If you have experience whipping egg whites, you likely know that if you whip them long enough they start to thicken and form white peaks. They take on a texture similar to whipped cream which is at least one of the reasons why some people suspect that whipped cream has eggs.
Here you will learn whether eggs are a common ingredient in store-bought and homemade whipped cream. Let’s get into what you need to know about eggs in whipped cream.
Are There Eggs In Store-Bought Whipped Cream?
Below you will find a selection of popular store-bought whipped cream products along with their ingredients and whether they have dairy. Of the 10+ products listed, none contain eggs.
Eggs are not a necessary ingredient to make whipped cream and they aren’t a common ingredient in store-bought whipped cream. The primary food allergen in store-bought whipped cream is dairy. Specifically, it typically has cream and nonfat milk but no eggs.
| Whipped Cream Product | Eggs (Yes or No)? | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|
| Reddi Wip – Original | No | Cream, Water, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Nonfat Milk, Less Than 2% Of: Mono and Diglycerides, Natural Flavor, Carrageenan. Propellant: Nitrous Oxide. |
| Reddi Wip – Extra Creamy | No | Heavy Cream, Water, Sugar, Nonfat Milk, Maltodextrin, Contains less than 2% of: Cellulose Gel, Mono and Diglycerides, Natural Flavor, Carrageenan, Cellulose Gum. Propellant: Nitrous Oxide. |
| Land O Lakes – Extra Creamy (Sugar-Free) | No | Heavy Cream (Adds A Trivial Amount Of Sugar), Contains 2% Or Less Of: Nonfat Milk (Adds A Trivial Amount Of Sugar), Sorbitan Monostearate, Artificial Flavor, Carrageenan, Sucralose, Mixed Tocopherols (Vitamin E) To Protect Flavor. Propellant: Nitrous Oxide. |
| Cabot – Light | No | Cream, Skim Milk, Sugar, Stabilizer (Mono And Diglycerides, Carrageenan), Natural Vanilla Flavor And Nitrous Oxide As Whipping Propellant |
| Natural By Nature – Classic | No | Organic Cream, Organic Nonfat Milk Powder, Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Vanilla, Mono & Diglycerides (plant Based), Carrageenan, And Nitrous Oxide As Whipping Propellant. |
| Lucerne – Original | No | Cream, Water, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Nonfat Milk, Contains Less than 2% of: Natural Flavor, Mono and Diglycerides, Carrageenan. Propellant: Nitrous Oxide. |
| 365 By Whole Foods – Light | No | Pasteurized Cream, Water, Organic Skim Milk, Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Vanilla Extract, Organic Stabilizer (Organic Gum Acia, Organic Locust Bean Gum, Xanthan Gum), Nitrous Oxide (Whipping Propellant). |
| Kroger – Original | No | Cream, Water, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Nonfat Milk, Contains Less Than 2% of: Natural Flavor, Mono- and Diglycerides, Carrageenan. Propellant: Nitrous Oxide. |
| Private Selection – Extra Creamy | No | Heavy Cream, Sugar, Nonfat Milk, Mono and Diglycerides, Natural Flavors, Carrageenan. Propellant: Nitrous Oxide. |
| Great Value – Original | No | Cream, Water, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Nonfat Milk, Contains less than 2% of: Natural Flavor, Mono and Diglycerides, Carrageenan. Propellant: Nitrous Oxide. |
| Publix – Whipped Heavy Cream | No | Cream, Skim Milk, Sugar, Mono And Diglycerides, Carrageenan, Dextrose, Natural Vanilla Flavoring, And Nitrous Oxide As Whipping Propellant. |
| Favorite Day – Original | No | Cream, Skim Milk, Corn Syrup, Cane Sugar, Mono And Diglycerides, Carrageenan, Natural Vanilla Flavoring, And Nitrous Oxide As A Whipping Propellant. |
If you wish to avoid eggs or potentially other ingredients, we highly recommend that you read the product label before you purchase a whipped cream. The label will provide the most accurate and up-to-date information on ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. The above is for general informational purposes only.
Homemade Whipped Cream & Eggs
We reviewed the ingredients of 20 homemade whipped cream recipes to see if any contained eggs. After a review of these recipes, we found that all were made with heavy cream and sugar. Additionally, most also called for vanilla extract in the recipes.
So, heavy cream, sugar, and vanilla extract (optional) are the simple ingredients used to make most homemade whipped cream. Eggs are not a common ingredient. Dairy is typically the only allergen of concern in homemade whipped cream.
Check out our homemade whipped cream recipe that we think beats the store-bought varieties in taste. One of the best parts about making homemade whipped cream is that you control the ingredients, particularly its sweetness based on the amount of sugar used. You also have control over how soft or stiff you want its peak to be. Maybe most importantly, you can certainly ensure that it won’t have eggs either directly or indirectly through cross-contamination!