RASPBERRY CHOCOLATE CHIP ICE CREAMS

Information updated January 2026

A reader requested a look at which Raspberry Chocolate Chip ice creams are Closest To Homemade >> with a specific hope that Graeter’s brand Black Raspberry Chocolate Chip Ice Cream will meet the criteria.

GRAETER’S BLACK RASPBERRY CHOCOLATE CHIP: The Graeter’s product contains numerous ingredients Not In Kitchen™ >> NIK ingredients are the ingredients which would not be in our kitchens if we were at home making this item from scratch.

For example, Graeter’s Black Raspberry Chocolate Chip Ice Cream contains Soy Oil.

Q: Would you use Soy Oil in a homemade ice cream?

Also Not In Kitchen in this Graeter’s ice cream are two thickening/emulsifying agents (Carob Bean Gum, Guar Gum), commercial Natural Flavors and the FDA-recognized chemical preservative, Citric Acid. (Source: U.S. FDA 2026; Source for ingredients: Graeter’s Web site 1/26)

Let’s look below at what’s in two of The Magnum Ice Cream Company’s ice cream brands, Magnum and Talenti.

These two products have multiple ingredients Not In Kitchen:

MAGNUM: Magnum Double Raspberry Bars contain Water, Corn Syrup, Citric Acid, 3 Gums, Monoglyceride, Fructose and Natural Flavor. (Sources for ingredients: The Magnum Ice Cream Company Magnum Web site 1/26; Door Dash Web site 1/26)

TALENTI: Talenti Gelato Black Raspberry Chocolate contains Soybean Oil, Dextrose, Carob Bean Gum and added commercial Natural Flavor. (Source for ingredients: The Magnum Ice Cream Company Talenti Web site 1/26)

Seen below, HOOD IS FAR FROM HOMEMADE with 3 ingredients banned at Whole Foods. This Hood Ice Cream contains so many ingredients we would never use at home to make ice cream including Artificial Flavors and Colors, Polysorbate 80, Corn Starch, Corn Syrup, Natural Flavor x2, Emulsifying Agents, Carrageenan and Guar Gum plus the FDA-recognized preservative, Citric Acid. (Sources: U.S. FDA 2026; HP Hood Web site 1/26)

Here is a trio of Raspberry Chocolate Chip products with multiple ingredients Not In Kitchen:

We were able to find one Raspberry Chocolate Ice Cream which is Closest To Homemade from Morgenstern’s:

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