Science Behind Walmart's ‘Non-Melting’ Ice Cream | Consumer Reports

[@MarkDice]

Of course Wal Mart sells the most mutant ice cream of all.

[@teerexness]

Exactly! What a surprise. Not!

[@ShawnLeimbach]

Hahahahahs

[@wildman0228]

Agree - but even Breyers and other higher end brands have shown to be equally as disgusting~

[@petemoss8522]

Mark Dice, and who ever heard of a blue bunny, in nature???

[@JacobEcret]

No way it’s, mark dice

[@brandonfriesen5389]

I can get paid to eat ice cream? When can I start?

[@pecholsjones]

This is some excellent consumer reporting. This video provides expert opinion without an added agenda, and it refrains from using alarmist language. It's objective, informative, and engaging.

[@dhof3403]

Piers Echols-Jones you must be being sarcastic.

[@joeybaseball7352]

Gummy

[@PMeursault]

this isn't new, everything is stretched using cheap gums and "modified" corn starch etc

[@tam-eremaime6299]

Go check it out

[@JustCallMeElle]

I guess if you read the ingredients and find "gum", you never had to ask why. Turkish ice cream is also like that. doesn't melt outside even if you touch it but melts in your mouth once you eat it.

[@gl3110]

lol "what am i feeding my children?"...she must have thought it was one of those healthy ice cream sandwiches.

[@mmsmsy]

FDA approved - like this would be something meaningful. :P

[@mmsmsy]

TennisShoes Lol :D

[@eldsprutandedrake]

Don´t really know anything about the FDA since im not american, but the European Food Safety Authority is quite good I think. Atleast I prefer things to have been tested and evaluated before I eat them, syntethic or not. The worst thing is when people just think that "natural" or "organic" means healthy, like there´s nothing in nature that´s bad for you ^^

[@mmsmsy]

You didn't need FDA before it to know that something is poisonous or low quality or high quality. You know it from those food's reputation from people's opinions and research sites, books and magazines. FDA is not a problem in itself if it wouldn't deligalize healthy foods before it was approved. Many people died before some cure was tested and approved by government. And many people health is compromised just because FDA is outdated and they wait because sth isn't FDA approved yet. The power of FDA to deligalize sth is awfull. If it just gave recommendations it would be bearable, because it would just waste some public money from taxes, but when it prohibits some good foods along with some bad ones to be in the market it makes people's lives so much worse and more empty.

[@scca229]

TennisShoes R you serious?

[@LlyleHunter]

Uranium is also natural but I wouldn't want to ingest it!

[@whereTheDooDoo-is]

the really happy tune they played at the end made me feel comfortable. im ok now.

[@DGenesis129]

"The truth is, there's a bunch of garbage in your food anyways, why freak out over this little bit of garbage over here, when you daily consume garbage?" Change your diet immediately. These people are trying to kill you.

[@hautakleightontam771]

Why would they want to kill you? A dead customer isn't a paying one. Gums and filler make a crap product, but they aren't poisonous even in large quantities; FDA approval is just a standard of safety, not one of quality.

[@toddolson573]

+Hau Tak Leighton Tam, America is the sickest nation on the earth, eat up!!

[@mightza3781]

Mankind has spent almost its entire existence in developing food technology, yet modern man rejects it, clamoring for raw food when it was fire that liberated our diets. Fire sanitized and made foods we couldn't digest before digestible. Salt and vinegar were the first preservatives. Okra was added to gumbo as a thickener. Oil was used to make pie crusts flaky. Now, in the modern age, gum from beans keeps our ice cream in our sandwiches from melting. Yet people still reject it.......but soon, people will accept it, just as they accepted the potato.

[@East10th]

WOW

[@dimitar4y]

Hey 8 years ago, what's your thoughts now?

[@mttagrey]

"It makes me question myself, "What a I really feeding my children?"" YOU BOUGHT WALMART BRAND FOOD AND IT JUST DAWNED ON YOU THAT IT PROBABLY NOT GOOD FOR YOU? GOOD GOD WOMAN.

[@dimitar4y]

10 years have passed. Whacha feelin?

[@RyanBlockb5]

The FDA is not keeping up with all the chemicals added to food. They rely on the manufacturer to be honest and self report. So ..... I should try to buy ice cream without gums and additives.

