Fla-Vor-Ice is the trademark name for a type of
freezie
A freezie or a freeze pop is a water-based frozen confection similar to an ice pop. It is made by freezing flavored liquid such as sugar drink, sugar water, fruit juice or purée inside a plastic casing or tube, either round or flat. Freezies co ...
. Unlike traditional
popsicles, which include a wooden stick, Fla-Vor-Ice is sold in and eaten out of a
plastic
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tube. Also unlike traditional popsicles, it is often sold in liquid form and requires the consumer to freeze the product at home. A vendor, though, may sell them frozen.
Fla-Vor-Ice produces 1.5 billion treats per year.
Products
Fla-Vor-Ice is manufactured by the
Jel Sert
The Jel Sert Company is a privately held company based in West Chicago, Illinois, United States. Established in 1926, it specializes in making drink mixes, dessert mixes (pudding and gelatin), and frozen novelties.
History and Products
The Jel ...
company
and has, since its 1969 introduction,
come to be the company's top seller. They come packaged in four varieties: Original, Light, Tropical, and Sport.
The Original variety includes six flavors - Lemon Lime (green), Grape (purple), Tropical Punch (pink), Orange (orange), Berry Punch (blue), and Strawberry (red).
The
Tropical
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variety also includes six flavors, two of which are also included in the Original variety (Berry Punch and Tropical Punch), as well as four other flavors - Summer Punch (red), Citrus Punch (green), Pineapple (yellow), and Mango (orange).
The Light variety includes four of the original flavors (Lemon Lime, Grape, Berry Punch, and Strawberry), but they are sugar-free and low calorie. The Sport variety also has four flavors Tropical (pink), Grape (purple), Orange (orange), and Blue Raspberry (blue).
The Sport pops are the newest to the Fla-Vor-Ice line and include
electrolyte
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s for rehydration purposes. All boxed varieties may be purchased in pop increments of 16 or 24, with the Tropical pops available in bulk cases of 100, and the Original pops also available in cases of 80, 100, 200 or 1,000 pops.
See also
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Otter Pops
Otter Pops are a brand of freeze pops sold in the United States. The product consists of a clear plastic tube filled with a fruit-flavored liquid and is one of the earliest brands of this dessert.
Some varieties claim to contain 100% fruit juice ...
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List of frozen dessert brands
This is a list of frozen dessert brands. Frozen dessert is the generic name for desserts made by freezing liquids, semi-solids, and sometimes even solids. They may be based on flavored water ( shave ice, sorbet, snow cones, etc.), fruit purées ( ...
References
External links
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Brand name frozen desserts
Jel Sert brands
Products introduced in 1969
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