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Ayurvedic Dravya · Regional · — kcal / 100g

Yak butter

The fuel of butter tea — high-altitude fat that answers cold, wind and dryness (the vata trinity of the mountains).

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Yak butter — Ayurvedic Regional & USDA Nutrition

Yak butter — Rasa: Sweet · Virya: Cooling · Vipaka: Sweet · — kcal per 100g (USDA).

Vāta: Strongly Pacifies (-2) Pitta: Pacifies (-1) Kapha: Increases (+2)
Rasa (Six Tastes)
Sweet
Vīrya (Potency)
Cooling
Vipāka (Post-Digestive)
Sweet
Guṇas (Qualities)
Heavy, Oily, Dense, Smooth
Digestibility & Agni
2/5 · Agni -1
Seasons & Timing
Hemanta, Shishira · Morning

Classical Ayurvedic Profile & Preparation

The fuel of butter tea — high-altitude fat that answers cold, wind and dryness (the vata trinity of the mountains).

Traditional Preparation (Samskara)

Traditional in salted tea with roasted barley flour; treat as ghee's heavier mountain cousin.

Classical Provenance: Tibetan-Himalayan tradition.

Synergistic Combinations (Samyoga)

  • churned into salted butter tea (po cha)
  • melted over tsampa (roasted barley)

Contraindications & Viruddha Āhāra (Food Incompatibilities)

  • Contraindication: kapha excess, obesity
  • Contraindication: high cholesterol
  • Contraindication: lowland sedentary use (a working fat for hard cold labor)

Verified USDA Nutrition Facts for Yak butter

Complete macronutrient, vitamin, and mineral profile per 100 grams and per 1 tbsp (14g):

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