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Ice cream - ratings.(Evaluation)
Overall Ratings
Within flavors, in order of overall quality
PER HALF-CUP SERVING
CALO-
PRODUCT COST RIES FAT
VANILLA
EXCELLENT
Dreyer's/Edy's Dreamery 74 cents 260 15 g
Haagen-Dazs 80 270 18
Ben & Jerry's World's Best 81 250 16
VERY GOOD
Breyers Natural A CR Best Buy 28 150 9
Breyers Calcium Rich A CR Best Buy 27 130 7
GOOD
Dreyer's/Edy's Grand Vanilla Bean 27 140 8
Kirkland Signature Super Premium (Costco) 25 * 270 18
Blue Bell Homemade 28 180 8
Turkey Hill Vanilla Bean 24 140 8
Private Selection Premium Vanilla Bean 31 160 9
(Kroger)
Lactaid Premium Classic 38 160 9
America's Choice Premium Vanilla Bean 20 140 8
(A&P stores)
Prestige Premium (Winn-Dixie) 17 160 9
Albertson's Premium 21 150 9
Dreyer's/Edy's Homemade 27 130 7
Blue Bunny Premium Homemade 28 160 8
Dreyer's/Edy's Grand Light 33 * 100 3.5
Breyers Light 28 110 3
Dreyer's/Edy's No Sugar Added 28 90 3
Sam's Choice Homemade (Wal-Mart) 17 * 150 8
CHOCOLATE
EXCELLENT
Godiva Belgian Dark 81 280 17
Haagen-Dazs 80 270 18
VERY GOOD
Prestige Premium (Winn-Dixie) 18 cents 160 9 g
A CR Best Buy
Dreyer's/Edy's Grand A CR Best Buy 28 150 8
GOOD
Breyers 27 160 9
Turkey Hill Dutch Chocolate 24 150 8
Blue Bell Dutch Chocolate 28 160 8
Private Selection Premium Classic (Kroger) 31 150 8
Blue Bunny Premium Homemade 27 150 8
Albertson's Premium Chunky Chocolate 21 160 9
America's Choice Premium (A&P stores) 20 150 9
Sam's Choice Homemade (Wal-Mart) 17 * 150 7
Dreyer's/Edy's Light No Sugar Added Triple 28 100 3
Chocolate
Healthy Choice Premium Low Fat Chocolate 26 120 2
Chunk
BUTTER PECAN
VERY GOOD
Haagen-Dazs 80 310 23
Breyers A CR Best Buy 26 170 12
Dreyer's/Edy's Grand A CR Best Buy 26 160 10
GOOD
Turkey Hill 23 170 11
Blue Bunny Premium 27 170 10
Blue Bell 28 180 11
PRODUCT COMMENTS
VANILLA
EXCELLENT
Dreyer's/Edy's Dreamery Balanced, full, and
creamy, with real
vanilla flavors. Denser
than most.
Haagen-Dazs Balanced, full, and
creamy, with real
vanilla flavors. Denser
than most.
Ben & Jerry's World's Best Balanced, full, and
creamy, with real
vanilla flavors. Denser
than most.
VERY GOOD
Breyers Natural A CR Best Buy Balanced dairy and real
vanilla flavors. Icy
texture detracts.
Breyers Calcium Rich A CR Best Buy Balanced dairy and real
vanilla flavors. Icy
texture detracts.
Supplies up to triple
the calcium of others.
GOOD
Dreyer's/Edy's Grand Vanilla Bean Decent. Slightly icy.
Kirkland Signature Super Premium (Costco) Eggnoglike flavor.
Slightly gummy and
slick. Denser than
most.
Blue Bell Homemade Eggnoglike flavor.
Variable quality.
Turkey Hill Vanilla Bean Mild flavor. Slightly
gummy and slick.
Private Selection Premium Vanilla Bean Mild flavor. Slightly
(Kroger) gummy and slick.
Lactaid Premium Classic Mild flavor. Slightly
gummy and slick.
Reduced lactose.
America's Choice Premium Vanilla Bean Low flavors and lack of
(A&P stores) freshness. Slightly
gummy and slick.
Prestige Premium (Winn-Dixie) Cloying sweetness.
Slightly gummy and
slick.
Albertson's Premium Muted dairy flavor.
Slightly gummy and
slick.
Dreyer's/Edy's Homemade Not a clean vanilla
flavor, with chocolate
notes and an artificial
impression. Slightly
gummy and slick.
Blue Bunny Premium Homemade Big imitation vanilla
impression, with a
cloying, commercial
sweetener flavor.
Slightly gummy and
slick.
Dreyer's/Edy's Grand Light Mild, with lower dairy
flavor than most.
Slightly gummy and
slick.
Breyers Light Nonfat dry milk
impression, with mild
vanilla. Icy.
Dreyer's/Edy's No Sugar Added Imitation vanilla
impression with a
slight chemical
aftertaste. Gummy and
slick.
Sam's Choice Homemade (Wal-Mart) Sweet, with big imitation
vanilla flavor and
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