Is butter from the old world in the Columbian Exchange?

Answer 1

Well, butter itself isn't exactly a globe-trotter like some other foods in the Columbian Exchange. Butter is more of a diva, sticking to its European roots and not really venturing out to the New World. So, no, butter didn't make the cut for that exchange program.

Answer 2

Yes, butter is considered a product from the Old World in the context of the Columbian Exchange. The Columbian Exchange was a widespread exchange of plants, animals, foods, human populations, diseases, and ideas between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. Butter, being a dairy product made from the milk of animals like cows or goats, was already known and consumed in Europe before the Columbian Exchange began.