Ever notice that the current 'ice cream' typically bought in stores, never melts?
I stopped eating fsst food *milkshakes* decades ago, because they felt wrong in my mouth. Almost warm, not ice cold like real milkshakes. It is like those powdered mixes you blend with ice cubes to produce a low calorie *shake*. Those contain “xanthan gum”. I also stopped buying the cheaper, store brand *shredded cheese* after noticing that it didn’t melt.
We buy smaller packages of real ice cream and real cheese, make our own shakes, shred our own cheese. Can’t say it costs all that much more and it is more satisfying. I figure we save in the long term because we buy almost no other processed food, either.
Depends on the brand. I buy ice cream that is...well... ice cream.