About Buttermilk

Buttermilk contains little or no butterfat. Sweet natural buttermilk originally was the liquid left over after fresh cream had been chilled and churned to produce butter. Natural buttermilk is often dried and used in baked products and ice cream, because the phospholipids obtained from the fat-droplet membranes, which are broken down during churning, makes it an excellent emulsifier. Read more »