Frozen Cow Juice v. Your George Washingtons

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4/22/09

Drew Chambers

Paper #9- Compare and Contrast

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Frozen Cow Juice v. Your George Washingtons

Finding the Best Vanilla Ice Creams for Your Money

From its birth in the 4th century, conceived in the mind of the Roman Emperor Nero, and King Tang of China in the 6th century, ice cream has reined a coveted and lusted after delicacy, with vanilla its king. However, with this current economic position, money is one thing Americans cannot afford to waste. Is it possible to find a delicious-tasting ice cream without taking out a small loan? A blind study was conducted to answer just that question- which brand of vanilla ice cream is best for your money? The contenders: Giant foods, Bloom foods, Breyer’s, Edy’s, and Haagen ~ Dazs. Among the standards are fat grams, cost, and creaminess.

The Raw Data

Starting with the number of calories per ounce we see that Bloom has an early lead with just 30 calories per ounce. Coming in a close second, Breyer’s has just a mere two calories above the leaders. Finishing fourth and fifth, respectively, Edy’s with 35/oz and Giant with 38/oz. Now, with a whopping 63 calories per ounce, Haagen ~ Dazs comes in last place. To put the amount into perspective, the caloric equivalent of the 63 calories per ounce is a Burger King Whopper.

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Moving on the next and last health related criterion, fat grams per ounce, we find a four way tie for first between the ice creams with Giant, Bloom, Breyer’s, and Edy’s all with just 2 fat grams per ounce. Once again in last place, Haagen ~ Dazs comes in with an artery-clogging number double the amount of the other ice creams at 4 fat grams per ounce, the same amount as greasy McDonald’s French fries.

        In the next measuring factor, cost, we find Bloom in the lead once again at a small cost of just $0.05 per ...

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