Does Whipped Cream Count as Food? A Culinary and Nutritional Analysis
                                
                                
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                                According to food science, whipped cream is a dairy emulsion that is aerated by whisking, fundamentally making its components of cream, sugar, and air, a food product. But does whipped cream count as food in the way we traditionally think about it? The answer is a nuanced blend of culinary classification and nutritional reality.