what exactly is evaporated milk? and how is it different from condensed milk?

Question

I am using it to make fudge

Answer 1

Condensed milk could be a generic term for milk that has had 60% of its water removed by evaporation. With sweetened condensed milk, great quantities of sugar were added first, accounting for 40% to 45% of the total volume before evaporation. Once all that water is removed, it is a very sticky and very sweet mixture.
Unsweetened condensed milk, however, is simply called evaporated milk, at least in this country, and comes in whole, lowfat and skim versions.

Answer 2

Condensed milk

Condensed milk is cow's milk from which water has been removed and to which sugar has been added, yielding a very thick, sweet product that can last for years without refrigeration. Also known as sweetened condensed milk, the two terms have become synonymous; though there have been unsweetened condensed milk products, today these are uncommon. Condensed milk is used in numerous dessert dishes in the United States and other countries.

A related product is evaporated milk, which has undergone a more complex process and which is not sweetened.

Evaporated milk

Evaporated milk is a shelf-stable canned milk product with about 60% of the water removed from fresh milk. In the U.S. it is not sweetened. It differs from condensed milk which contains sugar. Condensed milk requires less processing because the added sugar inhibits bacterial growth.

Evaporated milk was popular before refrigeration as a substitute for perishable fresh milk, because it could be reconstituted by adding water. In present times, household use is most often for desserts and baking. When mixed with an equal amount of water, it can be substituted for fresh milk in recipes.

Answer 3

"condensed milk" is sweetened condensed milk, that is
milk with sugar added, cooked slowly until it loses about 60%
of its water. It's very thick, about like pudding.
it is great for is used for making desserts
Evaporated milk doesn't have any sugar added, it's just had the water taken out. It's much thinner than SCM, more like thick milk.
it can be used in recpies that call for milk..
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Answer 4

condensed milk is sweetened and evaporated is not...so if the recipe calls for condensed it is best to use that or the taste will be greatly affected..good luck...Fudge yuumm ooo