# Light whipping cream — What a food must legally contain to use its name: FDA standards of identity, in one table

For Light whipping cream, cfr section is 21 CFR 131.157; category (cfr part) is Milk and Cream; composition requirements is Light whipping cream is cream which contains not less than 30 percent but less than 36 percent milkfat, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.

- **CFR section:** 21 CFR 131.157 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Standardized food:** Light whipping cream _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Category (CFR part):** Milk and Cream _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Composition requirements:** Light whipping cream is cream which contains not less than 30 percent but less than 36 percent milkfat. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> § 131.157 Light whipping cream. ( a ) Description. Light whipping cream is cream which contains not less than 30 percent but less than 36 percent milkfat.

## Source

- https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-21/chapter-I/subchapter-B/part-131

Last verified: 2026-08-11. Review by: 2027-08-11.
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