Palm Oil Free Ice Cream

We ran 140 ice cream through our palm oil free rules: 24 pass, 12 need a label check, and 17 don't make it.

Dairy ice cream is made with milk fat and passes; the budget tubs and many cones and coatings swap in palm oil or a "vegetable fat" blend. The cone, the chocolate shell and the ripple sauce each have their own fat, so read the whole list, not just the first line.

You can eat these

Where the traps are

What actually disqualifies ice cream from a palm oil free diet, counted across 17 of the 17 products that fail:

palm oil
15 products
palm kernel
4 products
palm kernel oil
3 products
hydrogenated palm
2 products

Check the label first

For these, the data is incomplete or an ingredient can go either way. We say so instead of guessing. Tap one to see exactly what's unclear.

Verdicts are automated checks based on Open Food Facts data. Formulations change, so always confirm on the physical label.