Two ice creams for 45? Which ice cream have you ever paid for?

Nowadays, if you pick up an ice cream at a convenience store, it may cost around 10 yuan, or even more.

In a Douyin video, a man picked up two ice creams and paid 36 yuan. If he went back to exchange them for two new ones, the bill became 45 yuan.......

The picture comes from TikTok (a video clip taken by a hand)

This also aroused Tadpole's curiosity. What kind of ice cream costs 22.5 yuan per stick? Is it delicious? Is it worth it?

Looking back at the summers of the past, although there were not as many varieties of ice cream as there are now, they were cheaper. Nowadays, there are more and more varieties of ice cream, but the prices are rising. Many netizens have said that even the chocolate and puddings that they often eat are getting more and more expensive. No wonder everyone complains in various ways:

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Some netizens even thoughtfully summarized a price list of various ice creams in 2022, and warned everyone to save it quickly and take a look at it next time you buy ice cream, so you won’t be shocked by the price.

Image from Xiaohongshu

As for the price of ice cream that consumers can accept, iResearch's 2021 "Ice Cream Industry Data Analysis" shows that most netizens accept ice cream prices below 10 yuan, of which 5-10 yuan accounts for the highest proportion, reaching 37.8%; 3-5 yuan accounts for 31.8%; 1-3 yuan accounts for 12.2%. However, fewer consumers accept prices above 30 yuan, of which only 0.5% accept 30-50 yuan, and 0.2% accept prices above 50 yuan.

Price affects consumer choices, but the taste is the key to whether an ice cream can win the hearts of consumers.

The white paper counted a sample of 5,806 people and found that 96.6% of people like ice cream because of its taste/mouthfeel, 47.1% are concerned about whether it is cheap, and 30.7% prefer it because of the good ingredients.

As for the flavors of ice cream, more than 60% of people chose the fragrant and soft milk flavor, and more than 40% of consumers preferred chocolate flavor. The rest were nuts and beans, tea, fruit, coffee, spices and vanilla...

Source: White Paper on Ice Cream Consumption in China

There are always some people who like to try niche flavors, among which the most popular is salted egg yolk flavor, followed by sea salt flavor.

Source: White Paper on Ice Cream Consumption in China

Through information provided by netizens and active collection, we also found ice creams with all kinds of strange flavors, which was really eye-opening.

For example, in the cooked food industry: pork trotter rice noodle ice cream, Beijing brushed lamb ice cream, snail noodle flavored ice cream, and soy sauce rice ice cream.

Spicy ones: chili oil-splashed ice cream, chili mulberry chocolate flavored ice cream, and Sichuan pepper chocolate flavored ice cream.

In the condiment world: mustard flavored ice cream, aged vinegar ice cream, sesame paste ice cream, star anise flavored ice cream, and soy sauce flavored ice cream.

In the survey on ice cream with strange flavors: 11.2% of people said it was unpalatable and they were physically or psychologically repulsed; 46.2% said it was not very tasty and they would not have it next time; and only 16.4% felt that the taste was fresh and delicious.

Source: White Paper on Ice Cream Consumption in China

When it comes to flavor choices, most people still prefer classic flavors. Of course, those who try unusual flavors do so for the sake of novelty.

The ingredients used largely determine the quality of ice cream. However, most people only know how to read the promotion on the packaging and fall into traps if they are not careful.

Generally speaking, dairy products are the most critical ingredients. Milk fat gives ice cream its rich flavor, and the earlier it appears in the ingredient list, the better the ingredients.

Not long ago, Inspur Studio selected the 16 most popular ice creams in 2022 offline and online (priced between 4.98 and 39 yuan) and compared the ingredients:

It was discovered that the ingredient of the internet celebrity X Lala Twisted Banana Milk Flavored Ice Cream was "drinking water" ranked first, and dairy products ranked after 7th.

The first two ingredients of X Xue Gao are milk and cream, and the most expensive X Gendaz has cream first in its ingredient list, which is not a rip-off. Relatively speaking, X Xue Gao uses the most substantial ingredients.

We know that the amount of dairy products added is closely related to the protein index. By comparing the actual protein content of 16 selected ice creams with the nominal protein content in the ingredient list, we found that the data of the 16 selected products were basically consistent. Among them, the actual measured values ​​of X Gendaz and the Internet celebrity models were lower than the nominal values, while the actual measured protein of X Xue Gao was higher than the nominal value.

Whether measured or measured, the protein content of X Xue Gao is much higher than other products, and the ingredients are the most solid. (Just a data comparison, not an advertisement)

Image from: Inspur Studio

In addition to protein, another indicator that needs attention in ice cream is fat (the content is between 7% and 16%).

As for the trans fatty acids that everyone is concerned about, they of course come from fat. Science believes that trans fatty acids are very harmful to the human body. They can easily form blood clots, affect development and fertility, reduce memory, and make people more likely to gain weight. Countries around the world strictly control them.

There are two types of trans fatty acids: natural and artificial. Natural trans fatty acids exist in small amounts in beef, mutton, milk and their products and are harmless to the human body; artificial trans fatty acids come from partially hydrogenated vegetable oils, and it is this part that is more harmful to humans.

The "National Food Safety Standard - General Rules for Nutrition Labeling of Pre-packaged Foods" stipulates that if the trans fat content in every 100 grams or every 100 milliliters of food is less than 0.3 grams, it can be labeled as having a trans fatty acid content of 0.

Key point: Even if the food packaging label shows that the trans fatty acid content is 0, it does not mean that it does not contain trans fatty acids.

To avoid the "invisible" accumulation of trans fatty acids, we do not recommend ice cream containing trans fatty acids (including cocoa butter substitutes, non-dairy creamer, margarine, vegetable butter, shortening, hydrogenated vegetable oil, flavors, etc.). You can check whether it is marked in the nutritional ingredient table.

In addition, if you are pursuing quality, it is best to give priority to ice cream with milk/raw milk and cream first in the ingredient list, rather than sugar and vegetable oil first.

As a snack food that provides dopamine, the purpose of eating ice cream is not to lose weight. It would be best if it could be healthy besides being delicious.

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Reviewer: Wang Guizhen, national first-level public nutritionist.

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