Carb Count of Milk, Cream, Etc.

Unfortunately, I think a lot of people are misled about the carb counts of liquid dairy products. This is mainly because of the serving sizes on the higher fat ones such as cream and half and half. With rounding, a tablespoon of cream has zero carbs - BUT there are 16 tablespoons in a cup!

Here are the carb counts of a cup (8 fluid ounces) of the following, according to the USDA database. Note: some milks are "protein-fortified", and sometimes powdered milk is added for more "body" - this will alter the carb counts, so be sure to check the label. Also, "cream" varies depending upon the amount of butterfat and lactose.

Whole milk - 11.4 grams of carbohydrate
2 % milk - 11.7
1 % milk - 11.6
Fat-free (skim) milk - 11.9
Buttermilk - 11.7
Goat's milk - 10.9
Half and Half - 10.4
Heavy Cream - 6.6
Light Cream - 7.1
Sour Cream - 9.8

Evaporated milk (canned) - 25.3
Nonfat evaporated - 29.0
Sweetened condensed milk - 166

Unsweetened soy milk - between 2 and 5, depending upon "recipe"

Coconut milk - 6.3

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