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glatt · 04-20-2010, 02:32 PM

I've always wondered what the milk fat content of Half and Half is. It's half milk, half cream. But milk can be anywhere from 0% to 4%, and cream can be anywhere from 18% to 36% depending on if you are getting a lighter table cream or a heavier whipping cream. It's a real math problem.

This chart at wikipedia answers this and more.

Half and half is 10% to 18% milk fat. Seems kind of loose to me. If you have a name for something, it should have a specific fat content. Skim milk is always 0%. Whole milk is always 4%. Why can't Half and Half always be say, 14%?

If I ran a dairy, I'd put the fat content in a big font on the label regardless of what was being produced. Butter would have a 100%, skim milk a 0%, and everything in between would be clearly labeled as well.

04-20-2010, 02:32 PM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I've always wondered what the milk fat content of Half and Half is. It's half milk, half cream. But milk can be anywhere from 0% to 4%, and cream can be anywhere from 18% to 36% depending on if you are getting a lighter table cream or a heavier whipping cream. It's a real math problem. This chart at wikipedia answers this and more. Half and half is 10% to 18% milk fat. Seems kind of loose to me. If you have a name for something, it should have a specific fat content. Skim milk is always 0%. Whole milk is always 4%. Why can't Half and Half always be say, 14%? If I ran a dairy, I'd put the fat content in a big font on the label regardless of what was being produced. Butter would have a 100%, skim milk a 0%, and everything in between would be clearly labeled as well.