Calories in cream

Cream is a dairy product made from milk, and its function is similar to that of butter. Cream is mainly used in the production of some desserts such as Western cakes, bread, etc. Cream contains high fat and eating too much can easily lead to obesity. Therefore, it is better for some obese people or those who are losing weight to eat less or not eat it, so as not to affect their health. In addition, cream can also be used in the production of food, especially soup.

Although cream and butter are similar in appearance and color, they actually have some essential differences in taste. Butter feels a bit heavy when eaten, while cream is more refreshing. Moreover, cream cannot be made at home but needs to be purchased.

Cream is a general term for fresh white liquid made from milk, with a higher fat content than milk. In addition, cream contains trans fat, and the content is highest in margarine and shortbread. Most people think that animal oil contains more saturated fatty acids than vegetable oil, so they use vegetable butter when baking toast or shortbread, or use vegetable oil for cooking. But the fact is that the trans fatty acids in vegetable butter are also harmful to the human body, and may be more harmful than animal oil. Fresh cream is one of the ingredients for making Western pastries. It cannot be made at home, but it can be bought in the dairy refrigerator of general large supermarkets. Cream soup (chowder) is a foreign food, which is cream added to soup to make the soup thicker, more delicious and nutritious. It can also be made into cream cake.

In Chinese, butter and cream are slightly different. Butter refers to the traditional ordinary butter, which is greasy, while cream is relatively light and refreshing. In fact, in English, butter and cream are just different types of the same thing.

The white foamy cream on the fresh cream cake is the liquid fresh cream whipped with a whisk. Generally, creams with more than 35% milk fat are called "heavy cream", and creams with less than 35% milk fat are called light cream. If the recipe does not specify which type of cream to use, whipping cream can be used to make Western pastries. Cream is composed of the fat-rich part of milk and is made by the following methods: (a) Clotted cream - made by heating, cooling and skimming; (b) Other creams - made by skimming or other methods. (c) Heating method.

It can be seen that cream not only has a high fat content but also a lot of sugar. It is certain that the calories in cream are not low. However, as smart as humans are, people have come up with a way to make those who like to eat cream food but are afraid of gaining weight worry-free, that is, to take out the fat contained in cream. The whole process can be said to be quite cumbersome but successful.