Protein ice cream
Light and high-protein pints and bars, with one regular premium ice cream as the reference point.
Bench Facts
18 ice creams, prices as of Oct 21, 2026
Median product
Best
David Protein44%Kroger Churned Light8.3¢Tillamook4.73Rankings
Each list is sorted best first. Hover a ice cream to find it in the other lists.
Protein concentration
Share of calories from protein. Higher is better.
Taste
Customer rating out of 5, adjusted for review count. Higher is better. Axis starts above zero.
1 without a customer rating isn't shown.
Cost per gram of protein
What one gram of protein costs at regular retail price. Lower is better.
Protein grades
18 ice creams. Grades place the median against all products.
Winners
of 18 ice creamsTrade-offs
Products in the shaded corner beat the category median on both axes. The line joins the products nothing else beats on both.
- Ice cream
- Whole foods, for reference
- Best trade-offs: nothing else is better on both axes
- Better than the median on both axes
Protein concentration vs. cost per gram
Protein concentration, % of calories
Cost per gram of protein, log scale
Taste vs. cost per gram
Taste rating
Cost per gram of protein, log scale
Taste vs. protein concentration
Taste rating
Protein concentration, % of calories
Leaderboard
Every number per labeled serving, at regular retail price.
| # | Type | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Protein Protein Frozen Dessert Cookie Dough | protein pint | 10 g | 90 | 44% | 29.3¢ | $2.93 | 4.12 4.1★ from 903 |
| 2 | Blue Bell PRO High Protein Frozen Dairy Dessert Chocolate | protein pint | 12 g | 110 | 44% | 13.9¢ | $1.66 | — |
| 3 | Frozen One Protein Ice Cream Chocolate | protein pint | 13 g | 120 | 43% | 19.7¢ | $2.56 | 4.23 4.0★ from 98 |
| 4 | Protein Pints High Protein Ice Cream Chocolate | protein pint | 10 g | 120 | 33% | 26.6¢ | $2.66 | 4.59 4.7★ from 159 |
| 5 | Swoop High Protein Ice Cream Chocolate Charge | protein pint | 10 g | 140 | 29% | 23.3¢ | $2.33 | 4.43 4.4★ from 79 |
| 6 | Favorite Day Reduced Fat Chocolate with Peanut Butter Swirl Ice Cream Chocolate with Peanut Butter Swirl | light pint (store brand) | 8 g | 120 | 27% | 13.7¢ | $1.10 | 3.90 3.9★ from 2,615 |
| 7 | 'ndulge High Protein Ice Cream Bars Salted Caramel Almond | protein ice cream bar | 10 g | 160 | 25% | 23.3¢ | $2.33 | 4.69 4.9★ from 125 |
| 8 | Yasso Frozen Greek Yogurt Bars Chocolate Fudge | frozen yogurt bar | 5 g | 80 | 25% | 27.5¢ | $1.37 | 4.23 4.0★ from 77 |
| 9 | Protein Pints Protein Pops Vanilla Crunch | protein ice cream bar | 10 g | 180 | 22% | 23.3¢ | $2.33 | 4.46 4.7★ from 19 |
| 10 | Halo Top Light Ice Cream Chocolate Caramel Brownie | light pint | 6 g | 120 | 20% | 33.3¢ | $2.00 | 4.53 4.5★ from 1,101 |
| 11 | Yasso Frozen Greek Yogurt Pint Fudge Brownie | frozen yogurt pint | 7 g | 150 | 19% | 32.5¢ | $2.28 | 4.50 4.5★ from 268 |
| 12 | Halo Top Mix-Ins Light Ice Cream Chocolate Fudge Brownie | light pint | 6 g | 160 | 15% | 27.7¢ | $1.66 | 4.70 4.8★ from 209 |
| 13 | Nick's Light Ice Cream Triple Choklad | light pint | 4 g | 120 | 13% | 58.3¢ | $2.33 | 4.32 3.5★ from 11 |
| 14 | Kroger Churned Light Ice Cream Artisan Vanilla Bean | light ice cream (store brand) | 4 g | 140 | 11% | 8.3¢ | $0.33 | 4.31 3.2★ from 10 |
| 15 | Market Pantry Vanilla Light Ice Cream Vanilla | light ice cream (store brand) | 3 g | 140 | 9% | 12.2¢ | $0.37 | 4.48 4.5★ from 230 |
| 16 | Häagen-Dazs Ice Cream Chocolate | regular ice cream (reference) | 6 g | 310 | 8% | 33.3¢ | $2.00 | 4.71 4.8★ from 658 |
| 17 | Tillamook Vanilla Bean Ice Cream Vanilla Bean | regular ice cream (reference) | 4 g | 210 | 8% | 33.3¢ | $1.33 | 4.73 4.9★ from 223 |
| 18 | Breyers CarbSmart Frozen Dairy Dessert Vanilla | low-carb tub | 2 g | 110 | 7% | 27.7¢ | $0.55 | 4.27 4.2★ from 545 |