How Many Syns In Elmlea Double Cream? Is It High In Syns On Slimming World?

If you are looking to use some double cream in a recipe or have some cream with your dessert, you might be curious as to how many syns Elmlea double cream has on the slimming world plan?

Elmlea alternative double cream has on average 5 syns for a 30ml serving making it quite high in syns, we would suggest weighing out your portion of this cream in order to stay on track with your syns. 

Down below in our syn guide, we will discuss how much Elmlea double cream you can have on the SW plan, some syn values of their cream range and low syn alternatives both dairy and dairy free for recipes and desserts.

How Much Elmlea Double Cream Can I Have On The Slimming World Plan?

At 5 syns for a 30ml portion, you can have up to 90ml of double cream on the SW plan before using all of your 15 syn daily allowance, making it quite high in syns.

This alternative double cream gets its high syn value from the fat due to the buttermilk, for example, 50ml of this double cream can have up to 15g of fat!

To stay on track with your syns we suggest weighing out your portion of double cream rather than pouring.

Syn Values Of Elmlea Cream Range

Elmlea has a huge range of cream on offer for recipes and desserts, to help you compare syns, we've listed some more of their range down below along with their syn values.

• Elmlea Double Light Alternative to Cream 270ml - 3.5 syns for 50ml.
• Elmlea Plant Double Alternative to Dairy Cream 270ml - 7 syns for 50ml.
• Elmlea Double Alternative to Cream 270ml - 8.5 syns.
• Elmlea Double Light Cream Alternative 284ml - 2 syns.
• Elmlea Single Alternative to Cream 270ml - 4 syns.
• Elmlea Dairy Cream Alternative Vanilla 250 ML - 2 syns.
• Elmlea Stir in Sauce Pepper Cream Alternative 250 ML - 5 syns.
• Elmlea Whipping Dairy Cream Alternative 284ml - 2 syns.
• Elmlea Creme Fraiche Dairy Cream Alternative 200g - 8.5 syns.

Low Syn Alternatives To Elmlea Double Cream

If you find Elmlea double cream to be too high in syns, there are plenty of low-syn alternatives to check out for baking and cooking with.

We've listed some of these options down below to help you out.

• Tesco Double Cream 300ml - 7 syns.
• Aldi Cowbelle British Double Fresh Cream 300ml - 7.5 syns.
• Sainsbury's Fresh British Double Cream 300ml - 7 syns.
• Asda Fresh Double Cream 300ml - 7 syns.
• Tesco Creamfields Double Cream 300ml - 7 syns.
• Co-op British Double Cream 300ml - 7 syns.
• Morrisons Double Cream 300ml - 7 syns.
• M&S Food British Extra Thick Double Cream 300ml - 7 syns.
• Asda Best of British Extra Thick Fresh Double Cream 300ml - 6.5 syns.
• Essential Waitrose & Partners Double Cream 300ml - 7 syns.

Last Words

To conclude, Elmlea double cream is fairly high in syns, having 5 syns for a 30ml portion allowing you to have up to three portions before using up all your 15 syn daily allowance.

In order to save syns, we recommend choosing lighter double cream which often has less fat and weighing out your portion in order to stay on track with syns.