Milk - Products
General
Milk is made into a wide range of dairy products, the following is a listing of some of these and their butterfat contents.
The listing is meant primarily as a reference to the cheese maker who uses store bought manufactured cow's milk products rather than raw cow's milk to make cheese. Often different % fat milks are used and creams can be added to raise fat content (i.e. double or triple cream cheeses) of the resultant cheese.
Cow's Milk Products, Fat Contents - USA
| Type | Butterfat Content |
| Butter | >80% |
| Manufacturers Cream | 40% |
| Heavy Whipping Cream | >36% |
| Light Whipping Cream/Whipping Cream | 30-36% |
| Medium Cream | 25% |
| Light Cream/Coffee Cream/Sour Cream | 18-30% |
| Half & Half (Blend of cream & milk) | 10.5-18% |
| Whole Milk (Called Homogenized in Canada) | >3.25% |
| Reduced Fat or 2% | ~2.0% |
| Semi Skimmed Milk | 1.5-1.8% |
| Low Fat or 1% Milk | ~1.0% |
| Skim Milk | ~0.1% |
| Fat Free Half & Half (Blend of skim milk & corn syrup) | ~0.0% |
Cow's Milk Products, Fat Contents - UK
| Type | Butterfat Content |
| Breakfast Milk/Channel Island Milk | 5.5% |
| Whole Milk/Full Fat Milk | 3.5% |
| Semi Skimmed Milk | 1.5-1.8% |
| 1%/The One Milk | 1% |
| Skimmed Milk | <0.3% |
