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Ice

Ice is frozen water used to chill beverages, cool ingredients, or help maintain cold serving temperatures.

Ice — illustrative ingredient image

About Ice

Ice is water in its solid, frozen form, used to chill beverages and foods or to keep containers cold during serving. It may be added directly to drinks, used to cool ingredients during preparation, or packed around a bowl, bottle, or serving vessel.

It is generally transparent to cloudy and hard while frozen, becoming liquid water as it melts. Cubes, crushed ice, flakes, blocks, and finely shaved ice differ in surface area and therefore in melting speed. Flavored or sweetened frozen products are distinct from plain ice made from water.

Ice is prepared or sold as cubes, crushed ice, flakes, blocks, and shaved ice. Smaller pieces cool drinks quickly but melt faster, while large blocks remain solid longer. Freezing creates the hard form; melting changes it to water. Clearer ice usually contains fewer visible air bubbles, while cloudy ice commonly freezes more quickly.

Ingredient type
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English

Ice

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Ice nutrition & diet

Ice nutritional value

Water, bottled, generic

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
0kcal
Protein
0.0g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
0.0g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Ice is frozen water, so the relevant edible portion is the ice that melts into the beverage or preparation. Distinguish plain potable ice from flavored, sweetened, mineral-containing, or contaminated ice, and account for additions in the drink rather than assigning them to plain ice.

Compare the right form: Reference plain frozen potable water as cubes, crushed ice, or another stated form; flavored or sweetened frozen products require separate identification.

Diet considerations

Plain ice is water-derived and contains no animal ingredient by identity. Compatibility changes when it is made from a flavored mix, used in a dairy or alcohol-containing drink, or exposed to added ingredients. Any carbohydrate pattern comes from the beverage or preparation, not from plain ice itself.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically compatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically compatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically compatible
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Vegetarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Pescatarian · Typically compatible
The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
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.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Water, bottled, generic ↗. 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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