What is half and half?

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1. Half whole milk – half cream. It’s usually used for coffee. 2% or 1% denote the percent of fat in milk. Skim milk is almost 0% fat.

2. They are all milk with varying levels of the fat remaining.

   Half and half has a relatively high content of dairy fat and is most often used in coffee.

3. 2% is just milk, and about half the fat content of whole milk.

   Half and half is half cream and half milk, which is around 10% milk fat content.

4. Thanks

5. Half and Half is Half Cream, Half Whole Milk.

   2% means there is only 2% milk fat per total weight of the milk.

6. This looks answered, but an even more puzzling question: What exactly is “fat-free” half and half which I’ve seen in the market?

7. Half-and-half is half wholefat milk and half cream. It is normally used for coffee: anyone drinking this is likely sick in the head.

   The various %s refer to how much milk fat is left in the milk.

   https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fat_content_of_milk

8. Half milk half cream

9. A marketing gimmick to charge more for already existing products.