WHICH SOUR CREAMS ARE CLOSEST TO HOMEMADE?
SOUR CREAMS - CLOSEST TO HOMEMADE®
Information updated December 2023
Homemade sour cream is made from Cream, or a combination of Milk + Cream, with live active cultures or enzymes which give it that characteristic zingy flavor.
CLOSEST TO HOMEMADE SOUR CREAMS include #1 Brand in the U.S., Daisy; Horizon Organic; Straus Organic which is Non-GMO Project and Kosher Verified Pasture-Fed; Organic Valley Pasture-Raised; Breakstone’s, and Nancy’s Probiotic Organic certified Kosher and Non-GMO Project Verified. All of these real Sour Creams have no added Sugar or Sweeteners, no Chemical Preservatives, no added Gums or Colors and no added Water. (Sources: Brand Web sites 12/23)
Neither money nor products are ever accepted to appear on the Closest To Homemade list
BREAKSTONE’S SOUR CREAM: Below is a comparison of Kraft Heinz Breakstone’s Sour Cream vs. Reduced fat. (Source: Kraft Heinz Breakstone’s Web site 12/23) Basic Breakstone’s Sour Cream — below left — is Closest To Homemade while the Reduced Fat version — below right — has 2 ingredients Not In Kitchen™ including Vitamin A Palmitate.
HOOD SOUR CREAM: You might think the Hood Sour Cream Squeeze bottle is simply Hood Sour Cream — which is Closest To Homemade — in a bottle. The reality is that Hood Sour Cream Squeeze bottle is totally different with 8 ingredients, only 2 of which are in homemade Sour Cream >> the other 6 ingredients they are charging us for include four Thickening Agents and a Chemical Preservative which is banned at Whole Foods, Potassium Sorbate. (Source for Hood ingredients: Catamount Dairy Holdings Hood Web site 12/23)
Seen below, Good Culture Sour Cream is able to deliver the same product in a different format >> both the Tub and the Pouch contain the same three Closest To Homemade ingredients. (Source: CAVU Partners and General Mills 301 Inc. Good Culture Web site 12/23)
IDEAL SOUR CREAM USAGE: Upon opening, stir the Sour Cream to fully mix in any naturally-occurring water which may have separated into a thin liquid layer at the top of the container. Do not pour out this liquid. When using, keep the lid off the Sour Cream for as short a time as possible to minimize its exposure to the air.
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