Name. Before buying ice cream, pay attention to its name. If it says on the label: "Vanilla ice cream", it means that it is made only from natural ingredients. If the name "Vanilla's taste ice cream" is, it contains artificial flavoring substances and flavors.
Form, packaging. Experts do not advise buy ice cream in cups without packaging, as it may be harmful bacteria. Therefore, buy ice cream that is sold in a transparent film. Through it can be viewed for dessert. And if there are dents, irregularities or crystalline ice cream on ice cream, it means that it was frozen and defrostly frozen. Such ice cream will be tasteless.
Fats. The composition of natural ice cream should be milk fat. If the milk fat is replaced with vegetable - palm or coconut, then do not take such ice cream. First, it means that there are no high-quality milk in ice cream. Secondly, vegetable fats increase cholesterol levels in the body. In general, in the composition of the ice cream, the manufacturer should indicate the ingredients by quantity, that is, according to the degree of decrease. Therefore, see what is in the first place. If instead of cream and milk it is indicated, for example, milk is dry skimmed or vegetable fat, then this means that the manufacturer has already retreated from the classic recipe.
Waffle cup. It turns out that the quality of ice cream can be determined by a cup. If he crushes, the fat in it is greater than 10%. And if the cup is wet, the fat in it is less than 10%.
E. additives The composition of ice cream will certainly be various additives E. These are dyes, emulsifiers and stabilizers. But you should not be afraid. Some of these additives are completely harmless. E440 - Apple Pectin. It is added to ice cream as a thickener. E406 is a stabilizer agar-agar.
But other additives are harmful. E412 is a thickener Gauric gum. Causes allergies, especially in children. E466 is a carboxymethyl cellulose stabilizer, which is included in the glue. E407 - Karrageenan's dye - can disrupt the operation of the gastrointestinal tract.
Color. It should not be snow-white. If the ice cream is completely white, most likely it was not made from natural products. The color of high-quality ice cream should be snow cream.
Taste. Try ice cream. Ice should not crishes on the teeth - if you feel it, it means that ice cream was misunderstood or dry milk added to it. And if the feeling of fatality appears on the ice cream in the mouth, it means that it contains vegetable fats. The taste of high-quality ice cream should be gentle, without pieces of ice or other clots, moderately sweet.