Course:FNH200/Assignments/2024/Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream: Original vs. Non-Dairy

Very briefly introduce your products here.

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Briefly introduce your food products (Optional)

Select a food available in Canada and one of its 'low fat', 'zero sugar', etc. alternative. Your options are unlimited: ice cream, cookies, beverage, and of course the wide and wild range of flavours, too. The two products that you are comparing should be similar, with one of them an alternative version of the other.

Post pictures (Mandatory)

Include photos of the two products of your choice, clearly showing the ingredient lists and the overall labels - mandatory, if you don't show it, the TA's can't mark the rest.

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Ingredient lists (4 points)

1. Type out the lists of ingredients
2. Identify fat substitutes, sugar substitutes, and/or additives used, if there is any
3. Explain the roles of fat substitutes, sugar substitutes, and/or additives used in terms of the functional properties they contribute to the product
4. Compare and contrast the lists of the two products and explain differences

Labels (1 points)

In Canada, all domestic food processors or imported products must meet the required labelling information on pre-packaged food products. The labelling requirements are set out in the Consumer Packaging and Labelling Act and Regulations (CPLA). The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is responsible for the enforcement of this act. The table below outlines the labelling requirements as set out by the CPLA along with corresponding information for the original and alternative product being researched. The labelling of both, the original and alternative Ben & Jerry’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream, comply with the regulatory requirements.

Common Name	Ben & Jerry’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream	Ben & Jerry’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Ice Cream Non-Dairy
Bilingual Labelling	N/A - Label example used is from the United States product.	N/A - Label example used is from the United States product.
Country of Origin	United States	United States
Date Marking & Storage Instructions	Date Marking: Best before date listed on the bottom of the container. Storage Instructions: “Keep Frozen” stated on the container.	Date Marking: Best before date listed on the bottom of the container. Storage Instructions: “Keep Frozen” stated on the container.
Identity and Principal Place of Business	Ben & Jerry’s (Vermont’s Finest)	Ben & Jerry’s (Vermont’s Finest)
Irradiated Foods	N/A	N/A
Legibility and location	All necessary information is clearly legible and located throughout the container	All necessary information is clearly legible and located throughout the container
List of Ingredients	Listed in descending order of proportion located to the right of the nutritional facts on the container (ingredients also stated above) Cream, condensed skim milk, water, liquid sugar (sugar, water), sugar, soybean oil, egg yolks, wheat flour, coconut oil, chocolate chips (sugar, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, natural flavour, unsweetened chocolate), butter (cream, salt), cocoa (processed with alkali), corn syrup, natural flavour, cocoa powder, eggs, molasses, salt, guar gum, brown sugar, chocolate liquor, vanilla extract, soy lecithin, carrageenan, baking soda, cocoa butter.	Listed in descending order of proportion located to the right of the nutritional facts on the container. Almond milk, liquid sugar, coconut oil, wheat flour, corn syrup, sugar, brown sugar, water, pea protein, cocoa, soybean oil, chocolate liquor, sunflower lecithin, tapioca flour, natural flavour, vanilla extract, guar gum, molasses, salt, caramelized sugar syrup, locust bean gum, cocoa butter, soy lecithin, invert sugar
Nutritional Facts	Per ½ cup (105g) Calories: 280 Total Fat: 9g Saturated Fat: 9g Trans Fat: 0g Cholesterol: 70mg Sodium: 65mg Total Carbohydrate: 28g Dietary Fibre >1g Sugars: 25g Protein: 4g Vitamin A: 10% Vitamin C: 0% Calcium: 10% Iron: 4%	Per ⅔ cup (136g) Calories: 350 Total Fat: 16g Saturated Fat: 11g Trans Fat: 0g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 40mg Total Carbohydrate: 49g Dietary Fibre: 1g Sugars: 33g Protein: 3g Vitamin D: 0% Potassium: 0% Calcium: 0% Iron: 4%
Net Quantity	473 mL	473 mL
Sweeteners	Liquid sugar Sugar Brown sugar Corn syrup Molasses	Liquid sugar Corn syrup Sugar Brown sugar Molasses Caramelized sugar syrup Invert sugar
Claims & Statements	Statement regarding potential allergens being included; milk,eggs, wheat, and soy	Statement regarding potential allergens being included; almond, coconut, soy, and wheat Claims of being non-dairy with the use of almond milk.

Personal Choice (5 points)

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References

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