What's in whipped cream

Molecules in it 5

• Nitrous oxideN2O

  On MoleculeFinder's curated whipped cream list from source

  Laughing gas, used as a dental anesthetic and as the propellant that whips cream out of a canister.

  As a pure substance, its GHS hazard label: signal word Danger; Oxidizer, Compressed gas, Irritant, Health hazard from source

• CholesterolC27H46O

  On MoleculeFinder's curated whipped cream list from source

  The waxy sterol every animal cell membrane is stiffened with, and the starting material your body builds vitamin D and the sex hormones from.

• Casein

  On MoleculeFinder's curated whipped cream list from source

  The protein that makes up most of the protein in milk. Curdling it is what makes cheese, and it digests slowly, hence slow-release protein powders.

• SucroseC12H22O11

  On MoleculeFinder's curated whipped cream list from source

  Table sugar: one glucose joined to one fructose. It is the reference point the whole sweetness scale is measured against, at exactly 1 times sweet.

  As a pure substance: LD50 29,700 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source

• VanillinC8H8O3

  On MoleculeFinder's curated whipped cream list from source

  The single molecule that carries the smell of vanilla. Most of the world's supply is made from wood pulp or petrochemicals, not from the orchid pod.

  As a pure substance: LD50 1,580 mg/kg (rat, oral) from source