McConnell's Vanilla Bean (R.R. Lochhead) Fine Ice Cream
Summary
McConnell's Vanilla Bean scores 73/100. Nine ingredients — California grass-fed cream and milk, egg yolks, and premium R.R. Lochhead Madagascar vanilla plus whole vanilla beans. No seed oils, corn syrup, or natural flavors. However, uses refined cane sugar (~19g added sugars per serving, 38% DV), milk protein concentrate, non-fat milk solids, and tapioca starch as stabilizers — more processed than gum-free French pints like Van Leeuwen Vanilla Bean (79). Scratch-made premium positioning since 1949; not a minimal-ingredient formula.
At a glance
Key ingredients 8
Cream & Milk (grass-fed)Very Good
Central Coast grass-fed, hormone/antibiotic-free dairy base.
See more about Cream & Milk (grass-fed) →Egg YolksVery Good
Custard-style richness; natural emulsification.
See more about Egg Yolks →Vanilla BeansVery Good
Whole bean specks; premium Madagascar sourcing.
See more about Vanilla Beans →R.R. Lochhead® VanillaGood
Proprietary real Madagascar vanilla; not vanillin.
See more about R.R. Lochhead® Vanilla →Non-Fat Milk SolidsNeutral
Processed dairy powder for texture.
See more about Non-Fat Milk Solids →Cane SugarBad
Refined sweetener; ~19g added sugars per serving (38% DV).
See more about Cane Sugar →Milk Protein ConcentrateBad
Isolated processed dairy protein; ultra-premium lines use egg yolk only.
See more about Milk Protein Concentrate →Tapioca StarchBad
Starch stabilizer/thickener; similar drag to tapioca syrup in other pints.
See more about Tapioca Starch →Processing
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