Breyers Rocky Road Frozen Dessert: 190 Calories
Rocky Road is a favorite among many ice cream enthusiasts. Chocolate ice cream is blended with swirls of gooey, stretchy marshmallow flavors and small bites of almond. Breyers® makes its ice cream with 100% Grade A milk and cream.
Breyers Rocky Road dessert has 190 calories per serving, 7g fat, 29g carbs, and 4g protein. Read this post for a more in-depth review of the calories, nutrition facts, and ingredients in this popular ice cream treat.
Calories and Nutrition Facts
All calories and nutrition facts information is presented based on a single serving. One serving of Rocky Road Frozen Dairy Dessert is measured as 2/3 cup weighing 90 grams.
Calories
There are 190 calories in each serving of this sweet dessert. The highest proportion of calories is derived from carbohydrates. Specifically, the 29 grams of carbs delivers about 60% of total calories.
Fat makes up about 32% of the total calories and the remaining calories is from protein.
- Carbs: 115 calories
- Fat: 60 calories
- Protein: 15 calories
- Total: 190 calories per serving
The caloric breakout by nutrient is a rounded estimate based on the nutrition facts label provided by Breyers.
Dietary Fat
Each serving of Rocky Road dessert has 7 grams of total fat, including 3.5 grams of saturated fat.
Total Sugars
One serving of Breyers Rocky Road dessert treat has 18 grams of total sugars, including 14 grams of added sugars.
This does not come as a surprise for two reasons. First, it is an ice cream style dessert so I expect the ingredients to include added sugars as well as natural sugars found in the milk.
The other reason is that sugar and liquid sugar are listed as two of the top three ingredients. And since food manufacturers must list ingredients in order of dominance by weight, I expect the amount of added sugars to be fairly high.
Limit Added Sugars
Dietary Guidelines set by the FDA recommend limiting the number of calories from added sugars to less than 10% of total calories consumed throughout the day. With that in mind, the 14 grams in one serving of Rocky Road is about 28% of the limit (based on a 2,000 calorie diet).
Nutrition Facts
Total Sugars include 14g Added Sugars.
Ice Cream vs Frozen Dairy Dessert
While I would typically think of this as ice cream, Breyers markets it as a frozen dairy dessert. So I did a little research to figure out the difference. I learned that the primary difference between ice cream and a frozen dairy dessert is the use of oil as a main ingredient.
Real ice cream is made with 100% dairy. The FDA requires desserts labeled as ice cream to contain 10% or more milkfat. Desserts made vegetable oils do not typically meet that requirement and are therefore called a frozen dessert.
You may still find products labeled as ice cream that contain oil. The reason is typically due to other flavors, candies, or cookies blended in with the real ice cream rather than the ice cream itself.
For example, Haagen-Dazs chocolate ice cream contains no oil, but its Rocky Road ice cream is made with safflower oil.
In the case of Breyers frozen dairy dessert, the ingredients coconut oil and sunflower seed oil. Moreover, as you can see from the list of ingredients, sugars and water are high on the list. This dessert doesn’t meet the 10% milkfat requirement to be called ice cream.
Ingredients and Allergens
Ingredients
Here is the complete list of ingredients in Breyers Rocky Road ice cream.
Skim Milk, Corn Syrup, Liquid Sugar (sugar, water), Water, Almonds, Fructose, Cream, Coconut Oil, Dutched Cocoa (processed with alkali), Whey, Sunflower Seed Oil, Whey Protein Concentrate, Guar Gum, Mono and Diglycerides, Carob Bean Gum, Salt, Carrageenan, Natural Flavor.
What is Carrageenan?
Sometimes called Irish moss, Carrageenan is extracted from red seaweed. It’s used in the food processing industry as an emulsifier, thickening, or stabilizing agent.
Carrageenan, a natural ingredient, is commonly found in cheese and dairy products such as cottage cheese, chocolate milk, ice cream, almond milk, and creamers.
Allergens
Breyers rocky road dessert is made with milk.
Nutrition facts and ingredients source: Breyers.
Ingredients, allergens, and nutrition facts are based on available information as of the date this article was published and/or updated. Restaurants and food manufacturers may change their recipes without notice. Check directly with the food provider for the most accurate and up-to-date information. NutritionandIngredients.com does not provide health or wellness advice or dietary recommendations. Our aim is to research commercially processed food and publish articles for informational purposes only. Unless otherwise stated, % Daily Value is based on 2,000 calories per day, but calorie needs vary by individual. Always consult your physician for any healthcare or dietary advice.
