WHAT'S IN RASPBERRY CHOCOLATE CHIP ICE CREAMS?
RASPBERRY CHOCOLATE CHIP ICE CREAMS
Information updated January 2024
A reader requested a look at which Raspberry Chocolate Chip ice creams are Closest To Homemade >> with a specific hope that Graeter’s brand Black Raspberry Chocolate Chip Ice Cream will meet the criteria.
GRAETER’S BLACK RASPBERRY CHOCOLATE CHIP: The Graeter’s product contains numerous ingredients Not In Kitchen™ >> NIK ingredients are the ingredients which would not be in our kitchens if we were at home making this item from scratch.
For example, Graeter’s Black Raspberry Chocolate Chip Ice Cream contains Expeller-pressed Non-GMO Soy Oil.
Q: Would you use Soy Oil in a homemade ice cream?
Also Not In Kitchen in this Graeter’s ice cream are two thickening/emulsifying agents (Carob Bean Gum, Guar Gum), commercial Natural Flavors and the FDA-recognized chemical preservative, Citric Acid. (Source: U.S. FDA 2024; Source for ingredients: Graeter’s Web site 1/24)
UNILEVER ICE CREAMS: Let’s look at what’s in three of Unilever’s ice cream brands: Breyers, Magnum and Talenti.
All of these products have multiple ingredients Not In Kitchen:
BREYERS: Breyers Black Raspberry Chocolate is not real Ice Cream >> the ingredients do not meet the legal Standard of Identity for real Ice Cream so it must be called “Frozen Dairy Dessert” which is in tiny type on the package front. Breyers Black Raspberry Chocolate is made with “chocolatey” chips >> “chocolatey” means they are not real chocolate, otherwise it would say “chocolate”. The product also contains Corn Syrup, Citric Acid and three Gums plus Pectin >> these are all items Not In Kitchen when making homemade ice cream. (Source for ingredients: Unilever Breyers Web site 1/24)
Q: How can this Breyers product be legally designated ‘Black Raspberry Chocolate’ when it doesn’t contain real chocolate?
MAGNUM: Magnum Double Raspberry Bars contain Water, Corn Syrup, Fructose, Citric Acid and five inclusions of thickening/emulsifying agents including Locust Bean Gum. (Source for ingredients: Unilever Magnum Web site 1/24; Source for banned ingredients: Amazon Whole Foods Web site 1/24)
TALENTI: Talenti Gelato Black Raspberry Chocolate contains Soybean Oil, Dextrose, Carob Bean Gum and added commercial Natural Flavor. (Source for ingredients: Unilever Talenti Web site 1/24)
Seen below, HOOD IS FAR FROM HOMEMADE with 3 ingredients banned at Whole Foods: This Hood Ice Cream contains so many ingredients we would never use at home to make ice cream including Corn Starch x2, Corn Syrup, Natural Flavor x3, Gums, Emulsifying Agents, Artificial Flavors and Colors plus the FDA-recognized preservative, Citric Acid. (Sources: U.S. FDA 2024; HP Hood Web site 1/24)
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