The supermarket encountered an ice cream assassin! Ice cream and popsicles are not the same thing?

It's the hot summer, and it's the best time of the year to eat cold drinks. Recently, many netizens complained about the abnormal development of some cold drink industries this year. The term "ice cream assassin" became popular on the Internet, referring to some ice creams that are not good-looking but expensive, causing some loyal fans of ice cream to choose ice cream and popsicles this year. So, can you really tell the difference between ice cream, popsicles and popsicles?

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Different recipes and raw materials In terms of appearance, we can simply distinguish ice cream, popsicles and ice lollies. For example, ice cream often comes in the form of cones, boxes or bowls, while popsicles and popsicles are usually pierced with small wooden sticks, which makes them difficult to distinguish. Of course, aside from the simplest differences in appearance and presentation, there are several essential differences between ice cream, popsicles and ice lollies.

First of all, the three are very different in terms of formula and production materials. The taste of ice cream is softer and denser than that of popsicles and ice lollies. This is because ice cream is an expanded frozen drink made from drinking water, dairy products, eggs, edible vegetable oils and fruits, which is mixed, sterilized, homogenized, cooled, aged and frozen . These processes lead to the existence of "air" between the various ingredients, giving ice cream a unique taste different from the other two frozen drinks.

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According to national standards, ice cream is divided into three categories according to the milk fat content: full-fat ice cream, half-fat ice cream and non-fat ice cream. Compared with half-fat ice cream with a milk fat content of ≥ 2.2% and non-fat ice cream with a milk fat content of less than 2.2%, full-fat ice cream has a milk fat content of 8% or more.

According to whether particles or auxiliary materials are added, ice cream can be divided into clear ice cream and combination ice cream . Clear ice cream is ice cream without particles or solid auxiliary materials. For example, ice cream directly obtained from an ice cream maker belongs to clear ice cream. Combination ice cream refers to ice cream products that are mainly composed of ice cream (content greater than 50%) and combined with other different cold drinks, chocolate or other foods.

Combination ice cream

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Fresh ice cream

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The main raw materials of ice cream are drinking water, dairy products, eggs, edible vegetable oils and fruit products. The raw materials of ice cream and ice cream seem similar, but the requirements for protein and fat in ice cream are lower. Similar to ice cream, ice cream can also be divided into two types: clear type and combination type according to the presence or absence of block-shaped auxiliary materials.

Various flavors of ice cream

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Among the three, popsicles have the simplest ingredients, usually the main ingredients are drinking water, sugar and other related additives, often with pigments and saccharin added, which is why our tongues are all green after eating "Big Tongue". Depending on whether there are block-shaped auxiliary materials, popsicles can also be divided into clear type and combination type. It is precisely because of the different types and contents of the raw materials that the taste of the three is different.

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Different historical origins Furthermore, the historical origins and prototypes of ice cream, popsicles and popsicles are slightly different. The "Sushan" recorded in the ancient book "Youyang Zazu" in the Tang Dynasty is very similar to the modern ice cream method. In the 13th century, the Italian explorer Marco Polo brought the Chinese ice cream method back to Italy. Later, due to the marriage between royal families, the method of ice cream spread to France. The French added many auxiliary ingredients on this basis. After many changes in the method, with the popularization of refrigeration technology and electricity, ice cream has become a popular frozen drink.

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As a semi-solid food evolved from ice cream, its prototype is generally believed by the public to be ice cream in the Southern Song Dynasty of China and the "Charbert" cold drink in the 8th century AD. "Charbert" cold drink first appeared in a beverage shop opened by an Italian lady in Paris, France, and later spread widely in Europe and the United States. With the birth of "Eskimo Ice Brick" in 1921 and the operation of French cheese maker Charles, it eventually set off a global ice cream craze.

As for the origin of popsicles, there is no clear and official historical statement due to the general confusion among the public. However, according to the records of classical literature such as the Book of Songs, the Chinese people had the habit of storing ice cubes in winter for consumption as a summer drink as early as the Zhou Dynasty; in the Tang Dynasty, when summer came, the emperor would reward ice cubes to the court officials for cooling down. Whenever we enjoy the cool experience brought by ice cream, popsicles and popsicles in the hot summer, we have to marvel at the wisdom of the ancient Chinese working people.

Ice cubes appearing in costume dramas

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In daily life, how should we simply distinguish the three? In the production process, the manufacturer distinguishes the product information of the three. GB/T31114 is ice cream, GB/T31119 is popsicle, and SB/T10016 is the general category of popsicles. Of course, even if there are significant differences between the above three, consumers can usually choose to buy according to their own preferences and requirements to achieve the purpose of cooling down and relieving summer heat.

Who doesn't like cold drinks to quench thirst in the hot summer? But you need to pay attention to these issues when drinking cold drinks: Check the ingredient list before buying, and try to choose cold drinks with less additives. Pay attention to the shape of ice cream, popsicles and popsicles. If they are deformed, they may be partially melted and frozen again, which poses a risk of bacterial infection. It is not advisable to drink cold drinks immediately before, after, or after exercise. Drink cold drinks in moderation. In addition, people with high cholesterol, high blood sugar, high blood sugar, high blood sugar, high blood sugar, and high blood sugar, as well as patients with gastrointestinal and cardiovascular diseases, should try to eat less cold drinks.