What is the difference between heavy cream, cream and half and half??!


Question: What is the difference between heavy cream, cream and half and half!?!?
Answers:
The percentage of fat

Heavy Cream
must contain at least 36% milk fat!.
This product is readily whipped and can
retain its whipped state longer than
that of light whipping cream!.
Heavy cream provides about
52 calories and 6 grams (g) of fat
per tablespoon!.

Light Whipping Cream

(whipping cream) has at least
30% but not more than 36% milk
fat!. This product can be used as is
(unwhipped) or whipped!. Liquid
(unwhipped) whipping cream
contains about 44 calories and
5 grams (g) of fat per tablespoon!.

Half-and-Half
is a mixture of milk and cream containing
at least 10!.5% but not more than
18% milk fat!. This product
contains about 20 calories
and nearly 2 grams (g) of fat
per tablespoon!.

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Heavy cream in the Us is like our double cream - it contains a high percentage of fat something like 70% so great for whipping and holding in hot sauces!.
We have whipping cream in England a thinner version used for whipping but still good for sauces and not so much fat content!.
Single which I think is your half and half is thin, no good for cooking as it splits or whipping because it can't - but good for pouring on desserts or in coffee!.
Cookeryclub have an American translation info sheet on line!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Heavy cream is usually used for whipping, cool whips and baking

Cream is a lighter content of fat

half and half is even a lighter content of fat!.!.!.used primarily in the States for coffee and is used to make ice creamWww@FoodAQ@Com





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