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Ice creams

Category: Ice creams

Belongs to:

Ice creams and sorbets, Frozen desserts, Frozen foods, Desserts

Contains:

Ice cream is a sweetened frozen food typically eaten as a snack or dessert. It may be made from dairy milk or cream, or soy, cashew, coconut or almondmilk, and is flavored with a sweetener, either sugar or an alternative, and any spice, such as cocoa or vanilla. Colourings are usually added, in addition to stabilizers.

Nutrition facts

Average nutrition facts for the 11949 products of the Ice creams category for which nutrition facts are known (out of 12914 products).

Nutrition facts
Nutrition facts As sold
for 100 g / 100 ml		 Standard deviation Minimum 10th centile Median 90th centile Maximum
Energy 969 kj
(232 kcal) 		241 kj
(58 kcal) 		0 kj
(0 kcal) 		565 kj
(136 kcal) 		950 kj
(227 kcal) 		1,370 kj
(329 kcal) 		6,030 kj
(1440 kcal)
Fat 11.5 g 4.77 g 0 g 4.4 g 11 g 20 g 70 g
Saturated fat 7.55 g 3.25 g 0 g 2.7 g 7.14 g 13.3 g 71 g
Monounsaturated fat 2.94 g 1.88 g 0 g 0 g 2.94 g 6.35 g 9.2 g
Polyunsaturated fat 0.57 g 0.622 g 0 g 0 g 0.4 g 1.67 g 5.9 g
Trans fat 0.034 g 0.085 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 0.266 g 3.88 g
Cholesterol 33.9 mg 14.8 mg 0 mg 10.6 mg 34 mg 61.2 mg 15,000 mg
Carbohydrates 28 g 5.52 g 0 g 19.9 g 27.2 g 38 g 95 g
Sugars 22.8 g 4.3 g 0 g 14.7 g 23 g 29 g 65 g
Added sugars 16.6 g 4.69 g 0 g 6.2 g 17.4 g 22.6 g 30.4 g
Lactose 0.019 g 0.029 g 0 g 0.005 g 0.01 g 0.1 g 0.5 g
Polyols (sugar alcohols) 7.81 g 3.82 g 0 g 3 g 6.9 g 15 g 23 g
Fiber 0.924 g 0.825 g 0 g 0 g 0.8 g 2.5 g 58 g
Proteins 3.3 g 1.03 g 0 g 1.5 g 3.39 g 4.9 g 85.4 g
Salt 0.164 g 0.082 g 0 g 0.06 g 0.15 g 0.33 g 150 g
Alcohol 0.213 % vol 0.556 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 1.7 % vol 50 % vol
Vitamin A 96.8 µg 36.3 µg 0 µg 30 µg 93.6 µg 145 µg 97,000,000 µg
Vitamin D 0.309 µg 0.498 µg 0 µg 0 µg 0 µg 1.6 µg 125,000 µg
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) 0.238 mg 0.572 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 1.8 mg 50.8 mg
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 0.038 mg 0.182 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0.04 mg 2,500 mg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.092 mg 0.073 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0.085 mg 0.263 mg 410 mg
Potassium 168 mg 51.8 mg 0 mg 79.8 mg 164 mg 260 mg 4,000 mg
Calcium 102 mg 25.7 mg 0 mg 57 mg 102 mg 145 mg 410 mg
Iron 0.438 mg 0.537 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0.213 mg 1.53 mg 137 mg
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils 4.07 % 7.46 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 22.3 % 71 %
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (manual estimate from ingredients list) 18.2 % 14.5 % 0 % 3.5 % 11.9 % 47 % 80 %
Cocoa (minimum) 4.87 % 3.12 % 0.87 % 1.1 % 4.34 % 11.2 % 11.8 %

  • Packaging materials

    Material % of products containing mostly the material Mean packaging weight per 100 g of product (for products that contain mostly the material) % of products containing the material Mean packaging weight per 100 g of product (for products that contain the material) Mean packaging weight per 100 g of product (relative to all products)
    Paper or cardboard 56% 13.1 g 56% 13.1 g 7 g
    Plastic 40% 6.6 g 70% 4.8 g 3 g
    Glass 0% 0% 0 g
    Metal 0% 0% 0 g
    Unknown 4% 7.1 g 23% 3.1 g 1 g
    Total - - - - 11 g

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