Review Of Magnum Luxe Salted Caramel 440ml
Magnum first launched back in 1989 and quickly became an Aussie favourite. While the brand is best known for its ice cream stick range, they also make tubs.
This review looks at whether the Magnum Luxe Salted Caramel 440ml lives up to its reputation and price point. I’ll help you decide if it’s worth a place in your freezer.
Is Magnum Luxe Salted Caramel Ice Cream any good?
Magnum Luxe Salted Caramel has vanilla ice cream with layers of salted caramel sauce and chocolate pieces. It’s all encased in a shell made of Magnum’s signature chocolate.
The sauce makes up 12% of the container and is delicious. The salty flavour is perfect for balancing out sweet ice cream and choc shards.
Chocolate shards lie hidden through the tub, and they’re not hard to find. There’s also a delicious choc shell that encases the ice cream. A spot on the pack shows where to press to crack the shell.
If you’re okay with using your hands to eat, use the shards to scoop ice cream into your mouth.
The vanilla flavoured ice cream is creamy and smooth, although not as premium as most other pint-sized ice creams in the supermarket freezers. At over $10 for a 440ml container, it won’t fit everyone’s budget.
Pros
- The sauce, choc, and ice cream are an excellent combination.
- Chocolate is sourced from high-quality cocoa beans.
- Supports the Rainforest Alliance and the use of recycled plastic.
Cons
- Expensive for the pack size.
- Made in Hungary (not Aussie made).
What other flavours are available in the Magnum tub range?
A lot of flavour innovation is coming out of the Magnum range, so it’s best to check out the supermarket shelves to stay on top of their latest. Some of their tub range includes:
- Magnum Sweet & Salty Almond Remix Review.
- Magnum Classic Review.
- Magnum Luxe Gold Caramelised Chocolate Review.
- Magnum White Chocolate Review.
- Magnum White Chocolate and Cookies Review.
What are some alternatives?
The Magnum range is a unique offering, so there aren’t any similar competing products for comparison.
Ingredients
The main dairy components are reconstituted skim milk, cream, milk powder, milk fat.
- 24% of the ice cream is Magnum milk chocolate.
- 12% of the ice cream is salted caramel sauce.
- 11% of the ice cream is cocoa butter and cocoa mass.
Ingredients List: Dairy ingredients [reconstituted skim milk, cream (milk), milk powder, milk fat], sugar, cocoa components (cocoa butter, cocoa mass), glucose fructose syrup, glucose (from wheat), coconut oil, burnt sugar syrup, emulsifiers (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, sunflower and/or rapeseed lecithin), salt, stabilisers (guar gum, carrageenan, locust bean gum, tara gum), flavours, water, corn starch, colour (annatto).
Milk fat
Milk fat plays a vital role in ice cream’s texture and mouthfeel. More of it results in a creamier, smoother texture associated with superior ice cream.
Unfortunately, the Magnum pack doesn’t disclose how much milk fat is in the tub.
Nutrition information
No ice cream is good for you, so eat it in moderation. Magnum Luxe Salted Caramel has 11.9g of saturated fat per 100g and 29.3g of sugar.
Servings per package: 4
Serving size: 81g
Nutrition table
| Quantity per Serving | Quantity per 100g | |
| Energy | 1090kJ | 1350kJ |
| Protein | 3.1g | 3.8g |
| Fat, Total | 15.0g | 18.6g |
| -Saturated | 9.7g | 11.9g |
| Carbohydrates | 27.5g | 33.9g |
| -Sugars | 23.8g | 29.3g |
| Sodium | 120mg | 150mg |
About the manufacturer
Magnum is produced by Unilever, a major player in the ice cream market. Founded in 1929, Unilever resulted from the union of Margarine Unie and Lever Brothers. Unilever is a multinational corporation with its headquarters in London, United Kingdom.
This company is a dominant player in the consumer goods sector. It offers a diverse portfolio, including food and beverage products, cleaning ranges, and personal care items.
Unilever owns over 400 brands, among which Ben & Jerry’s and Magnum are internationally renowned. The company’s global presence spans over 190 countries and employs around 149,000 people worldwide.
