Did you know that ice cream can have different qualities?
Picture this:
MOIC’s Pint Shop ice cream aisle, 2018
You're at the store in the frozen desserts aisle, and you see the wonderful gallery of ice cream choices at your fingertips, just behind those glass panels. So many options!! :O :D (I love going to the store just to see what ice cream they have)
You look at the ice creams and your eyes run across and see words such as "Premium" or even "Super premium"! - What do these mean?
What you're seeing is the quality of the ice creams on these labels, based on overrun and fat content.
And what’s overrun? Overrun is the amount of air incorporated into the ice cream - it’s what makes ice creams taste airy and not a block of ice.
$ Economy contains minimum quantities of overrun what constitutes ice cream (i.e. 10% milkfat).
$$ Regular / Standard meets the overrun. Light & airy. Think Dreyer’s, Blue Bell.
$$$ Premium ice cream has low overrun + higher contains between 12-14 % milk fat. Kind of dense.
$$$$ Super Premium contains very low overrun, and has between 14-16% milk fat. Super dense!
There is even Ultra Premium, that has more than 16% milk fat! Probably $$$$$ at this point.
Most of the time when we buy any store brand ice cream, we are consuming Regular or Standard, which is typically any store brand ice cream.
Specialty ice creams such as Ben & Jerry's, Haagen Dazs, and Jeni's are considered premium. Some of Trader Joe's ice cream are also premium too, such as their Vanilla and Ultra Chocolate. (I love Ultra Chocolate ! <3 )
My favorite ice cream so far from Trader Joe’s.
Source: IDFA, Moorenko’s