30% cream (optional)

Description

30% fat cream has a full, buttery flavor and a slightly sweet aroma, with a creamy, slightly pourable consistency and a light cream color; when whipped, it creates smooth, stable peaks. From a nutritional standpoint, it is a high-calorie and fatty product, providing energy and fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E), a bit of protein, and calcium, which in moderate amounts supports the absorption of nutrients, but care should be taken with its saturated fat content. Culinary applications are versatile: it perfectly enriches sauces, soups, risottos, and pasta, gives a creamy consistency to desserts like panna cotta, creams, or ganache, and is ideal for coffee and whipping into whipped cream. Store in the refrigerator at a temperature of 2–6°C, and after opening, use within 3–5 days in a sealed container; it can be frozen, but the texture may separate upon thawing, so frozen cream is better suited for cooking than for whipping.