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 communes surrounding Isigny-sur-Mer and straddling the Manche and Calvados departments of Normandy, northern France.
The butter has a natural golden colour as a result of high levels of carotenoids. 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, European Commission Denomination Information
See also Bretel butter Rucava white butter Beurre d'Isigny Beurre d'Ardenne Beurre Rose
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