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Last updated: 03 October 2023
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Our expert panel blind tastes and reviews 21 supermarket vanilla ice creams, from brands including Connoisseur, Haagen-Dazs and Peters, to see which frozen treats taste best.

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How we test

We included ice creams labelled as vanilla ice cream, or were implied to be ice cream with ice cream imagery, that are available nationally through at least one of the major supermarket chains.

At CHOICE, we strive to test all products on the market to get a fair overview of what's available. However, in this instance, Woolworths Vanilla Ice Cream was unavailable at the time of the test and was therefore omitted.

Tasting

Our experts tasted the ice cream samples blind (without knowing the brands) in a randomised order, and rated the ice creams on appearance, smell, taste, texture, vanilla strength and balance.

Scores

Experts independently judged all ice creams, scoring each sample for flavour and aroma, texture and presentation. The CHOICE Expert Rating (our overall score) is made up of 90% taste (40% flavour, 30% texture, 20% presentation, 10% aroma) and 10% nutrition (based on the product's Health Star Rating, calculated from the details in the nutrition information panel and converted to a percentage). 

We recommend products with a CHOICE Expert Rating of 80% or more.

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List of brands we tested in this review.

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    Pack price in Sydney stores (not on special) in December 2018.

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    Taste test score

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    Experts independently judged all ice creams in a blind taste test, scoring each sample for flavour, aroma, texture and presentation. The taste test score accounts for 90% of the CHOICE Expert Rating (our overall score).

    enter value/s in increments of i between 62 and 86

    Nutrition score

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    The nutrition score is based on the product's Health Star Rating (HSR). The HSR is calculated from the details in the nutrition information panel and converted to a percentage.

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    Price per 100mL

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    Based on price in Sydney stores (not on special) in July 2023.

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    Shop Ethical rates the environmental and social impact of the company (not the product) using independent sources. This rating is not included in our total score. N/A means there is no rating for that company.

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