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Is sour cream really sour

Updated: 10/6/2023
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14y ago

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It is sour... at least compared to regular cream. Lactic acid bacteria ferment part of the natural sugars in the cream into lactic acid, which is called "souring" and does result in a mildly sour taste.

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13y ago

Sour cream, made out of cream, contains from 12 to 16 percent butterfat (about 14 grams per 4 ounce serving), and gets its characteristic tang from the lactic acid created by the bacteria. Commercially produced sour cream often contains additional thickening agents such as Gelatin, rennin, guar and carrageen, as well as acids to artificially sour the product.

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13y ago

Sour cream is made by adding lactic acid bacteria to fresh cream, giving it a mildly sour flavour, therefore gaining the name, sour cream Therefore, unsoured sour cream is actually plain old cream without the bacterial additives.

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2y ago

Sour cream is sour! Or it is compared to other creams as in

cream cheese. The lactic acid bacteria ferments it causing it

to have that slight sour taste. Love my sour cream!!!

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14y ago

not so much sour, its kind of got a tangy taste. you should just try some.

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From it's taste - slightly sour.

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