Low-fat buttermilk???

Last post 07-04-2003 8:18 AM by KY_Kate. 2 replies.
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  • 07-03-2003 11:20 PM

    Low-fat buttermilk???

    This seems a strange and irrelevant question (I'm chock full of em'), but what's up with "low-fat buttermilk"? Isn't buttermilk by nature low fat? It's called buttermilk because it's what's left when the butterfat is turned into butter and removed... Am I wrong? Am I confused? Somebody please answer this so I may move on to the next strange and irrelevant question...
  • 07-04-2003 5:30 AM In reply to

    RE: Low-fat buttermilk???

    Hi! Your information is correct--I wonder if sometimes recipes just say that so people will try them (because it has low fat ingredients, a dieter's attention would be caught) and/or the recipe is to help sales of a particular ingredient (including the 'low-fat' buttermilk!).
  • 07-04-2003 8:18 AM In reply to

    RE: Low-fat buttermilk???

    If you look on the containers of buttermilk, the lowfat has fewer calories and fat grams. Most of the buttermilk found in supermarkets is cultured buttermilk, made by adding a bacterial culture to low-fat or nonfat milk. Churn buttermilk is the liquid that remains after milk is churned into butter.

    The three kinds of buttermilk that I typically see in our stores is Cultured Buttermilk, Low-Fat Cultured Buttermilk, and Country Style Cultured Buttermilk that has butter flakes added. Cultured may or may not be on the front label, but "cultures" is included on the ingredient panel.

    KY Kate

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