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Nestle Parlour Ice Cream
Comparing this Nestle product with the “Real Dairy” ice cream shows the differences between a premium and a mass-market ice cream. This product contains several stabilizers including propylene glycol monostearate, which has a petroleum base. There is no egg, cream, or natural flavour in this ice cream, and no efforts appear to have been made to mitigate the environmental or social of this product.
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