[@randyearles1634]

lots of real ice cream on the market.

[@maxzhu56]

So, how much did Walmart pay you to say this ?

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

I have the toxic chemical list on their so called ice cream

[@lllerlll]

"Consumer Report's Expert Sensory Panel" - is it a new euphemism for people who love cakes?

[@Pikmeir]

Thank you for bringing a slice of logic to the panicking public.

[@djgeeter]

late to the party on this one, I noticed this when I was a Kid, I am now 40, and have never gone back to fake gum arabic infused ice-cream.

[@dimitar4y]

10 years is not late, is it

[@houstongigs]

This is having a comeback guys... I guess people just kept eating this junk and eventually forgot how full of artificial stuff it is

[@Logan-Leistikow]

ANNOUNCER: "So, should you be CONCERNED about giving gums to your kids?" LADY: "You're kids are likely eating gums." ANNOUNCER: "cuuute" The end.

[@_thesoulwoman]

Lol, ikr. They never specified if it was okay that children are eating gums. In this vid all i learned is that FDA approval means nothing

[@theshonen8899]

"Expert sensory panel" Are you fucking kidding me?

[@jesswnukow]

What does FDA not approve?

[@22neohenry]

What animals are these gums from? Horse gums are scary. Have you ever seen a horse's mouth?

[@Loth440]

Probably fish gums

[@CalLadyQED]

Guar gum is from guar beans. Carob bean gum is from carob tree seeds. Carrageenan is from seaweed. Xanthan gum comes from whey. This is all found on Wikipedia.

[@VirtualSuperSoldier]

I think they're chicken gums. Yep, gotta be.

[@aby0ni]

seriously don't know if you're joking or not, but gum is a substance extracted from certain types of trees, look it up.

[@marcfernandez655]

gum as in chemical gum, not dental gums.

[@bagelboi66]

The only sure way to know what goes into your ice cream is to make it yourself. It isn't that difficult, and boy is it delicious! :D

[@AlexPotvin]

0:34 nice editing

[@Whoarofl]

Nice editing? NICE EDITING?!?! This editing is BEYOND NICE!!! This may be among the best editing EVER!! And all you have to say about it is 'nice editing?'

[@AlexPotvin]

also "What's brown and white and read about all over?" Santorum

[@sgt.pepper3442]

Are there any companies that make the healthy ice cream sandwiches our ancestors used to eat?

[@BrentsCardsAndCoins]

***** No such thing. The unhealthy thing in ice cream is fat. These additives are synthesized from plants and are not unhealthy. The only chemical added that is an issue is the trans fats.

[@evelynwaugh4053]

I so long for the days long gone, when we could chase down a few antelopes, paint the hunt on our cave walls, tell stories around the evening fire, and refresh ourselves with our healthy ice cream sandwiches.

[@Tar-Von]

​@@evelynwaugh4053 😔Those were indeed the days..

[@Day_Chap]

So... Walmart adds chemicals, gums, sulphates so cut down on costs shipping and storing the product. Slowing damaging the health of their consumers to save money. Got it.

[@besteli1]

In this CR video she says they're FDA approved additives, while in the CR video that led me to this, the spokeswoman said the FDA doesn't regulate or approve additives in foods.

[@Faforino]

So your answer to "are these additives ok to give our children" is: "who cares, they eat it in other foods anyway". ALRIGHTY THEN.

[@dimitar4y]

sup, 10 years passed. New thoughts on this exact situation?

[@MoltenMouseMetal]

They're probably bound up with cellulose or some other gelling agent, and turn into a pudding-textured goo when warmed up. I don't know about you, but when I eat Ice-cream, I typically prefer the non-processed-wood-pulp version.

[@dimitar4y]

10 years later; yep it's literally wood pulp. Feels and tastes like wood pulp.

[@kushpatel1071]

How big was the check that Wal-Mart wrote so that you all covered their a$$

[@ingeborgsvensson4896]

FDA approved means it will not kill you instantly, that is all. If you look at Europe for example, where they have extremely strict rules for consumer products, this would not be allowed. For example: a product needs at least 70% coco beans for it to be allowed to be sold as chocolate. Bus in the US you can simply scam the consumer and sell them a block of marsh mellow as 'icecream'. Less quality, less cost but more profit.

