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Sour Cream

Also known as: soured cream, grade a cultured cream, cultured cream

Low concern

Standard dairy product; FDA standard of identity 21 CFR 131.160. Contains milk allergen.

Found in
9,720 products

What it is

Cultured dairy product made by fermenting cream with lactic acid bacteria.

Topping, ingredient adding tang, fat, and creaminess.

Why it's flagged

What regulators actually say

"Sour cream results from the souring, by lactic acid producing bacteria, of pasteurized cream"

Regulatory status

United States — FDA

Standard of identity 21 CFR 131.160; major allergen

European Union — EFSA

Authorised food; allergen labeling

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