4care Cereal Cream is a cooking ingredient used as coconut cream substitute, made from cereal oils; rice bran oil and soy protein.
Why do we need to avoid coconut cream?
Coconut cream contains high saturated fat (around 90-95%). Consuming high amount of saturated fat results in the increasing of high cholesterol level and blood cholesterol which leads to hypertension, heart disease and cardiovascular disease.
What is trans fatty acid?
Trans fatty acid (TFA) mostly found in vegetable fat that is originally liquid then it passes through chemical reaction so called Hydrogenation process; it is a process that add hydrogen molecule into a fat molecule. As a result, liquid form is transferred to solid and fatty acid structure is also changed to trans fatty acid. According to the research finding, consuming trans fatty acid results in an increase in high blood cholesterol level. This is actually worse than consuming high saturated fat. Although, trans-fatty acid is quite new for Thai people, it has been known in The US for more than 5 years. Lately, USFDA identifies that manufactures has to declare in packaging label.
What does 4care Cereal Cream looks like? Can it be replaced coconut cream?
4care Cereal Cream looks like a white liquid(milk), tastes and smells like coconut cream but it is more concentrated. You can therefore, use it as a concentrated coconut cream (so called topping cream in Thai). Because 4care Cereal Cream contains low saturated fat (good fat) and vitamin E from natural source(rice bran oil), It is sensitive to high heat (overheating). It is recommended to avoid overheat while cooking.
“4care Cereal Cream can be used as a concentrated coconut cream”… how?
Because 4care Cereal Cream is very concentrated liquid just like the topping cream of coconut milk, we can add a lot of water when cooking so that we get the right concentration of the curry. We can also dilute the concentration of 4care Cereal Cream by mixing with water before using as well.
If we want to avoid overheat cooking, how we should do?
It is recommended to stir-fry the chili paste with vegetable oil first, put the meat stir-fry until cooked, then adding 4care Cereal Cream. Put vegetables and remove from the skillet. Please aware that curry made from 4care Cereal Cream do not have oily look on the surface, but it is healthy.
Why 4care Cereal Cream is white? Any color added?
No color added on 4care Cereal Cream! 4care Cereal Cream doesn’t contain any color, carbohydrate or additive. It looks white because of the small molecules of fat, protein and water. They are mixed well together from the homogenization process similar to milk production process.The small molecules reflect all the light out, that’s why human eyes see the white color.
What is the advantage of using 4care Cereal Cream in cooking Thai food over soymilk or low fat milk?
4care Cereal Cream tastes and smells exactly like coconut cream and provide the right creamy level for Thai dish. It is specially design to replace coconut cream but in a healthy form. Unlike soymilk and low fat milk, it is for drinking and quite light, you therefore have to use in a large quantity when apply for cooking Thai dish.
4care Cereal Cream contain higher fat more than soymilk and low fat milk, why it is still healthy?
Although 4care Cereal Cream has higher fat than soymilk and low fat milk, the usage of 4care is a lot less since it comes in a concentrated solution. Water can be added a lot when cooking. As a result, the fat (or triglyceride) content will be quite close comparing to soymilk and low fat milk when used in a larger amount. However, 4care Cereal Cream has much less saturated fat comparing to coconut cream Although, 4care Cereal Cream contains fat, but it is considered a “Good Fat”. As you may know, human body still needs fat to keep us warm and most importantly to dissolve the essential vitamins such as A,D,E, and K.
What if we can’t use up in one time, what should we do? Why do we need to keep 4care refrigerated? Will it get greasy solid when refrigerated?
For pasteurized product: 450 ml bottle; it is needed to keep refrigerated at all time. If can’t not use up once, the rest can be refrigerated until the expiry date declared on the bottle (2 months shelf life) For UHT product; 200 ml which is shelf stable (1 year shelf life) meaning it doesn’t need to be refrigerated. However, in case that you can’t use up in one time, you should close the opening, and keep it refrigerated. It can be reused within 2-3 weeks. Since 4care Cereal Cream has low saturated fat, it can be kept in the refrigerator without greasy solid.
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