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Butterfat or milkfat is the fat
Fat

Fats consist of a wide group of compounds that are generally soluble in organic solvents and largely insoluble in water. Chemistry, fats are generally ester of glycerol and fatty acids....
ty portion of milk
Milk

Milk is an opaque white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals . It provides the primary source of nutrition for newborn mammals before they are able to digestion other types of food....
. Milk and cream
Cream

Cream is a dairy product that is composed of the higher-butterfat layer skimmed from the top of milk before homogenization. In un-homogenized milk, over time, the lighter fat rises to the top....
 are often sold according to the amount of butterfat they contain
Fat content of milk

The fat content of milk is the proportion of milk made up by butterfat. The fat content, particularly of cow's milk, is modified to make a variety of products....
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Butterfat or milkfat is the fat
Fat

Fats consist of a wide group of compounds that are generally soluble in organic solvents and largely insoluble in water. Chemistry, fats are generally ester of glycerol and fatty acids....
ty portion of milk
Milk

Milk is an opaque white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals . It provides the primary source of nutrition for newborn mammals before they are able to digestion other types of food....
. Milk and cream
Cream

Cream is a dairy product that is composed of the higher-butterfat layer skimmed from the top of milk before homogenization. In un-homogenized milk, over time, the lighter fat rises to the top....
 are often sold according to the amount of butterfat they contain
Fat content of milk

The fat content of milk is the proportion of milk made up by butterfat. The fat content, particularly of cow's milk, is modified to make a variety of products....
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Composition


The fatty acid
Fatty acid

In chemistry, especially biochemistry, a fatty acid is a carboxylic acid often with a long unbranched aliphatic tail , which is either saturation or Unsaturated compound....
s of butterfat are typically composed as follows (by mass fraction):

  • Saturated fatty acids:
    • Palmitic acid
      Palmitic acid

      Palmitic acid,CH314COOH or hexadecanoic acid in IUPAC nomenclature, is one of the most common saturated fatty acids found in animals and plants....
      : 31%
    • Myristic acid
      Myristic acid

      Myristic acid, also called tetradecanoic acid or 14:0 is a common saturated fatty acid with the molecular formula CH312COOH....
      : 12%
    • Stearic acid
      Stearic acid

      Stearic acid or 18:0 is a saturated fatty acid. It is a waxy solid, and its chemical formula is C18H36O2....
      : 11%
    • Lower (at most 12 carbon atoms) saturated fatty acids: 11%
  • Unsaturated fatty acids:
    • Oleic acid
      Oleic acid

      Oleic acid is a monounsaturated omega-9 fatty acid fatty acid found in various animal and vegetable sources. It has the formula C18H34O2 ....
      : 24%
    • Palmitoleic acid
      Palmitoleic acid

      Palmitoleic acid, or -9-hexadecenoic acid, is an Fatty acid monounsaturated fat fatty acid that is a common constituent of the glycerides of human adipose tissue....
      : 4%
    • Linoleic acid
      Linoleic acid

      Linoleic acid is an unsaturated omega-6 fatty acid. It is a colorless liquid. In physiological literature, it is called 18:2. Chemically, linoleic acid is a carboxylic acid with an 18-carbon chain and two cis double bonds; the first double bond is located at the sixth carbon from the omega end....
      : 3%
    • Linolenic acid
      Linolenic acid

      Linolenic acid can refer to either of two fatty acids:*alpha-Linolenic acid – an Omega-3 fatty acid found in many vegetable oils. The unmodified term linolenic acid most commonly refers to this substance....
      : 1%


U.S. Standards


In the U.S.
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, there are federal standards for butterfat content of dairy products. Commercial products generally contain the minimum legal amount of fat.

  • Milk
    Milk

    Milk is an opaque white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals . It provides the primary source of nutrition for newborn mammals before they are able to digestion other types of food....
    s
    • skim milk contains less than 0.5% fat, typically 0.1%
    • lowfat milk contains between 0.5–2% fat; 1% and 2% varieties are widely marketed
    • whole milk contains at least 3.25% fat
  • Cheese
    Cheese

    Cheese is a food consisting of proteins and fat from milk, usually the milk of cattle, Water Buffalo, goats, or sheep's milk. It is produced by Coagulation of the milk protein casein....
    s
    • dry curd and nonfat cottage cheese
      Cottage cheese

      Cottage cheese is a cheese curd product with a mild flavor. It is drained, but not pressed so some whey remains. The curd is usually washed to remove acidity giving sweet curd cheese....
       contain less than 0.5% fat
    • cottage cheese contains at least 4% fat
    • lowfat cottage cheese contains 0.5–2% fat
    • cheddar cheese
      Cheddar cheese