[@jas16899]

WHO CARES WHAT THE REALITY IS. NOT MELTING SCARES ME AND I PURCHASE BASED ON HOW I FEEL ABOUT THINGS.

[@dimitar4y]

10 years later, thoughts? sup btw.

[@chrisbilling]

95% gum and binders 3% water 1% artificial flavor 1% white coloring

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

I have posted the chemical list, IT IS CHEMICALS !!!

[@lordgarth1]

If in the hands of average kids they won't have time to melt then why not buy ones without all the additives?

[@nambinhvu]

Willy Wonka worked so hard on never melting ice cream, you guys are hating on it? D: lol

[@michaelosmon]

"We're talking about fda approved additives. In the world of processed foods, these are common ingredients" You've nailed the problem

[@uniquesst]

FDA approved means nothing.

[@josephatnip2398]

the fda approves other things like GMOs and McDonalds just because they approved it does not mean it's good for you

[@Fudgeey]

"Approval" means it won't kill you. That's it.

[@germyw]

OpalBestWaifu Not even that. The food industry lobby is HUGE.

[@robin2012ism]

they won't kill you right away, so as not to be traced to the source.

[@tunnelcrawler3875]

How about buy yourself an ice cream maker and use only wholesome ingredients.

[@dorianjp]

Who the fuck buys "Great Value" shit.

[@vn01208503]

welllll great value chicken thighs at safeway are good though lolol

[@scca229]

Because it's a great value! Duh!

[@montanathreehunna]

people too poor to afford regular food but not poor enough to get on food stamps

[@TruFalco]

Great value cookies are, dare I say it, good.

[@mitchlu]

I'm surprised you didn't mention that those gums are used as fillers so they can make more money on those cheap ice creams.

[@Cobizzal]

So it was only then that she was worried about what she was feeding her kids?? HAHA

[@Makron5]

So basically, the Walmart sandwich is barely ice cream.

[@SUGAR_XYLER]

It is a lot of chemicals that I have posted

[@BryceLovesTech]

Scary, just say no

[@jgq85]

im_not_afraid Ok, so it takes you 10 mins longer to urinate than others. How does that imply any health risks?

[@randyearles1634]

lots of real ice cream. label will say cream and sugar as main ingredients

[@jab1720]

Ice cream is supposed to melt very quickly when exposed to heat. That's all I am saying. Otherwise it is not ice cream. FDA approved...that was a laugh. People need to watch what they give to their kids....and even themselves. The list of chemicals in some of these foods sold today is scary. Humans are not supposed to ingest so many chemicals.....and this consumption goes on for years and years....it's nuts!

[@Oakleaf700]

Are they made of plastic? Ice cream usually begins to melt at once making a mess of your clothes, unless you buy the little individual cardboard ''tubs''.

[@ArthurChen]

Well then pick one out of the two: Natural ice cream that will melt in 10 minutes when you want to cool off during hot days or engineered ice cream that will last a long time in the heat. In my opinion, people will always complain about one thing or another and you can't make everyone happy. In this case, it's a question of who the companies are willing to upset more: the people who would rather have better tasting ice cream but run the risk of melting before they finish eating it, or the people who would rather have the convenience of a hardly-melting ice cream for on-the-go but run the risk of ingesting artificial substances.

[@GeorgeDonnelly]

Great job on the corporate whitewash, Consumer Reports. You guys are really moving up in the corporate world!

[@denofearthundertheeverlast5138]

I knew it..I was gonna say its the cream, now I know even more, its the cream and the gum

[@kc5077]

Good report, I thought I tasted differences over time. I don't like the gum/marshmallow flavor.

[@tvanb]

that's disgusting.. why would eat any of those?!

[@mutinyontheark]

Because you're a dumb kid and it's 2.99 for a box of 12. No other reason.

[@ibn_klingschor]

Ok, so it melts slower. So what? How does that imply any health risks?

[@tvanb]

im_not_afraid you are stupid. read the ingredients again.

[@rdinnan82]

They're cheap and delicious..ate the whole box in 2 sittings

[@tvanb]

Ahhh no! Not just gum... HFCS, Polysorbate-80, Caramel Colour, Artificial Flavours... Amongst many others !

