Numbers in the News: Ice Cream

Summer is the perfect time for ice cream. In fact, July is National Ice Cream Month! Take a look at some tasty facts about this frozen treat.

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FIVE Favorite Ice Cream Flavors

1. Chocolate

2. Vanilla

3. Strawberry

4. Mint Chocolate Chip

5. Butter Pecan

1.3 BILLION

The number of gallons of ice cream products (including frozen yogurt) produced in the U.S. each year

8° TO 10°F

The ideal ice cream temperature for scooping and eating, according to experts

$6,696 PER SCOOP

The price of the world’s most expensive ice cream. It’s made with white truffles and decorated with edible gold.

TAKE IT FURTHER: Create your own ice cream flavor! What ingredients would it include? Poll your classmates on whether they would try your creation, and make a graph of the results.

SOURCES: STATISTA, GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS, INTERNATIONAL DAIRY FOODS ASSOCIATION, BEN & JERRY’S, YOUGOV, USDA

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