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Italian ice

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Italian ice
Italian ice in a paper cup
CourseDessert
Place of originItaly
Main ingredientsWater, fruit (concentrate, juice or purée)

Italian ice is a frozen or semi-frozen sweetened dessert. It is made with fruit or other natural or artificial food flavorings.[1][2] Italian ice is similar to sorbet and snow cones, but differs from American-style sorbet in that does not contain dairy or egg ingredients.[1] it was introduced to united states and is derived from the sicilian granita, a familiar and related Italian dessert[3]

common flavors include lemon, cherry and other fruits.

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 U.S. Food and Drug Administration, CFR - Code of Federal Regulations Title 21. Accessed 9 June 2011.
  2. "What's in the Ice Cream Aisle? Archived 2018-05-04 at the Wayback Machine". International Dairy Foods Association. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  3. Bienenstock, David (August 20, 2015). "The Best Italian Ice Is Frozen in Time". Munchies. Vice Media. Retrieved 2016-07-23.