Ice cream (derived from earlier
iced cream or
cream ice) is a frozen food, typically eaten as a snack or dessert, usually made from
dairy products, such as milk and cream, and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavours. It is typically sweetened with
sucrose,
corn syrup,
cane sugar,
beet sugar, and/or other
sweeteners. Typically,
flavourings and
colourings are added in addition to stabilizers. The mixture is stirred to incorporate air spaces and cooled below the freezing point of water to prevent detectable
ice crystals from forming. The result is a smooth, semi-solid foam that is solid at very low temperatures (<35 °F / 2 °C). It becomes more malleable as its temperature increases.