More about Icecream.Famous brands and other trivia.

Ice cream is a frozen dessert made from dairy products such as milk and cream. You get flavors from 5 star to budget at ice cream distributors all over. Get from all natural to your signature flavor in convenient cartons or tub sizes.

The usual plain flavors have always been there. But changing palates have added new innovative ingredients. Some contain real sugar while some have sweeteners.

A sweetener is a food additive that acts as a sugar substitute. It tastes sweet but gives you less energy in comparison. The primary reason for having ice cream with artificial sugar is to lose weight by cutting calories. It is also preferred by those who have dental problems or suffer from diabetes or hypoglycemia. Those avoiding processed refined sugar also stick to ice cream with sweetener.

Some popular  award winning flavors are Salty Caramel Popcorn ice cream and White chocolate and Fig Gelato. Equally tasty is the Hazelnut and Pistachio ice cream.

Some Popular brands:

• ‘Australian homemade’ uses natural ingredients to make premium ice cream.
• ‘Homer Hudson’ was launched, discontinued and relaunched in 2015.It has 4 main flavors.
• ‘Peters Ice cream’ was started by an American using his mother’s recipe. It changed hands a few times and made sub brands for the giant Nestle.
• ‘Paddle pop’ is a frozen dairy snack.it is one of the best known Australian brands that sells in 20 countries. It started with chocolate but has sold over 100 different flavors till date. Some are discontinued or limited edition. Paddle pop is famous for being on a fun wooden popsicle stick.
• ‘Streets’ is also known as Walls. It is Australia’s largest ice cream company and distributors sell most brands launched by Streets. Blue Ribbon, Magnum, Viennetta and Paddle pop are all under the Streets parent company.
• ‘Gourmet’ is another leading supplier to distributors. It is also used in restaurants and the catering industry. Apart from yummy ice creams Gourmet also sells frozen fruits, yoghurts, gelati and sorbets.
• ‘Cornetto’ is a famous desert cone. When it was launched people said it was totally impractical. But the brand has proved its critics wrong. The inside of the waffle cone is insulated with oil, chocolate and sugar. Cornetto soft is made on the spot with an ice cream dispenser. Valentine’s day, lemon and whippy are popular flavors.
• Gelato Messina and N2 Extreme Gelato are two chains of ice cream parlors with a Facebook presence. They have various locations around Australia. Peanut Butter Cheesecake comes with more peanut brownie. Double Cheesecake with Oreo cookies has a chocolate syringe shot!

Famous flavors with distributors are Cioccolato Gelato, Classic Mint Choc Chip Ice cream, Lemon Butter Gelato and Macadamia Icecream.There are 1kg and bulk 10 kg packs. Ice-creams are Smooth and have a creamy range of milk and fruit. There are many YouTube videos giving ice cream tips. A lot of people seem to have a soft spot for Australian soft serve. You have ice cream wholesalers, manufacturers and distributors. Get Intense flavors with dense textures.

Pretzels,nuts, gelato and even chopped donuts are added to ice cream flavors. People want to taste different combinations in their ice creams today. How about some burnt Caramel and Ginger?

A lot of Jargon has been decoded for the Aussie ice cream by the Food Standard code. Regular means 10% milk fat. Reduced fat means 25% less fat than regular ice cream. Premium is just a marketing gimmick.

The Bottom-line is that Australians love their ice cream and eat it at 18 liters per head. This puts them at the third global spot.