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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 12281 products of the Ice creams category for which nutrition facts are known (out of 13300 products).

Nutrition facts
Nutrition facts As sold
for 100 g / 100 ml		 Standard deviation Minimum 10th centile Median 90th centile Maximum
Energy 968 kj
(232 kcal) 		243 kj
(58 kcal) 		0 kj
(0 kcal) 		561 kj
(135 kcal) 		949 kj
(227 kcal) 		1,380 kj
(330 kcal) 		6,030 kj
(1440 kcal)
Fat 11.5 g 4.81 g 0 g 4.3 g 11 g 20 g 70 g
Saturated fat 7.56 g 3.27 g 0 g 2.7 g 7.2 g 13.4 g 75 g
Monounsaturated fat 3.13 g 1.84 g 0 g 0 g 3.2 g 6.35 g 8 g
Polyunsaturated fat 0.68 g 0.653 g 0 g 0 g 0.6 g 1.76 g 5.9 g
Trans fat 0.046 g 0.101 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 0.266 g 3.88 g
Cholesterol 33.4 mg 16.6 mg 0 mg 8 mg 32.4 mg 63.8 mg 15,000 mg
Carbohydrates 27.9 g 5.5 g 0 g 19.7 g 27.1 g 38 g 95 g
Sugars 22.8 g 4.32 g 0 g 14.7 g 23 g 29 g 23,400 g
Added sugars 16.9 g 4.43 g 0 g 9.38 g 17.4 g 22.7 g 38.5 g
Lactose 0.014 g 0.022 g 0 g 0 g 0.01 g 0.1 g 0.5 g
Polyols (sugar alcohols) 7.71 g 3.77 g 0 g 3 g 6.9 g 15 g 23 g
Fiber 0.954 g 0.837 g 0 g 0 g 0.8 g 2.6 g 58 g
Proteins 3.3 g 1.04 g 0 g 1.5 g 3.4 g 4.9 g 85.4 g
Salt 0.161 g 0.081 g 0 g 0.06 g 0.146 g 0.32 g 217 g
Alcohol 0.187 % vol 0.503 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 1.5 % vol 50 % vol
Vitamin A 95.2 µg 41 µg 0 µg 0 µg 94.8 µg 150 µg 97,000,000 µg
Vitamin D (D3) 0.333 µg 0.462 µg 0 µg 0 µg 0.071 µg 1.2 µg 79,400 µg
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) 0.334 mg 0.707 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 1.8 mg 104 mg
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 0.004 mg 0.012 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0.043 mg 2,500 mg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.086 mg 0.06 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0.085 mg 0.17 mg 410 mg
Potassium 168 mg 54.9 mg 0 mg 79.8 mg 165 mg 265 mg 4,000 mg
Calcium 99.2 mg 28 mg 0 mg 53.2 mg 100 mg 147 mg 646 mg
Iron 0.519 mg 0.596 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0.375 mg 1.69 mg 230 mg
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils 4.28 % 7.84 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 25.9 % 71 %
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (manual estimate from ingredients list) 18.3 % 14.4 % 0 % 3.5 % 12 % 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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