How much butter added to skim milk will make whole milk?

Answer:
You can't add butter to skim milk and make whole milk. What is missing from whole milk is the cream. Butter is made from cream - the two are not equivalent.

But...you can add the following 'creams' to 1 cup of skim milk.

1 1/2 teaspoons heavy cream + 1 cup skim milk = 1% milk
1 Tablespoon heavy cream + 1 cup skim milk = 2% milk
2 Tablespoon heavy cream + 1 cup skim milk = whole milk

Heavy cream has 36% and 40% milk fat (The initials m.f. will be printed on carton.)

1Tablespoon light cream + 1 cup skim milk = 1% milk
1Tablespoons + 2 teaspoon light cream + 1 cup skim milk = 2% milk
3Tablespoons light cream + 1 cup skim milk = whole milk

Light cream has 18%-29% milk fat.

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