• Cream is a dairy product that is made of the is the top layer of milk, which contains a high percentage of butterfat. It is removed from milk before it is homogenized. Cream is classified by the percentage of butterfat it contains.

  If the cream is a yellow white color that means the cow that produced the cream grazed on a natural pasture whereas pure white cream means the cow was fed indoors with grain and grain based pellets.

  Cream is used in many things like beverages and in recipes when baking. Cream is also used in sauces and soups.

• Fast Facts

  1. Half and Half: 10.5–18% fat
  2. Light Cream: 18–30% fat
  3. Whipping Cream: 30–36% fat
  4. Heavy Cream: over 36% fat
  5. Available year round
  6. Sometimes used in making ice cream

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