Plant cream is an imitation of dairy cream made without dairy products, and thus vegan. It is typically produced by grinding plant material into a thick liquid to which gums are added to imitate the viscosity and mouthfeel of cream. Common varieties are soy cream, coconut cream,[1][2][3] and cashew cream.[4] It is used as a dessert topping[4] and in many other dishes and beverages.
Some imitation cream contains a mixture of non-dairy and dairy ingredients. For instance, Cool Whip includes some milk;[5] Elmlea sells both fully plant-based[6] and mixed imitation creams.[7]
As of 1998, plant cream was similar in price to double cream but more expensive than single cream.[4]
Whipped toppings are 'fat foams'; usually made from partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. Upon whipping, some fat is released from the fat globules. This fat 'glues' a network of fat globules. Air is entrapped in this network thus creating the foam.[8] They differ from whipped cream dessert toppings due to containing very little to no dairy whatsoever.
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- ^ "Elmlea Double Plant Cream"
- ^ "Elmlea Double"
- ^ "Whipped Topping". Sisterna. Retrieved 2023-08-05.