Ice cream tastes divine and is ideal in hot weather. Germans lick around eight liters of ice cream per nose every year. Open-faced ice cream is particularly popular – for example in ice cream parlors.
Is ice cream a calorie bomb?
If you order a thick ice cream sundae with vanilla, you’ll quickly rack up a few hundred calories. A 3-ounce scoop of fruit ice cream contains just 100 calories. A comparable scoop of milk ice cream has about 150 calories. If you prefer chocolate, you’ll get about 170 calories per scoop. And a large popsicle with chocolate frosting and almond flakes has a good 300 calories.
Is ice cream the same as sorbet?
No. There are many varieties and qualities. It depends on the name.
- Ice cream must contain at least 10% milk fat.
- Vanilla ice cream contains at least 50% milk and at least 270 grams of whole egg or 90 grams of egg yolk per liter of milk.
- High quality Milk ice cream contains 70% milk, but no eggs.
- If the fat in milk comes mainly from cream, then it says Vanilla ice cream. Must contain at least 18% milk fat.
- At the fruit ice cream At least 20% of fruits are added to ice-water-based foods – at least 10% to acidic fruit types (citrus fruits, currants, etc.).
- Ice cream ice cream It is actually a fruit ice cream with a higher fruit content. It must contain at least 25% fruit; for acidic fruits, 15% is sufficient.
- Ice water It is the “cheapest” ice cream: the base is water, plus a maximum of 3% fat and at least 12% flavor, that is, dry matter sweetener and/or flavoring.
Beware of the simple inscription “Ice Cream”
Be careful with industrially produced ice cream. If the packaging simply says “ice cream”, it contains coconut oil or other vegetable fats. This saves the manufacturer money because milk fat is significantly more expensive. But if it is called ice cream, it must contain at least ten percent milk fat. So it is worth taking a closer look!
Is ice a germ killer?
Ice cream is a highly perishable food. It contains milk and sugar. If it is not cooled sufficiently, it is an ideal breeding ground for germs. So-called soft serve ice cream machines are particularly critical because they only cool the ice cream to a temperature of around minus six degrees. It is particularly important here that the work is carried out hygienically and that the machines are cleaned regularly.
It depends on the weight
By the way, when buying an ice pack at the store, you shouldn’t be blinded by the size of the package. It depends on the weight. Some ice cream manufacturers literally inflate their ice cream with air. This means it has a larger volume, but still less mass.
The flavor is in the details: be careful with the name
Only ice cream that contains vanilla extract or natural vanilla flavor can be called “vanilla ice cream.” “Vanilla-flavored ice cream” may also contain artificial vanilla flavor. This vanillin is made from byproducts of the wood and paper industries. It has little in common with the original vanilla plant.
Does ice cream give you a headache?
In fact, there is such a thing as an ice cream headache – the “ice brain”. Most often, it’s a sharp burning sensation behind the temples or forehead. One theory as to what exactly causes it is that the extreme cold of the ice cream can irritate the nerves. These then send not only “cold” information to the brain, but also “pain”.