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Squeekyboy

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Hi all you guys out there!

Why is it we can have loads of Cream (which comes from Milk) but not Milk?
I know milk has it's own share of sugar, so, does cream have the sugar in it to?
If so, how is it that we can have loads of cream.
Bit confused here!

Squeekyboy-Steve
 
Cream also is very filling because of the high fat content, so you are less likely to feel hungry in between meals.
 
Not a lot between them really.

Whole milk 4.7g of carbs per 100ml
Double cream 1.6g per 100ml.
So 3g per 100ml difference.

If you ladle in the cream, you usually find you actually finish up with more carbs than a splash of milk.

Cream has a lot more calories though, so it's good if you're trying to increase weight, or at least not lose any.
(467 calories against 64)
 
Indy51 said:
Milk has high levels of lactose while cream is mostly the fat portion of milk, so negligible levels of lactose.
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Thank you @Indy51 I knew you guys would have the answer! Squeekyboy
 
Squeekyboy said:
Thank you @Indy51 I knew you guys would have the answer! Squeekyboy
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SunnyExpat said:
Not a lot between them really.

Whole milk 4.7g of carbs per 100ml
Double cream 1.6g per 100ml.
So 3g per 100ml difference.

If you ladle in the cream, you usually find you actually finish up with more carbs than a splash of milk.

Cream has a lot more calories though, so it's good if you're trying to increase weight, or at least not lose any.
(467 calories against 64)
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SunnyExpat, Hummm... not easy all of this but do like the cream better than milk. But not too much then, that sounds sensible, thank you!zand
 
SunnyExpat said:
Not a lot between them really.

Whole milk 4.7g of carbs per 100ml
Double cream 1.6g per 100ml.
So 3g per 100ml difference.

If you ladle in the cream, you usually find you actually finish up with more carbs than a splash of milk.

Cream has a lot more calories though, so it's good if you're trying to increase weight, or at least not lose any.
(467 calories against 64)
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If you were to ladle on the cream you would hardly use milk as a substitute.
A splash into coffee of either would be a similar volume, though I find a little double cream goes a long way in coffee...

100 mls of full milk is equivalent to 300mls of double cream in terms of carbs.... so you would be going some to have a regular carton of double cream with anything...
 
hankjam said:
If you were to ladle on the cream you would hardly use milk as a substitute.
A splash into coffee of either would be a similar volume, though I find a little double cream goes a long way in coffee...

100 mls of full milk is equivalent to 300mls of double cream in terms of carbs.... so you would be going some to have a regular carton of double cream with anything...
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You're quite right, moderation is required, especially when you look at the calories.

40ml of milk is less than 2g of carbs, but 25 calories
cream is 1g less carbs but 186 calories

Soon adds up as I put that in each cup of coffee, and have several a day.
 
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@Squeekyboy, lacto-free milk like the one produced by Arla has around half the carbs of normal milk, the Arla Whole Milk has 2.5g per 100ml.
 
SunnyExpat said:
Not a lot between them really.

Whole milk 4.7g of carbs per 100ml
Double cream 1.6g per 100ml.
So 3g per 100ml difference.
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On a very low carb diet 3g carbs could actually be quite significant. :D

And for that difference I could add a few strawberries to my cream. :p

Robbity
 
Robbity said:
On a very low carb diet 3g carbs could actually be quite significant. :D

And for that difference I could add a few strawberries to my cream. :p

Robbity
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As @hankjam said, you wouldn't be putting milk on your strawberries.
And that 3g would only get you two strawberries anyway.

But as you say, two strawberries are better than none, if carbs are that tight in the day.
 
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