Dairy & Eggs

Heavy Cream 35% vs Whole Milk in gelato

ParameterHeavy Cream 35%Whole MilkΔ
Total Solids40.5%12.5%-28
Sugars2.9%0%-2.9
Fat35%3.5%-31.5
MSNF2.6%9%+6.4
Protein2.1%3.3%+1.2
POD (sweetening)0.50.78+0.3
PAC (anti-freezing)2.94.9+2

Per 100 g of product. Δ = Whole Milk minus Heavy Cream 35%. Verified against independent food-science sources on each ingredient page.

The difference that matters

Heavy Cream 35% carries more fat (35% vs 4%), giving a richer, warmer mouthfeel but demanding you cut other fats to stay in range. Heavy Cream 35% is denser in total solids (40% vs 12%), so it thickens body faster and needs less to hit the same dry-matter target.

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