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Cool Whip is a brand of imitation whipped cream called a "whipped topping" by its manufacturer. It is used as a dessert topping and in some no-bake pie recipes. It is generally described as "non-dairy" as it contains no cream or milk and no lactose, though it does contain the milk-derived protein sodium caseinate. Image File history File links Cool_whip_logo. ... Image File history File links Cool_whip_logo. ... Cream is a dairy product that is composed of the higher-fat layer skimmed from the top of raw milk before homogenization. ... Cream is a dairy product that is composed of the higher-butterfat layer skimmed from the top of milk before homogenization. ... A glass of cows milk. ... Lactose is a disaccharide that consists of β-D-galactose and β-D-glucose molecules bonded through a β1-4 glycosidic linkage. ...

Cool Whip was introduced in 1967 by the Birds Eye division of General Foods. Within two years of introduction, it became the largest and most profitable product in the Birds Eye line of products. Birds Eye later merged with Kraft Foods and Philip Morris, eventually becoming part of Altria Group. Birds Eye is a company which operates in the UK making and selling frozen fish, meat and vegetables. ... General Foods, formerly shorthand for the General Foods Corporation, is now a brand of Kraft Foods. ... Kraft Foods Inc. ... Altria Group, Inc. ... Altria Group, Inc. ...

Cool Whip technology was invented by Tommy Finucane^{[citation needed]}, a scientist at the Tarrytown Laboratories of General Foods. The key to the technology was the creation of a whipped cream-like product that could be distributed in a frozen state by General Foods and grocery chains and kept in the refrigerator. This had never been done before and represented a major breakthrough in food preservation.

It is sold in 8 oz (226 g) and larger plastic tubs and is distributed through grocery outlets in a frozen state, and is refrigerated in the home prior to serving. Each nine gram serving provides 25 calories (105 J) of which 15 cal (63 J) are fat.

Current varieties sold are: Original, Extra Creamy, Light, Free (fat-free), Sugar-Free, and, seasonally (traditionally summer), Strawberry. Chocolate has now been reintroduced and French vanilla has been added to the mix. In Canada fat free is known as ultra-low fat.

Ingredients

Cool Whip is made of water, corn syrup and high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated coconut and palm kernel oil(CPKO), sodium caseinate, vanilla extract, xanthan and guar gums, polysorbate 60(glycosperse), and beta carotene.[1] In some markets, Cool Whip is available in an aerosol can using nitrous oxide as a propellant.(Canada)[2] Impact from a water drop causes an upward rebound jet surrounded by circular capillary waves. ... Corn syrup, whose chemical formula is C6H12O6, is a syrup made from corn starch and composed mainly of glucose. ... High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) refers to a group of corn syrups which have undergone enzymatic processing in order to increase their fructose content and are then mixed with pure corn syrup (100% glucose) to reach their final form. ... Hydrogenation is a class of chemical reactions in which the net result is an addition of hydrogen. ... Coconut oil, also known as coconut butter, is a fat consisting of about 90% saturated fat, extracted from coconuts and used in cosmetics as well as baking and cooking. ... Palm oil is a form of edible vegetable oil obtained from the fruit of the Oil palm tree. ... For other uses, see vanilla (disambiguation). ... Xanthan gum (C35H49O29) is a natural gum polysaccharide used as a food additive and rheology modifier. ... Guar gum, a natural gum, is an edible thickening agent extracted from the guar bean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba). ... Carotene is a terpene, an orange photosynthetic pigment, important for photosynthesis. ... Aerosol spray can Aerosol spray is a type of canister that sprays an aerosol when its button is pressed or held down. ... R-phrases S-phrases Supplementary data page Structure and properties n, εr, etc. ...

According to a recent Wired Magazine article, consumers are paying 41 cents per ounce for mostly water and air; twice the cost of homemade whipped cream. Wired is a full-color monthly magazine and on-line periodical published in San Francisco, California since March 1993. ...

Factories

Cool Whip is manufactured in Avon, New York for the United States and Canadian markets.[3] Avon is a village located in Livingston County, New York. ...

See also

• Non-dairy creamer, with similar ingredients
• Reddi-wip, whipped cream in an aerosol can

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External links

• Wired Magazine Article
• Official Web site