Tillamook vs Hannaford
Feb 9, 2024 09:48:44 #
I bought Tillamook and Hannaford ice cream yesterday, both French Vanilla. I wanted to do a taste test. Tillamook is definitely creamier, mainly because the main ingredient is cream, while milk fat comes first on the Hannaford label. Aside from the milk-related ingredients, Hannaford's has corn syrup and diglycerides. Tillamook has similar "extras," but not quite as many, although it does have the various gums, and it also has water.
As I said above, Tillamook is creamier, if that's what you want. Hannaford has more of what I would call texture. It's more chewable, while Tillamook is more drinkable. The taste of each one is very similar, and preference would be a matter of personal taste. They both tasted good to me.
The big difference is price. Hannaford costs $2.99, while Tillamook costs $6.16. As far as I'm concerned, Hannaford's ice cream is fine.
As I said above, Tillamook is creamier, if that's what you want. Hannaford has more of what I would call texture. It's more chewable, while Tillamook is more drinkable. The taste of each one is very similar, and preference would be a matter of personal taste. They both tasted good to me.
The big difference is price. Hannaford costs $2.99, while Tillamook costs $6.16. As far as I'm concerned, Hannaford's ice cream is fine.
Feb 9, 2024 09:59:03 #
Yup.
Giant Groceries (where we live) has their store brand of ice cream which tastes great.
No need to buy brand ice cream at 2x+ the price.
Same with many of their store brands.
Giant Groceries (where we live) has their store brand of ice cream which tastes great.
No need to buy brand ice cream at 2x+ the price.
Same with many of their store brands.
Feb 9, 2024 10:13:18 #
Feb 9, 2024 10:13:45 #
Cream and milk fat are the same thing! The "cremier" texture of one is either difference in percentage content or the result of a different mixture of additives.
Feb 9, 2024 10:17:15 #
BebuLamar wrote:
Wouldn't French Vanilla ice cream have egg in it? It's my favorite flavor of ice cream.
Yes, it's custard based.
Feb 9, 2024 10:24:18 #
BebuLamar wrote:
Wouldn't French Vanilla ice cream have egg in it? It's my favorite flavor of ice cream.
Yes, and they both list egg whites as an ingredient.
Feb 9, 2024 10:51:59 #
ecblackiii wrote:
Cream and milk fat are the same thing! The "cremier" texture of one is either difference in percentage content or the result of a different mixture of additives.
Took the words right out of my mouth. Cream is milk fat and visa versa. Listing one or the other as the first ingredient doesn't mean much. The percentage of milk fat in the ice cream does make a difference. To legally be called ice "cream" requires a minimum % of milk fat. If less than that minimum, it's called Ice Milk or Sherbet. If one brand of ice cream has more milk fat than the other, it will taste smoother and creamier and so on. Also perhaps less healthy. When I worked at a Borden's Ice Cream plant, Lady Borden's was their top of the line premium ice cream. It was good, and it also had the highest % of milk fat of all their ice cream and naturally cost the most.
Feb 9, 2024 13:03:37 #
BigDaddy wrote:
Took the words right out of my mouth. Cream is mi... (show quote)
Interesting. Tillamook adds water. I wonder if that makes a difference. I'm going to go in and get a big bowl of ice cream?
Feb 9, 2024 14:19:39 #
MrBossHK
Loc: The West Valley of Phoenix metro area
jerryc41 wrote:
Interesting. Tillamook adds water. I wonder if that makes a difference. I'm going to go in and get a big bowl of ice cream?
Keep in mind, beer and wine also have a water component.
Feb 9, 2024 17:16:23 #
MrBossHK wrote:
Keep in mind, beer and wine also have a water component.
Yes, they do, and, like ice cream, they make me happy.
Feb 9, 2024 21:49:06 #
Ya had to do it didn't ya???? I had to get up and get some ice cream!!! All I had in the freezer was ice cream sandwiches. It was good.
Feb 10, 2024 05:33:14 #
ecblackiii wrote:
Cream and milk fat are the same thing! The "cremier" texture of one is either difference in percentage content or the result of a different mixture of additives.
Feb 10, 2024 05:37:29 #
BigDaddy wrote:
Took the words right out of my mouth. Cream is mi... (show quote)
To be truthful This is the first time in my 84 yrs. I have heard the fat in milk called milk fat, It has always been Butter fat!!
Feb 10, 2024 07:12:49 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I bought Tillamook and Hannaford ice cream yesterd... (show quote)
Does location of company headquarters and production faclilties have anything to do with prices?
Hannaford is a company located on the east coast, Tillamook is a company located on the west coast.
Does transport cost from production facility to store affect the retail price?
Hannaford is a grocery store company. Do they produce their own name brand products, or buy from different producers who package various branded ordered products for various brand name companies?
Tillamook is a dairy co-op producing dairy products, not a grocery store chain. Does that affect Tillamook retail prices when sold by a company not owned and operated by Tillamook creameries?
Feb 10, 2024 08:32:39 #
Manglesphoto wrote:
To be truthful This is the first time in my 84 yrs. I have heard the fat in milk called milk fat, It has always been Butter fat!!
Same. I used Milk Fat as that's what the OP used. Cream, Milk Fat and Butter Fat all come from milk and are pretty much regulated by G'vmt when it comes to dairy products. Cheap ice cream had low butter fat and eventually G'vmt decided ice "cream" needed a certain percentage of butter fat to be called ice "cream". Of course business didn't waste anytime calling low fat ice "milk" healthy and promoted the low fat part. One thing I've noticed about low fat Ice cream is it freezes rock hard in my freezer. High fat content ice cream is not only "creamier and smoother" but it's a lot easier to scoop out than low fat stuff.
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