Whole Foods has select Frutero flavors on final clearance sale. Are they decent? Tangerine and Pineapple review.

Whole Foods has final sale clearance price on select flavors of Frutero fruit ice cream, while others were not on sale.

The sales associate informed me the $3 price (regular $6) was not “sale,” but clear out price. The three flavors I saw on clear out price were. * Guava * Tangerine * Pineapple

I tried and liked Guava before (it’s on the sweet side), and was most interested in Tangerine, but thought I’d check out Pineapple while I was there.

Note: Both pints were at the back of the and did have frost on them. The texture was different than I’ve had before: softer, icier. I think my two pints probably melted and refroze. I had Guava and Passion Fruit flavor which I had very smooth, consistent, texture, and seemed denser. Because of my uncertainty I’ll just talk about flavor. By the way, one of my pints has Frutero’s old packaging (Tangerine) while the other has the new (Pineapple). They both had about the same texture.

Frutero Tangerine

  • Tangerine ice cream: I was hoping to get a real tart, juicy mandarin orange flavor like little cuties brand small oranges. There is a hint of that tangerine juice flavor but mostly in a pleasant sort of aftertaste. Most of the flavor is like a regular orange creamsicle flavor, like half orange, half vanilla cream.

**Rating: 6.5/10. This is an ok ice cream (like your standard orange dreamsicle) with a natural flavor. But it just doesn’t have much any surprises.

Frutero Pineapple

  • Pineapple ice cream - Like Tangerine, Pineapple is mostly a cream flavor plus fruit. It is not puckering like a sorbet. While I was not excited for Pineapple, I ended up liking the flavor more than Tangerine because it had more brightness, a bit more sweetness, and more acidity. However the ice cream was a tad bit icier.
  • Pineapple pieces - Smaller size chunks with a bit of candy sweetness like dried pineapple fruit. Enjoyable.

**Rating: 7/10. A pleasant, refreshing, fruity cream flavor. I didn’t want to get it because I thought it would be a too strong flavor. But unexpectedly it was actually a bit mild. I could wish it was stronger, even. But I did think it was a relatively nice flavor.

Which would I recommend

I had a pleasant experience with Frutero Pineapple. It has nice flavor, just on the lighter side. I think it’s an ok purchase for sale price but I wouldn’t pay retail.

Frutero Tangerine just fell a bit flat for me and I’d say unless you’re really looking for an orange creamsicle flavor and don’t mind a standard tasting one, save your money.