Nutrition Diet: Is half-and-half less dairy than heavy cream?
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stipulates that heavy cream must contain at least 36% milkfat, while half-and-half consists of a mixture of whole milk and cream with a milkfat content between 10.5% and 18%. This compositional difference is key to understanding if one product is *less dairy* than the other, though both are, in fact, entirely dairy-based.