[@MrBlackchook]

FDA approved kinda means not much

[@SnoopCatts]

Amen!

[@theoneforhimnow]

👍 yep

[@hreindustries]

it means it wont kill you

[@nahnuhhuh]

To start a wittch hunt against wall mart seems stupid to me. In a world where Nestlés baby food is made of GMOs and chemicals, what do you expect? I think parents should give their kids raw fruit, vegetables and seeds if they have no time to cook from scratch. Yet brands as kellogs or knorr still exist :P

[@Shahzad-Khan]

That's why i stick to my local gelato and icecream shop in italy. It's a bit expencive but totally worth.

[@SuperGamerfan]

Because the FDA is always right 😂

[@dimitar4y]

Don't they change things weekly based on how much they get paid anyway?

[@TheWestlandgirl]

So the take away is basically, "they are in everything, so it's okay"???

[@sgt.pepper3442]

"These ice cream sandwiches don't seem natural." Top effing lel. Wait.... Just wait.... That felt wrong. I should probably feel some sympathy for the parents who buy their children Wal-Mart brand, or any brand for that matter, ice cream sandwiches AND care for their dietary well being. Never mind. Top kek.

[@dimitar4y]

toppest of keks, sir.

[@DiVa-jq3tt]

So the people who eat those they eat frozen gum..

[@moonna8088]

avoid gums. got it.

[@frosted1030]

The real issue is that children are being given a lot of processed food as a "treat". The kids then equate processed food with "good job" and "well done" and "a reward" and "a special treat". This causes problems later in life with the "I reward myself for sticking to my diet." mentality, instead of "I maintained (or lost) weight, that is my reward for eating healthy" mentality. Give your children fruit as a treat, or an interactive toy, or better yet, spend time with your child.

[@tomcat2285.]

For the lazy> mono and diglycerides are fatty acids that naturally occur in vegetable oil and animal fats (including yours), calcuim sulfate is a type of natural salt found in rocks, xanthum gum is a plant based complex sugar (polysaccharide). Guar gum is a gum found in the seed of the of Guar bean, Carob bean gum is same as the last except it comes from the seed of the Locust bean and polysorbate which is the only synthetic ingredient in there is to complicated to put into laymens terms. You can do your own research. conclusion the reason they look scary is that they are require to put the correct term for and ingredient on labels but if you take the time to look into what your reading of packages you will find out it s not so bad as you might think.

[@BrentsCardsAndCoins]

tomcat2285- - Glad to see another thinking person on the comment thread. Next, we could scare these people by telling them about the Pyridoxine Hydrochloride in their foods.

[@ammer1010]

ya thats not food. the only real food in a grocery is in the produce section and even calling that food is a stretch unless it's in the organic section.

[@keeler1160]

If it's okay to eat gummy ice cream then how come it's not okay to swallow your gum after you chew it?

[@gonzos-twin]

like it says, the less cream the easier the melt. AKA we put more gum than cream and wallah

[@driceyt4252]

+gonzostwin1 voila*

[@michalaleskandr3985]

There is ice cream all over the world that doesn't melt at all and it's not "unhealthy"... Look into Turkish ice cream it's delicious and not bad for you.

[@Ratchet299]

The video doesn’t claim it’s unhealthy. If you watch till the end, the main takeaway is that it’s not a big deal.

[@SnoopCatts]

just because the FDA approves the contents of the food does not make it healthy! We see that includes across the country in grocery stores everywhere. you could almost surmise that if it's FDA approved its most likely Very unhealthy.

[@Athon08]

When she said “FDA approved additives” 🤣🤣 real food doesn’t need additives

[@dimitar4y]

"fda approved" "common ingredient" both are very debatable and ever-changing.

[@narwhalbacon5062]

Why didn't they ask /r/science for their opinion on the debate ?

[@material___]

What am I feeding my children quote has to be the biggest joke.

