Dairy & Eggs

Egg Yolk vs Whole Milk in gelato

ParameterEgg YolkWhole MilkΔ
Total Solids50%12.5%-37.5
Sugars0%0%0
Fat32%3.5%-28.5
MSNF0%9%+9
Protein16%3.3%-12.7
POD (sweetening)00.78+0.8
PAC (anti-freezing)04.9+4.9

Per 100 g of product. Δ = Whole Milk minus Egg Yolk. Verified against independent food-science sources on each ingredient page.

The difference that matters

Egg Yolk carries more fat (32% vs 4%), giving a richer, warmer mouthfeel but demanding you cut other fats to stay in range. Egg Yolk is denser in total solids (50% vs 12%), so it thickens body faster and needs less to hit the same dry-matter target.

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