Sun, Mar-30-03, 13:46
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Plan: LC, GF
Stats: 241/186/140
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Progress: 54%
Location: Eastern ON, Canada
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For the record, the amount of dextrose that's added to most commercial creams is very, very small, no more than 1/10th of 1% by weight. It's added not as a sweetener, but to balance and control pH.
I dug up an ancient post of mine from the Lowcarb Canada e-group  where I'd done a lot of digging through federal and provincial regulations about additives in dairy products. Here it is ..
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Hi everyone,
I've scoured the dairy product regulations of all provinces, as well as Federal, here's what I came up with:
re - dextrose/glucose added to cream,
The law states it cannot be more than 0.1% of the total weight. Thus, 1 Tbsp (15 ml) weighs 15 gm ... 0.1% of 15 is 0.015 gm. That's a very teeensy amount. Consider that a packet of SugarTwin has 0.5 gm dextrose in it. That's 33.33 times as much!! So, unless you are glugging down heavy cream by the cupful, a couple Tbsp per day in your coffee, maybe a bit in a recipe now and then, PROBABLY isn't going to stall your weight loss efforts. Remember that even the additive-free cream naturally contains some carbs in the form of LACTOSE.
re - cream with or without additives????
The additive-free product definitely tastes nicer, and it whips to a firmer texture, holds its shape better. If you have the luxury of funds, and a local supplier, this is wonderful to use if you want the cream to be the "center of attention", eg, served plain or whipped as the crowning glory on top of a simple dessert or some fresh berries. The down-side of additive-free is that it's more likely to turn into butter if you overbeat it (make sure the beaters and bowl are ice-cold). Also, you should shake the carton before using, to disperse the fat globules, which will rise to the top and cling to the inside walls of the carton.
If you are just using the cream for your coffee, or cooking with it in strong-tasting recipes (cheese sauce, chocolate candy, etc), the delicate flavour of the cream gets lost anyway. Again, if you're only consuming small amounts on a daily basis, the miniscule amounts of any additive, IMHO, is of little consequence to your weight loss efforts and your overall health.
As always, personal preference (and skinny wallets) will prevail!!
Happy lowcarbing!!! from Doreen.
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