Ice Cream
Ice cream is a frozen dessert commonly made from a sweetened dairy mixture and flavored in many ways.
About Ice Cream
Ice cream is a frozen, aerated dessert made from a sweetened mixture that commonly contains milk or cream, though some formulations use other fat and protein sources. It is churned or otherwise mixed with air, then frozen, and may be flavored with fruit, chocolate, nuts, spices, extracts, swirls, or solid inclusions.
It is typically smooth, creamy, and scoopable when served cold, with firmness and flavor shaped by the recipe and freezing process. Commercial and homemade products vary in fat, sweetener, stabilizer, and air content. Mix-ins add contrasting textures, while sauces and swirls create variation in flavor and appearance.
Ice cream is sold in tubs, cartons, pints, bars, sandwiches, and other frozen forms. Churning incorporates air and helps create a soft, even body; freezing firms the mixture, warming softens it, and melting turns it into a liquid mixture. Dairy and non-dairy versions can differ in richness, iciness, and firmness.
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Local names for ice cream
Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.
helado
crème glacée
Speiseeis
Ice Cream
ice cream
gelato
sorvete
gelat
roomijs
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glass
iskrem
jäätelö
ís
lody
zmrzlina
zmrzlina
sladoled
sladoled
сладолед
sladoled
сладолед
sladoled
сладолед
sladoled
мороженое
morozhenoye
морозиво
morozyvo
παγωτό
pagotó
dondurma
بوظة
būẓa
גלידה
glida
بستنی
bastani
आइसक्रीम
āiskrīm
আইসক্রিম
āiskrim
آئس کریم
ā'is krīm
ஐஸ்கிரீம்
aiskrīm
ఐస్క్రీమ్
aiskrīm
ಐಸ್ ಕ್ರೀಮ್
ais krīm
ഐസ്ക്രീം
aiskrīm
ไอศกรีม
aisakrīm
kem
es krim
ais krim
アイスクリーム
aisu kurīmu
aisu kurīmu
아이스크림
aiseukeurim
冰淇淋
bīngqílín
aiskrimu
roomys
înghețată
fagylalt
ნაყინი
naqini
pagotó
Romanised form
ais krīm
Romanised form
aisu kurīmu
Romanised form
coffee ice cream (vanilla-flavored)
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dietetic ice cream
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ice cream (artificially flavored)
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ice cream (artificially nut flavored)
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ice cream (artificially sweetened)
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ice cream (carbohydrate modified)
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ice cream (flavored with alcoholic beverage)
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ice cream (flavoured)
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ice cream (freeze-dried)
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ice cream (french-fried)
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ice cream (homemade)
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ice cream (lowfat)
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ice cream (reduced fat)
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Ice cream in a box
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Ice cream in individual cup
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Ice cream logs
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ice cream novelty
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Ice cream, Chocolate flavored, 12% milk fat
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Ice cream, Chocolate flavored, 14.7% milk fat
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Ice cream, dairy, luxury, with chocolate/caramel
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Ice cream, dairy, vanilla, soft scoop
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Ice cream, fried
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Ice cream, light, soft serve, chocolate
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Ice cream, lowfat, no sugar added, cone, added peanuts and chocolate sauce
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Ice cream, NFS
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Ice cream, non dairy, vanilla, soft scoop
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Ice cream, soft serve, chocolate
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Ice cream, soft serve, vanilla
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Ice cream, Soft, Vanilla flavored
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Ice cream, Strawberry flavored, 12% milk fat
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Ice cream, Strawberry flavored, 14.5% milk fat
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aiskrīm
Romanised form
sladoled
Romanised form
būẓa
Romanised form
morozyvo
Romanised form
aiseukeurim
Romanised form
āiskrim
Romanised form
bīngqílín
Romanised form
āiskrīm
Romanised form
aiskrīm
Romanised form
ā'is krīm
Romanised form
morozhenoye
Romanised form
sladoled
Romanised form
glida
Romanised form
bastani
Romanised form
sladoled
Romanised form
naqini
Romanised form
aisakrīm
Romanised form
aiskrīm
Romanised form
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Ice Cream nutrition & diet
Ice Cream nutritional value
Reference: Ice cream, dairy, vanilla, soft scoop
Per 100 g of the edible portion of the stated reference food.
- Calories
- 169kcal
- Protein
- 3.2g
- Carbs
- 22.0g
- Fat
- 8.2g
Reference example for the named food and preparation, per 100 g edible portion. This is not a universal value for every recipe or brand; packaged products should be compared with their own label. CoFID 2021 food code 12-508. Carbohydrate follows the dataset’s available-carbohydrate convention. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.
Portions & preparation
Match ice cream by recipe and serving form, distinguishing dairy-based, frozen-dessert, soft-serve, reduced-fat, and plant-based products. Flavor inclusions, coatings, cones, sauces, and mix-ins materially change the portion being assessed, so the reference should describe the product served rather than a generic scoop.
Compare the right form: Reference the exact frozen product and serving form, including dairy or plant base, flavor, mix-ins, coating, cone, and whether toppings are included.
Diet considerations
Conventional ice cream commonly contains dairy, while other products use plant-based or mixed formulations; the label and recipe establish the origin. Compatibility changes with eggs, gelatin, dairy, cereal cones, cookie pieces, and coatings. Its carbohydrate pattern varies by portion, sweeteners, flavorings, and inclusions.
AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganTypically incompatible
- VegetarianDepends on the version
- PescatarianDepends on the version
- KetoNot established
- PaleoTypically incompatible
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Typically incompatible
- Recorded common ingredients: Cow Milk. The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative. Recipes and products can differ.
- Vegetarian · Depends on the version
- Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
- Pescatarian · Depends on the version
- Check the version or source of: Sugar. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
- Keto · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Paleo · Typically incompatible
- Recorded common ingredients: Sugar; Cow Milk. This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar). Recipes and products can differ.
- Low-carb · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Halal · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
- Kosher · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.
For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.
AI-generated illustration for visual context. It does not identify a particular product or establish allergen content.
Sources & review
Nutrition reference: UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 — Ice cream, dairy, vanilla, soft scoop ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.
The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.
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