[@rogueandvagabondrabbit5837]

Interesting that you focused on the gums in the products and although you highlighted "carrageenan," you said mothing about it. The most sinister thing about carrageenan is, it is in almost everything that is marketed as "low fat" or "no fat." In fact, I cannot find a brand of chocolate milk that does NOT have carrageenan in it. It is an inflammatory agent and one day people will know what caused a massive amount of digestive disorders from Inflammatory Bowel Disease all the way up to and including cancer. But don't get in the way of making a buck on ice cream that doesn't melt or chocolate milk that you have to shake to reconstitute. The fact of the matter is, if you have ice cream that doesn't melt, your common sense should tell you not to eat it just as your common sense would tell you not to eat a lot of other things that are obviously not natural as these products are.

[@kc5077]

How is this different from top chefs that cook with gastronomy? I prefer natural ingredients and flavors, but if they marketed it as a scientific break through non-melting ice-cream sandwiches I think some would find it cool. Could using gums also reduce heavy cream and reduce fat?

[@JuliusFawcett]

I release the need to eat junk food in my life

[@mitchellbutler7068]

Mums with kids eating inside will see the value in this product ..

[@TorontoTransitFan]

Is this another breyers.

[@buzzler745555]

Guys relax it's not bubblegum, they out special compounds in food call gums like arabic gum.

[@carolinesalv]

NESTLY ALL THE WAY MAN!!!!!

[@pedrof830]

YUK! I'll stick with Ben and Jerry, thank you!

[@Rosi_in_space]

So Nestle really puts Ice Cream in their ice cream sandwiches?

[@SinKillerJ]

You really needed a taste test to know that this is a blob of Carrageenan? FDA approval doesn't mean jack shit, we allow things in this country that no one else does. This video failed to discuss the known side effects of these ingredients, instead saying "well, the FDA says its ok so...". Any respect I had for Consumer Reports is now gone.

[@dimitar4y]

land of the free and most inhuman scientific abuse experiments in the entirety of human history. Also 9 years. Hi

[@spandecker727]

Oh it’s FDA approved! Then you know you shouldn’t eat it

[@coffin387]

People: We want a higher quality food and would rather pay a higher price for it. People again: Gas prices are ridiculous and everything's going up. We can't continue to afford things.

[@nofal77]

The money you save now goes to your doctor later

[@dimitar4y]

10 years passed, all your money are belong to them, one way or another. Sup?

[@armybeef68]

2:54 I accidentally did that a few times when I was a kid, and I was scared that I was going to fart bubbles.

[@billtomson5791]

Your video is being blocked? Nothing but black screen.

[@kevg644]

Turkish ice cream doesn't melt easily

[@milfordcivic6755]

Walmart "ice cream" is basically the same thing as frozen cool whip and marshmallow cream mixed together. There is no real milk or cream.

[@williampollock5950]

More cream means longer to melt?? Even a stick of butter would melt faster than that Walmart bar, and butter is 100% butterfat.

[@abinari]

id like to note that men do not dominate this video but that could also be because this is a video detailing the harmful effects of childrens food, catering the video towards mom could allow for more efficient accessibility ...idk

[@cosmicjoshgaming3655]

whats the point of this ? We want the icecream to melt faster ?

[@cyrus233able]

This just in: Crappy Walmart stuff isn't as good as good expensive brand stuff.

[@juicymullet4468]

I eat whatever I want, whenever I want and never gain any weight. I try to stay away from organic though. Stuff is natural. Scary...

[@DrewsAnimation]

Well. . .it's not poisonous. . . .but it's also not ice cream.

[@petemoss8522]

"What is behind the lack of meltage?" The cookie consists of asbestos and fiberglass insulation.

[@spankyharland9845]

if it does not melt, it is not ice cream. just like dollar tree cheese, it don't melt and should be used as space shuttle heat tiles.

[@geez8413]

Rule of thumb: If I can not pronounce the ingredients then I don't eat it.

[@BrentsCardsAndCoins]

Geez So no Niacinamide or Pyridoxine Hydrochloride for you?

[@no40]

what did anyone expect from buying out of these brands? good wholesome, organically made food? please, it doesn't matter if that thing melted 10 mins or even towards one hour. one thing is clear, junk food like the ice cream sandwich should be eaten in moderation, that's it.

[@Psythik]

Their French Bread doesn't harden either.

[@Tom-rw4ol]

FDA approved does not mean anything anymore.

[@billpittman7673]

And we wonder why so many people get cancer, look at what's in the food

[@sleepofgiants410]

VERY BIG GUMMY

[@jenniferpham4608]

lmao its still hella good