There are a number of “fat” term references heard when discussing dairy products. This ice cream is 16 percent butterfat, my yogurt is only 1 percent milkfat, the gelato is low in fat. So what is the difference in terms and is butterfat the same as milkfat. SFGate posted an article on healthy eating and states both are the same and that milkfat represents the current cookbook term replacing butterfat. From the label terms I see high fat product such as a super premium ice cream state as butterfat, cheese and low fat yogurts as milkfat. To me butterfat sounds richer than milkfat, but both represent the same indicator. Milk, ice cream, hard and soft cheese, gelato, yogurt, all originate from the same place, cow’s milk and depending on the cow, grain, region and water, the fat content will range from 3.25 percent to 5 percent.
Milk Facts: Milk contains approximately 3.4 percent total fat. Milk fat has the most complex fatty acid composition of the edible fats. Over 400 individual fatty acids have been identified in milk fat. Milk fat contains approximately 65 percent saturated, 30 percent monounsaturated, and 5 percent polyunsaturated fatty acids. Cream Facts: Cream varies slightly between the different types of cream; however the production of most involves the separation of fat from milk which is done through centrifugation. Centrifugation involves the rotation of milk at high speed by an electric motor; the force of this process causes the milk-fat globules to separate from the denser liquid. This process is continued until a cream of the desired fat content is produced. Cream milkfat can range from 12 percent (half cream) to 55 percent clotted cream).
When listening to customers in line for gelato, most believe it’s dairy free and hence better for you. Not! Gelato is simply composed of more milk than cream and churned at a slower speed that ice cream. Gelato typically ranges from 3 percent – 8 percent milkfat. What’s interesting and curious about this product, is the attraction in look and texture and most people, including the servers are not quite sure how it’s made or what it is made up of.
So now that you have a bit more knowledge on fats, go ahead and confuse your friends by saying you love the rich and creamy milkfat of your favorite super premium ice cream.
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