50 Facts about Icecream for Kids

1. The first ice cream parlor in America opened in New York City in 1776.
2. The average American consumes 48 pints of ice cream each year.
3. The world’s most expensive ice cream sundae was created in 2007 and cost a whopping $25,000.
4. The world’s largest ice cream sundae was made in Edmonton, Canada in 1988 and weighed over 24,000 pounds.
5. The most popular flavor of ice cream in the United States is vanilla.
6. Chocolate syrup is the most popular ice cream topping in America.
7. The most popular flavor of ice cream in the U.K. is strawberry.
8. The most popular flavor of ice cream in Japan is green tea.
9. The most popular flavor of ice cream in Mexico is coconut.
10. The most popular flavor of ice cream in India is mango.
11. The most popular flavor of ice cream in Australia is chocolate.
12. More than 10 percent of all the milk produced in the U.S. is used to make ice cream.
13. Over 90 percent of American households regularly purchase ice cream.
14. The most popular flavor of ice cream in France is caramel.
15. The most popular flavor of ice cream in Brazil is brigadeiro.
16. A single scoop of ice cream contains about 50 to 100 calories.
17. The oldest ice cream recipe dates back to the 4th century BC.
18. The first ice cream cone was created in 1904 at the St. Louis World’s Fair.
19. The most popular flavor of ice cream in Canada is butter pecan.
20. The most popular flavor of ice cream in China is red bean.
21. The most popular flavor of ice cream in South Korea is sweet potato.
22. The most popular flavor of ice cream in the Netherlands is stroopwafel.
23. The most popular flavor of ice cream in Argentina is dulce de leche.
24. The most popular flavor of ice cream in Finland is salmiakki.
25. July is National Ice Cream Month in the United States.
26. The most popular flavor of ice cream in Thailand is durian.
27. The most popular flavor of ice cream in Italy is stracciatella.
28. It takes 3 gallons of milk to make one gallon of ice cream.
29. The most popular flavor of ice cream in Germany is chocolate.
30. The most popular flavor of ice cream in Sweden is vanilla.
31. The most popular flavor of ice cream in Spain is turrón.
32. There are over 1,000 flavors of ice cream in the world.
33. The most popular flavor of ice cream in Russia is chocolate cream.
34. The most popular flavor of ice cream in Indonesia is chocolate.
35. The first ice cream machine was invented in 1843.
36. The most popular flavor of ice cream in Poland is makowiec.
37. The most popular flavor of ice cream in Turkey is aşure.
38. The most popular flavor of ice cream in Norway is brown cheese.
39. The most popular flavor of ice cream in Vietnam is durian.
40. The most popular flavor of ice cream in Hungary is krémes.
41. The most popular flavor of ice cream in Greece is loukoumi.
42. The most popular flavor of ice cream in South Africa is cape brandy pudding.
43. The most popular flavor of ice cream in Ireland is mint chocolate chip.
44. The most popular flavor of ice cream in Israel is chocolate chip.
45. The most popular flavor of ice cream in Austria is sacher.
46. The most popular flavor of ice cream in New Zealand is hokey pokey.
47. The most popular flavor of ice cream in Switzerland is chocolate.
48. A single scoop of ice cream contains about 10 to 15 percent air.
49. Vanilla is the world’s most popular ice cream flavor.
50. The most popular flavor of ice cream in the Philippines is mango.