Alternatives to Cream

Cream is full of calories (per 100ml: Fresh Double Cream 449kcal; Fresh Whipping Cream 373kcal; Canned Sterilised Cream 239kcal). What alternatives could you use which would still taste good, but not throw your daily calorie quota out of the window?

Healthy Eating. Tesco*

Crème Fraiche, Healthy Eating, Half Fat, Tesco*

Looked the picture of pure delight. Thick and creamy with a good consistency. Although obviously similar to the other Crème Fraiche, all agreed this one came out top for a mouth watering, well-balanced taste.

	Per Serving (50ml)†	Per 100ml
CALORIES	85kcal	170kcal
FAT	7.5g	15g

Be Good to Yourself, Sainsbury's*

Crème Fraiche, Be Good to Yourself, 50% Less Fat, Sainsbury's

A pleasant tasting alternative to cream with a good consistency

	Per Serving (29g)†	Per 100ml
CALORIES	47.6kcal	164kcal
FAT	4.4g	15g

Healthy Eating, Tesco*

Organic Natural Yogurt, Virtually Fat Free, Sainsbury's

A good alternative to cream. Looked delicious and tasted good. Some felt the taste overpowered the taste of the strawberries a little. However if you like yogurt, you'll like this. Overall held its own.

	Per Serving (100g)†	Per 100g
CALORIES	71kcal	71kcal
FAT	1.2g	1.2g

Diet Choice, Waitrose*

Crème Fraiche, Healthy Choice, Half Fat, Safeway*

Looked tempting to eat. Good consistency with a pleasant, creamy taste.

	Per Serving (30ml)†	Per 100ml
CALORIES	49.5kcal	165kcal
FAT	4.4g	14.6g

Langley Farm*

Evaporated Milk, Asda*

A pleasant, good dairy cream taste. Good, positive comments. Although runny, a good alternative to cream.

	Per Serving (50g)†	Per 100g
CALORIES	80kcal	160kcal
FAT	4.5g	9.0g

Single, Light, Elmlea*

Extremely hard to judge this one in a cream test - had the taste and consistency of milk but was not unpleasant.

	Per Serving (30ml)†	Per 100ml
CALORIES	37.2kcal	124kcal
FAT	2.9g	9.5g

Real Dairy Cream, 35% Less Fat, Asda*

Thin in consistency but a pleasant taste. In comparison with Anchor's spray cream this one came out on top.

	Per Serving (30ml)†	Per 100ml
CALORIES	14.4kcal	48kcal
FAT	1.2g	4.1g

Better for You, Morrison's*

Carnation, Light, Nestle*

Looked unappetizing and tasted very watery, with a sharp and sour taste. The panelists agreed you needed the taste of strawberries to wash away the taste of the milk, as it leaves a 'chemical taste' in the mouth.

	Per Serving (25g)†	Per 100g
CALORIES	27.5kcal	110kcal
FAT	1.0g	4.0g

Swirls, Light, Half Fat Real Cream, Anchor

Looked very artificial and a 'fake' version of cream. Very little taste of anything. In fact, one of our panelists said his 'shaving cream probably tasted better'.

	Per Serving (30ml)†	Per 100ml
CALORIES	13.5kcal	45kcal
FAT	1.2g	3.9g

†Retailer's Recommended Portion Size

Conclusion

We think we found some good alternatives to the full fat creams. You don't have to miss out on this treat but be a little careful what you choose. For a satisfying creamy taste and texture try low fat Crème Fraiche, (notably Tesco's Healthy Eating); for a particularly low calorie option try Sainsbury's Virtually Fat free yogurt, or if you're into evaporated milk Asda's is worth a whirl!

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2008 Edition

Alternatives to Cream

Crème Fraiche, Healthy Eating, Half Fat, Tesco*

Per Serving (50ml)†

Per 100ml

CALORIES

85kcal

170kcal

FAT

7.5g

15g

Crème Fraiche, Be Good to Yourself, 50% Less Fat, Sainsbury's

Per Serving (29g)†

Per 100ml

CALORIES

47.6kcal

164kcal

FAT

4.4g

15g

Organic Natural Yogurt, Virtually Fat Free, Sainsbury's

Per Serving (100g)†

Per 100g

CALORIES

71kcal

71kcal

FAT

1.2g

1.2g

Crème Fraiche, Healthy Choice, Half Fat, Safeway*

Per Serving (30ml)†

Per 100ml

CALORIES

49.5kcal

165kcal

FAT

4.4g

14.6g

Evaporated Milk, Asda*

Per Serving (50g)†

Per 100g

CALORIES

80kcal

160kcal

FAT

4.5g

9.0g

Single, Light, Elmlea*

Per Serving (30ml)†

Per 100ml

CALORIES

37.2kcal

124kcal

FAT

2.9g

9.5g

Real Dairy Cream, 35% Less Fat, Asda*

Per Serving (30ml)†

Per 100ml

CALORIES

14.4kcal

48kcal

FAT

1.2g

4.1g

Carnation, Light, Nestle*

Per Serving (25g)†

Per 100g

CALORIES

27.5kcal

110kcal

FAT

1.0g

4.0g

Swirls, Light, Half Fat Real Cream, Anchor

Per Serving (30ml)†

Per 100ml

CALORIES

13.5kcal

45kcal

FAT