Ice Cream Brands and Links

Ice cream ingredients and other info

If you're adventurous (and looking to save money), you may want to consider making your own ice cream, with the flavors, sugar and fat content of your choice. For more information, consult our report on ice cream makers. We also have a report on ice cream scoops.

MedicineNet has an article by Elaine Magee called "The Best of the Light Ice Creams" that looks at the ingredients of some popular ice creams, and also lists their caloric and fat content.

"Brand-Name Comparison: Frozen Desserts" from Nutrition Action Health Letter is an older article that still contains valuable information.

Self.com's Eat Like Me Blog compares slow-churned ice cream to frozen yogurt in terms of nutritional value, fat and sugar content.

Newsweek identifies the "Six of the Most Fattening Ice Cream Flavors," including nutritional information for a half-cup serving of each.

Cook's Illustrated magazine offers a useful tutorial for preventing ice crystal formation on ice cream, available to subscribers at www.cooksillustrated.com.

If you've ever wondered what makes some ice cream creamier, lighter or denser than others, this informative post from Cook's Illustrated magazine has the answers. The article is available to subscribers at www.cooksillustrated.com.

ABigSlice.com provides a glossary of common ice cream terms, such as gelato, ice milk and sorbet.

LifeScript.com breaks down the differences between two common types of frozen desserts: "Frozen Yogurt or Ice Cream?"

Shape.com takes a look at common misconceptions surrounding frozen yogurt.

The Boston Globe talks with a spokesman from the Food and Drug Administration on frozen yogurt labeling.

Ice cream brands

Ben & Jerry's

Blue Bunny

Blue Marble

Breyers

Ciao Bella

Dreyer's/Edy's

Friendly's

Häagen-Dazs

Schwan's

Turkey Hill