He is correct. Most of the local ice cream shops use Hood Ice Cream base, the one possible exception being Richardson who is said to make their own base (do they?). Hood ice cream base has guar gum, maybe carrageenan and sorbate...

's, S&S, Roche Bros, Johnnie’s and Market Basket. Then I gave up the diligent search and searched occasionally. And, lo, today at the Market Basket in Reading, there it was: Kate’s “Real Buttermilk.” No...

discovered Fage I was committed to Stonyfield Farms; it’s a fine yogurt and I often use it as my starter if i finished all the homemade stuff. Both brands have no additives. If you want to avoid added gelatin, starch,...

sugar, Organic nonfat milk powder, Organic egg yolks, Organic Tapioca Starch, organic nutmeg, salt, Carrageenan, organic natural flavor, organic Annatto & Organic Tumeric (for color). pics:...

They probably add a stabilizer like guar gum or carrageenan.

“Fat Free” half and half is loaded with corn syrup and carrageenan and some brands add chemicals. It skeeves me.

I think that’s just the allergy statement. I found the ingredients for the “regular” flavor on another site: Milk, Sugar, Cream, Egg Yolks, Fat Free Milk, Natural and Artificial flavors, Locust Bean Gum, Salt,...

the copycat kfc cole slaw tastes just like the original — not the current offering, which is gloppy. probably full of that stinkin' guar gum and carrageenan! yuk. i like the buttermilk ranch dry mix:...

much guar gum or carrageenan or some other thickener in their mix. I tried to drink one, couldn’t fini, and noticed later that it was almost as thick after it melted, like thick pudding in a cup. NOT a good milkshake by any...

One note on ricotta...check the ingredients. You want a ricotta that contains only milk, salt, starter, etc, ingredients you’d expect to see in it. But in many brands, you’ll also see things like guar gum, carrageenan...

(soybean oil, sour cream [cream, skim milk, corn-starch-modified, lactic and citric acid, gelatin, mono and diglycerides, guar gum, carrageenan, sodium phosphate, natural and artificial flavor, lactic acid culture], water, egg...

). Tasters liked the creamy, custardy texture. The #2 was made by Edy’s. The test team looked at what made these two distinctive and the answer was emulsifiers and stabilizers – the standard carrageenan, guar gum,...

). Check the ingredients, and if there’s too much modified food starch, pectin, or carrageenan, it’s not going to have that European texture. As for flavors, if you want interesting but not too sickly sweet, look for...

. Sheer Bliss has Cream, Milk, Cane Sugar, Nonfat Dry Milk, POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice, Guar Gum, Carob Bean Gum, and Carrageenan. However, the Haagen-Dazs was too sweet by comparison and wasn’t as smooth. The lack...

If Dr. Bob’s contains any of the “gums” or any carrageenan, that might be the reason. I couldn’t find specific ingredient info on either website. www.drbobsicecream.com www.mcconnells.com