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Cream Cheese

What is Cream Cheese?

Cream cheese also called soft cheese is a sweet, soft, mild-tasting, white cheese, defined by the US Department of Agriculture as containing at least 33% milkfat (as marketed) with a moisture content of not more than 55%, and a pH range of 4.4 to 4.9. [1]



History

There are French references to cream cheese as early as 1651. [1]

References to cream cheese in England start from at least 1754, and recipes follow soon after, particularly from Lincolnshire and the southwest of England. [1]

According to the American food processing company Kraft Foods, the first American cream cheese was made in Chester, New York in 1872 by American dairyman William Lawrence, as the result of an unsuccessful attempt he had made to create a batch of Neufchatel cheese. [1]

Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Cream Cheese


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Source(s) Derived From

 Animal Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Natural

References
  1. Cream Cheese - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)


 Cream Cheese Powder

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  • Natural & Possibly Unsafe
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  • Artificial & Possibly Unsafe
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe

Revision History

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Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchAugust 31, 2010 @ 8:47 AM

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