Review Of Magnum Sweet And Salty Almond Remix 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 Magnum Sweet and Salty Almond Remix Ice Cream 440ml lives up to its reputation. I’ll help you decide if it’s worth a place in your freezer.
Is Magnum Sweet and Salty Almond Remix Ice Cream any good?
A container of Almond Remix is a melange of different flavours and textures that come together deliciously.
The tub features roasted almond ice cream with a chocolate casing and shards throughout. Salted honeycomb, caramelised almonds, and caramel sauce are hidden through the container.
The sauce makes up 11% of the container and is excellent. Its salty flavour balances out sweet ice cream and choc shards.
Almonds and honeycomb are harder to find in the tub, but the ratio is about right. There’s just enough to add some crunch to the frozen dessert.
The vanilla flavoured ice cream is creamy and smooth, although not as premium as most other pint-sized ice creams in the supermarket freezers.
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 circle on the packaging shows you where to squeeze the tub to crack the shell – it’s surprisingly fun.
If you’re okay with using your hands to eat, use the shards to scoop ice cream into your mouth.
At over $10 for a 440ml container, it won’t fit everyone’s budget.
If you want to save money, an economy tub of vanilla ice cream and a cracked Easter egg should work in a pinch.
Pros
- Cracking the outer shell is fun.
- Lots of mix-ins are found in the ice cream.
- Chocolate 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:
- Review of Magnum Luxe Salted Caramel.
- Review of Magnum Classic.
- Review of Magnum Luxe Gold Caramelised Chocolate.
- Review of Magnum White Chocolate.
- Review of Magnum White Chocolate and Cookies.
What are some alternative brands?
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.
- 20% of the ice cream is milk chocolate.
- 11% of the ice cream is salted caramel sauce.
- 3% of the ice cream is salted honeycomb pieces.
- 3% of the ice cream is almonds.
Ingredients List: Dairy ingredients (cream (milk), concentrated skim milk, skim milk powder, milk fat), water, sugar, cocoa components (7%) (cocoa butter, cocoa mass), glucose fructose syrup, almond (4%), glucose, coconut oil, emulsifiers (mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids, ammonium phosphatides, polyglycerol polyricinoleate), burnt sugar syrup, stabilisers (guar gum, locust bean gum, carrageenan), salt, flavours, rice starch, sodium bicarbonate.
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 Sweet and Salty Almond Remix has 10.8g of saturated fat per 100g and 30.9g of sugar.
Servings per package: 4
Serving size: 78g
Nutrition table
| Quantity per Serving | Quantity per 100g | |
| Energy | 1050kJ | 1350kJ |
| Protein | 3.4g | 4.3g |
| Fat, Total | 14.3g | 18.3g |
| -Saturated | 8.4g | 10.8g |
| Carbohydrates | 26.8g | 34.4g |
| -Sugars | 24.1g | 30.9g |
| Sodium | 125mg | 160mg |
About the manufacturer
Unilever produces Magnum and is 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 prominent player in the consumer goods sector, offering 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.
