Wiki: Milk Products

US Pasteurized & Homogenized Manufactured Cow Milk - CheeseForm.org
US Pasteurized & Homogenized Manufactured Cow Milk - CheeseForm.org

This Wiki Article discusses common cow milk derived products such as butter, cream, half & half, semi-skimmed milk etc and their butterfat %’s. It is divided into the following sections:

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

US Kroger Grocery Store Brand Fat Free Half & Half, Container - CheeseForum.org
US Kroger Grocery Store Brand Fat Free Half & Half, Container - CheeseForum.org
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

US Kroger Grocery Store Brand Fat Free Half & Half, Ingredients - CheeseForum.org
US Kroger Grocery Store Brand Fat Free Half & Half, Ingredients - CheeseForum.org
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%