Comments on: Whip It http://blog.belm.com/2009/10/06/whip-it/ Random spurious persiflage Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:51:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Irving Penn, 1917-2009 http://blog.belm.com/2009/10/06/whip-it/comment-page-1/#comment-608 Irving Penn, 1917-2009 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:22:25 +0000 http://blog.belm.com/?p=2433#comment-608 [...] in his obituaries, but I couldn’t let his passing go unmentioned here, especially after my last post about General Foods. Penn composed this photograph in [...] [...] in his obituaries, but I couldn’t let his passing go unmentioned here, especially after my last post about General Foods. Penn composed this photograph in [...]

]]> By: David http://blog.belm.com/2009/10/06/whip-it/comment-page-1/#comment-607 David Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:18:26 +0000 http://blog.belm.com/?p=2433#comment-607 According to food regulatory standards, Cool Whip is non-dairy because it contains no milk, cream, or lactose. According to Jewish <em>kashrut</em>, Cool Whip is considered dairy because of the milk-derived caseinate. Combining Jell-O with any dairy product (sour cream, whipped cream, Cool Whip) renders it treyf, since it's derived from cows. According to food regulatory standards, Cool Whip is non-dairy because it contains no milk, cream, or lactose. According to Jewish kashrut, Cool Whip is considered dairy because of the milk-derived caseinate.

Combining Jell-O with any dairy product (sour cream, whipped cream, Cool Whip) renders it treyf, since it’s derived from cows.

]]> By: Terra http://blog.belm.com/2009/10/06/whip-it/comment-page-1/#comment-606 Terra Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:46:20 +0000 http://blog.belm.com/?p=2433#comment-606 Thanks for this informative post. I just hope Bryan doesn't hold you partially responsible for the existence of Cool Whip now, as it seems to be becoming the bane of his existence. I wonder about this description of Cool Whip as "non-dairy," though. I had thought it was, but as you say, the caseinate is a milk by-product, and the product label has a little "contains milk" warning on it. A couple of months ago one of my co-workers was searching for a non-dairy dessert topping to accommodate another co-worker who's vegan, and he ruled out the Cool Whip on the basis of the warning on the label. In your expert opinion, is Cool Whip in fact non-dairy (processing of the protein having effectively removed it from its "dairy" origin) or is it, strictly speaking, still dairy? I realize this is something of a philosophical question. Maybe I should ask a rabbi....? Thanks for this informative post. I just hope Bryan doesn’t hold you partially responsible for the existence of Cool Whip now, as it seems to be becoming the bane of his existence.

I wonder about this description of Cool Whip as “non-dairy,” though. I had thought it was, but as you say, the caseinate is a milk by-product, and the product label has a little “contains milk” warning on it. A couple of months ago one of my co-workers was searching for a non-dairy dessert topping to accommodate another co-worker who’s vegan, and he ruled out the Cool Whip on the basis of the warning on the label. In your expert opinion, is Cool Whip in fact non-dairy (processing of the protein having effectively removed it from its “dairy” origin) or is it, strictly speaking, still dairy? I realize this is something of a philosophical question. Maybe I should ask a rabbi….?

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