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Heavy Cream

High-fat dairy cream used for whipping, sauces and desserts. Also sold as double cream.

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About Heavy Cream

Heavy cream is a high-fat dairy cream used for whipping, sauces, soups, baking, and desserts. In some markets it is related to double cream, although regional definitions differ. It is useful both as a pourable cooking ingredient and as a base for aerated toppings, custards, ice cream, and rich fillings.

It has a creamy, milky flavour and a smooth, pourable texture before whipping. Beating incorporates air and makes it thick and aerated, while simmering reduces it into a denser sauce. The exact fat level and stabilizers influence how readily it whips and how firmly it holds.

Heavy cream is generally sold as a refrigerated liquid in cartons, bottles, or similar containers. It may be used cold, whipped, or stirred into hot preparations. Heating, blending, and chilling change its thickness and serving form, while homogenization affects how evenly its fat remains dispersed.

Ingredient type
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Desserts

Soups

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Local names for heavy cream

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English

heavy cream

English

double cream

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Heavy Cream nutrition & diet

Heavy Cream nutritional value

Cream, fluid, heavy whipping

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
340kcal
Protein
2.8g
Carbs
2.8g
Fat
36.1g

Per 100 g of the named reference food. Preparation, cultivar and product formulation can change these values; use the stated form when comparing.

Portions & preparation

Reference the edible dairy cream in its actual liquid, whipped, cooked, or cultured form. Record the milk source, fat standard, stabilizers, sweeteners, and whether it is reduced or combined with other ingredients, since a dessert or sauce is not equivalent to plain cream.

Compare the right form: Reference should match liquid or whipped dairy cream from the specified milk source, including fat standard, stabilizers, sweeteners, and preparation.

Diet considerations

Animal-derived dairy cream when made from milk. Compatibility changes with sweeteners, gelatin, cereal thickeners, flavored syrups, or other animal additions in desserts and sauces. Plain cream and whipped or cooked preparations may have different accompanying carbohydrate patterns because air, reductions, and recipe ingredients alter the finished portion.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Cream, fluid, heavy whipping ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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