# Is there any real ice cream in stores anymore? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [April 8, 2025, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-real-ice-cream-in-stores-anymore/1016794 "2025-04-08T13:52:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 44
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2025, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-real-ice-cream-in-stores-anymore/1016794/44 "2025-04-08T19:30:48Z")
> [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > No they don’t. They use gums to thicken the ice cream. What is wrong with that? The thing is- store ice cream gets shipped and then sits on store shelves. It really has to be a little different than the stuff you make at home. We had some home made ice cream from the back of someones freezer once- and it was just plain wrong. > [@Saint\_Cad](#): > > Isn’t that [beaver ass juice](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/does-vanilla-flavoring-actually-come-from-beaver-butts-180983288/)? Not for decades. And your cite says not used hardly at all. > [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > Sorry, I can’t answer your OP but I’m curious, is this a bias against anything but ‘pure’ ice cream or are you saying unless it’s pure, it doesn’t taste good? > > Because, personally, I only care about taste and texture, I could care less what it’s got in it. Yes, since you cant taste the tiny amount of gums they use to stabilize the Ice cream- and some use natural gums from seaweeds. > [@Jasmine](#): > > The percentage of cream in an ice cream pretty much determines its quality. Yes, good point. But not the presence of gums. > [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > I think the OP’s best hope is to obtain an ice cream machine and go wild. Yep. But even that stuff- while great- cant sit in the freezer for an extended period. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-any-real-ice-cream-in-stores-anymore/1016794)._