Fro-yo girl here. I’ve been haunting Target looking for the new Yasso Pumpkin Cheesecake flavor and walking away unsuccessful in my quest to find it for months. Today, I noticed a new offering right next to Yasso at Target. Culture Republick is a probiotic light ice cream. Since it’s probiotic, I thought of frozen yogurt. However, Culture Republick ice cream doesn’t contain Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus, so it’s not really frozen yogurt.
Target had one CR flavor during my visit, Milk & Honey. I also saw signs for two other flavors, Chocolate & Cherry and Lemon & Graham. One pint was $4.39. Milk & Honey is vanilla ice cream with swirls of honey. One pint is 440 calories, 17g protein, 4.5g total fat, 17g sugars, and 6g protein. From the flavors and the ice cream positioning, I wasn’t expecting any tang. The flavors are a little more interesting than usual, especially the Turmeric Chai & Cinnamon. Lemon & Graham also sounds worth trying.
Milk & Honey: The texture is nice – very creamy and scoopable though a bit chewy and not as rich as full fat ice cream. The honey vanilla flavor is very pleasant and mild though the honey flavor is very strong and very sweet. There aren’t that many honey swirls though, so the honey isn’t too overwhelming. It has a sweet cream aftertaste and no yogurt flavor. I’d prefer a stronger vanilla flavor. The packaging features the work of an artist, Joe Geis, @joe_geis.
According to Unilever, “Culture Republick™ is a premium ice cream with probiotics on a mission to support culture both inside and out, with a unique connection to the arts. There are currently seven unique flavors of Culture Republick premium light ice cream, which include Milk & Honey, Turmeric Chai & Cinnamon, Cold Brew & Chocolate Chip, Pistachio & Caramel, Lemon & Graham, Chocolate & Cherry, and Matcha & Fudge. In addition to the probiotics in the ice cream, each pint is designed by a different emerging artist. The brand also pledges to use 10 percent of all profits to support arts in local communities across the country, with all charitable donations made possible by the Unilever Foundation. Culture Republick is currently available at select retailers for an average retail price of $3.99 to $4.99. To find the nearest retailer and learn more about Culture Republick, visit CultureRepublick.com.”
Unilever has launched a new probiotic ice cream brand called Culture Republick, which the company claims is the first premium ice cream containing probiotics.
Each pint contains 3 billion live active cultures and is made with no artificial sweeteners. I like how a portion of the profits goes to support the arts in local communities.
Ingredients (Milk & Honey): Skim milk, cream, sugar, soluble corn fiber, honey, milk protein concentrate, less than 2% of: cornstarch, vegetable gums (guar, carob bean), monoglycerides, natural flavor, salt, lemon juice concentrate, pectin, bacillus coagulans GBI-30 6086, xanthan gum, vitamin A palmitate.
4 out of 5 stars.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
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