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Why is cream more dense than milk?

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Milk spoils when bacteria breaks down the lactose sugars, producing lactic acid. In whole milk, the fat content inhibits this process. In skim milk, there is not only less fat to inhibit this process, but there is also a higher lactose content.

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Cream rises because it is less dense than the surrounding milk.

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Milk is more dense. Cream has more fat in it, which is less dense than water.

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Cream has much more fat in it than milk. The fat makes it thicker.

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density of cream is lighter than milk

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