Is there any difference between a given cream and mix of different milks resulting in the same fat percentage?
Is there any difference between a given cream and mix of different milks resulting in the same fat percentage?
For example, is there any difference in a half-and-half cream, say 16% of fat, and a 50% mix of skim milk and 33% fat heavy cream?
Best Answer
What is the application?
For most uses, no, there would be little to no effective difference.
Dairy products are a mixture of water, sugars, minerals (which the dairy industry calls ash, because they are left as ash when burned in a calorimeter), proteins, and fat.
If the product is not homogonized, the fat globules will eventually rise to the surface (where they can be skimmed as cream, giving rise to the term skim milk for when the cream has been removed). If the product is homogonized, the fat has been forced into much smaller globules which form a stable emulsion, and will not rise.
Whipping non-homogonized cream is much easier, but most of us (at least in the US) do not have easy access to such a product.
Additionally, most dairy products are pasteurized in one of the various methods, slow or fast, which can affect the flavor.
Other than these differences in flavor or whipability, you can mix them with little difference for most applications.
Note: to your specific question, your mixture of smim milk and cream may actually be richer than commercial half and half, which is often about 12% milkfat, but it would function very similarly.
Of course, all the above only applies to fresh products--basic milk or cream of various fat percentages. Fermented products like yogurt, creme fraiche, cottage cheese, buttermilk, and so forth have entirely different charactaristics.
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Is there a difference between cream and milk?
Cream is richer than milk, ivory in color and has a velvety texture. It gives a luscious feel to many dishes, including soups and sauces. The most common types you can pick up at your market are heavy cream, light cream and half-and-half. Heavy cream is the thickest cream of them all and has a minimum of 36% milk fat.What is the difference between milk percentages?
When you shop in the dairy case, the primary types of milk available are whole milk (3.25% milk fat), reduced-fat milk (2%), low-fat milk (1%) and fat-free milk, also known as skim milk. Each one packs nine essential nutrients including 8 grams of high-quality protein.Which milk has the most fat?
Whole milk has the highest fat content of all types of milk. One cup contains about: 150 calories. 12 grams of carbohydrates in the form of lactose (milk sugar)How do you increase the fat content of cream?
Place the cream in the medium bowl and let it rest in the fridge for 30 minutes. Fill the big bowl with the ice cubes and chilled water, then place the medium bowl with the cream in it atop it. Start beating the chilled cream on low speed and slowly increase the speed till you can see the cream thicken slightly.Good Question: How Do The 4 Types Of Milk Differ From One Another?
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