      Cheddar cheese is a relatively hard, pale-yellow to off-white, and sometimes sharp-tasting cheese originating in the English village of Cheddar, in Somerset....
       contains at least 50% fat relative to the total solids
    • Swiss cheese
      Swiss cheese

      Swiss cheese is the generic name, in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States, for several related varieties of cheese, all of which resemble the Emmental ....
       contains at least 43% fat relative to the total solids
  • Frozen dessert
    Dessert

    Dessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a meal, usually consisting of sweet food but sometimes of a strongly-flavored one, such as some cheeses....
    s
    • ice cream
      Ice cream

      Ice cream or ice-cream is a frozen dessert usually made from dairy products, such as milk and cream, combined with fruits or other ingredients....
       contains at least 10% fat
    • lowfat ice cream, also called ice milk
      Ice milk

      Ice milk or iced milk is a frozen dessert with less than 10 percent milk fat and the same sweetener content as ice cream. Ice milk is typically priced lower than ice cream and is typically sold as a inferior goods....
      , contains not more than 2.6% fat
    • sherbet
      Sherbet (U.S.)

      Sorbet is a frozen dessert made from sweetened water flavoured with iced fruit , chocolate, wine, and/or liqueur. The origins of sorbet can be traced to a Middle Eastern drink charbet, made of sweetened fruit juice and water....
       contains 1–2% fat


  • Cream
    Cream

    Cream is a dairy product that is composed of the higher-butterfat layer skimmed from the top of milk before homogenization. In un-homogenized milk, over time, the lighter fat rises to the top....
    s
    • half and half
      Half and half

      Half and half refers to various beverages or liquid foods made of an equal-parts mixture of two substances, including dairy products, alcoholic beverages, and soft drinks....
       contains 10.5–18% fat
    • light cream and sour cream
      Sour cream

      Sour cream is a dairy product rich in fats obtained by fermenting a regular cream by certain kinds of lactic acid bacteria. The bacterial culture, introduced either deliberately or naturally, sours and thickens the cream....
       contain 18–30% fat
    • light whipping cream (often called simply "whipping cream") contains 30–36% fat
    • heavy cream contains a minimum of 36% fat
    • manufacturer's cream (not federally regulated) contains 40% fat
  • Butter
    Butter

    Butter is a dairy product made by churning fresh or fermentation cream or milk. It is generally used as a spread and a condiment, as well as in cooking applications such as baking, sauce making, and frying....
     (including whipped butter) contains at least 80% fat


See also

  • Milk
    Milk

    Milk is an opaque white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals . It provides the primary source of nutrition for newborn mammals before they are able to digestion other types of food....
  • Fat content of milk
    Fat content of milk

    The fat content of milk is the proportion of milk made up by butterfat. The fat content, particularly of cow's milk, is modified to make a variety of products....
  • Milk bottle top
    Milk bottle top

    . The red and white stripes show that it is semi-skimmed and the use by date is pressed into the Aluminium foil.A milk bottle top is a lid to a milk bottle....
  • milk bottle
    Milk bottle

    Milk bottles are bottles used for milk. They may be reusable glass bottles used mainly for doorstep delivery of fresh milk by milkman. Customers are expected to rinse the empty bottles and leave on the doorstep for collection....
  • Kefir
    Kefir

    Kefir is a Fermentation milk drink that originated in the Caucasus region. It is prepared by inoculating Cattle, goat, or sheep's milk with kefir grains....
  • Goat milk
  • Sheep milk
    Sheep milk

    Sheep's milk is the milk of domestic sheep. Though not widely drunk in any modern culture, sheep's milk is commonly used to make cultured dairy products....
  • Cows milk
  • Chocolate milk
    Chocolate milk

    Chocolate milk is a sweetened, cocoa-flavored milk drink. It can be purchased pre-mixed or made at home with either Types of chocolate and a sweetener , or with melted chocolate, chocolate syrup, or chocolate milk mix....
  • Coconut milk
    Coconut milk

    Coconut milk is a sweet, milky white cooking base derived from the meat of a mature coconut. The color and rich taste of the milk can be attributed to the high coconut oil content and sugars....
  • soy milk
    Soy milk

    Soy milk and sometimes referred to as soy drink/beverage is a beverage made from soybeans. A stable emulsion of oil, water and protein, it is produced by soaking dry soybeans, and grinding them with water....
  • Ultrapasteurized
  • Rice milk
    Rice milk

    Rice milk is a kind of grain milk processed from rice. It is mostly made from brown rice and commonly unsweetened, the sweetness in most rice milk varieties is generated by a natural enzymes process, dividing the carbohydrates into sugars, especially glucose, similar to the Japanese Amazake....