisture by heating. About 1 percent moisture remains. It is used mostly in Asia and Africa.

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[Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. "Milk and Dairy Products Glossary"]