not technically helpful...

[cellio]

I was trying to find out if Butterball turkeys actually contain butter, so I went to their web site. I could find nothing about ingredients/additives on the site, but I found this in the "about us" section: "In fact, the Butterball name was chosen to characterize a new, special breed of broad-breasted white feather turkeys, not because the turkeys contain butter, as many mistakenly believe."

Just a few more words could have removed the ambiguity. So it's a mistake to believe that the turkeys contain butter, or (what this technically says) that it's a mistake to believe that their name has anything to do with the possible presence of butter? Having failed to disambiguate with the resources they provide, I sent them email.

Odd detail: while they have a domain name (the obvious one, in fact), customer support has an AOL address.

Update: Reply received; no butter. (See comments.)

Comments

[laurabee.livejournal.com]

I seem to recall that Butterball turkeys are injected with "a solution", which I assumed to be turkey broth and flavor. It's possible that there's butter in the solution. And, I don't know if it matters (not being very conversant in all things kosher or if that's what you're after), but they have a whole page about serving Butterball turkeys during Passover.

[cellio]

dsrtao (below) says no butter. I'll post when I hear back from Butterball.