With the arrival of spring and the heat waves, we all crave a good ice cream to refresh ourselves. However, not all ice creams are the same, and Profeco knows it.  

To clear up any doubts, Profeco conducted a quality study to discover which are the best ice creams. At kiwilimón, we read through the entire research and summarized it for you. Discover which are the ice creams that Profeco does recommend here! 

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The best ice creams according to Profeco

Strawberry, vanilla, or chocolate... There are flavors of ice creams for every palate! However, there are ice creams of good and bad quality. To help you avoid a bad taste, here are the ice creams that Profeco does recommend.

• Holanda Cremissimo sugar-free

This ice cream is made with vegetable fat and is priced at $83 pesos. The total sugar content is among the lowest, and it also contains no added sugars. However, this product contains sweeteners that are not recommended for children. 

• Gelartier Belgian chocolate 

This ice cream is made from cream and semi-bitter chocolate. It only has one label: excess sugar. However, its price is one of the highest, costing around $164 pesos.

• Gelartier strawberry 

Unlike the chocolate ice cream of the same brand, the strawberry has 6.3 grams less of added sugars and is also a bit more economical. Like the other flavor, it also contains a single label: excess sugar.

• Aurrera 

The container costs $54 pesos, contains 15.6 grams of added sugars, and meets quality and hygiene standards.

• Marinela 

This ice cream contains 3.8 grams of fat and 14.4 grams of added sugars. The container costs $90 pesos and has two labels: excess sugars and excess saturated fats.  

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• Cremissimo chocolate flavor  

The container costs around $58 pesos and has labels for excess sugars and excess saturated fats, so it should be consumed in moderation.

• Nestlé ice cream with vegetable fat strawberry flavor 

This strawberry ice cream has 16 grams of added sugars and 4.7 grams of fat.  Consume it in moderation, as it has excess sugars and saturated fats.

• Häagen Dazs chocolate flavor 

This ice cream is one of the most expensive, priced at $227 pesos. It only has a label for excess sugars and contains 14.7 grams of added sugars.

• Santa Clara chocolate flavor 

Because it is made from cream, it is the most expensive, costing around $275 pesos. It has excess sugars, contains 11.1 grams of fat, and 14.1 grams of added sugars.

• Holanda, deliciously vegan

The price of the container is $107 pesos, contains 2.1 grams of plant-based protein, and contains no dairy. In terms of labels and warnings, it has excess sugars and saturated fats.  

As you can see, the list of ice creams that do meet the hygiene and quality standards of Profeco is very varied and includes options for all tastes and budgets. Now you are better informed when it comes to enjoying a good ice cream!

Types of ice cream 

Besides the quality of the ingredients, ice creams are also categorized according to the amount of fat they contain: 

1. Cream ice cream: Contains at least 7% milk fat and 2.5% milk protein.

2. Milk ice cream: Contains 2% milk fat and 1.5% milk protein. 3. Vegetable fat ice cream: Contains 2% vegetable fat and contains no milk protein.  

Remember that at kiwilimón, we always share the products recommended by Profeco, and ice creams were no exception. Tell us, which of these Profeco-recommended ice creams would you like to buy? 

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