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FROMAGE DOUBLE-CREME [1 record]

Record 1 2016-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cheese and Dairy Products
CONT

Creams - Single/Double/Triple. A classification of cheese derived from the butterfat content on a dry matter basis. Single Creams contain at least 50% butterfat in the cheese solids (dry matter); Double Creams contain at least 60% butterfat; and Triple Creams contain at least 70% butterfat.

OBS

Double and triple crème cheeses, what Americans call cream cheese, is a very distant relative to these rich, creamy, fresh cheeses from France.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Laiterie, beurrerie et fromagerie
DEF

Fromage frais, assez crémeux et riche en matière grasse (le lait est enrichi de crème), au moins 60 % de matière grasse.

Key term(s)
  • double crème

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Productos lácteos
DEF

Queso [...] con un contenido mínimo del 60% de grasa sobre extracto seco.

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