WHAT'S IN RASPBERRY CHOCOLATE CHIP ICE CREAMS?
RASPBERRY CHOCOLATE CHIP ICE CREAMS
Information updated January 2025
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 1/25)
UNILEVER: Let’s look at what’s in three of Unilever’s ice cream brands Magnum and Talenti.
These two products have multiple ingredients Not In Kitchen:
MAGNUM: Magnum Double Raspberry Bars contain Water, Corn Syrup, Citric Acid, Locust Bean Gum, Guar Gum, Pectin and Natural Flavor. (Source for ingredients: Unilever Magnum Web site 1/25; Source for banned ingredients: Amazon Whole Foods Web site 1/25)
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 1/25)
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 x2, Gums, Emulsifying Agents, Artificial Flavors and Colors plus the FDA-recognized preservative, Citric Acid. (Sources: U.S. FDA 2025; HP Hood Web site 1/25)
Below is a trio of Raspberry Chocolate Chip products with multiple ingredients Not In Kitchen:
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