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From Web to Pint: How It Works 🧪

Scoop Science uses real ice cream formulation science to predict your recipe's texture before you freeze it. Our calculator analyzes PAC (Anti-Freeze Power) and POD (Sweetness Power) to help you create perfectly scoopable frozen desserts every time.

Simply add your ingredients below, adjust quantities, and watch the analysis update in real-time. When your PAC score hits the green zone, you're ready to freeze. Save your perfected recipe to the CREAMi Recipes app and spin it into creamy perfection.

Creamy scoopable texture

Ingredients

Heavy Cream (Double Cream)
+2 PACPOD 0
ml
Whole Milk
+4 PACPOD 0
ml
Table Sugar (Sucrose)
+27 PACPOD 100
g
Cream Cheese
+1 PACPOD 0
ml

Texture Prediction

🍨Soft Serve
33
Soft Perfect (24-30)Hard

Very soft texture - great for milkshakes

Recipe Analysis

PAC Score
33
(Rel)
| 20
(Abs)
Freezing Point Depression
POD Score
17
Sweetness Power
Water61.5%
Fat14.9%
Solids38.5%
Texture targets assume -12°C serving; freeze pint 24h at -18°C before spinning.

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PAC Score

Measures how much an ingredient lowers the freezing point. Higher PAC = softer texture. Perfect range varies by category: Ice Cream 24-30, Sorbet 28-34, Milkshake 20-26, Smoothie Bowl 18-24.

POD Score

Relative sweetness compared to table sugar (100). Allulose has PAC of 190 but POD of only 70, so it softens without being too sweet.

Scoopability

Combined metric predicting texture right from the freezer. Based on PAC relative to water content. Different categories have different "perfect" ranges.

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