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NOTE: Skim Milk has a glycemic index (GI) of 46 and is even higher on the insulin index. Heavy Cream has a GI of 0.
Corn Fiber has GI of 25. Chicory Root has a GI of 0.
† Maltitol Syrup & Maltitol have GIs of 52 and 35. Therefore, many consumers subtract only half of maltitol. Both net carb calculations are included here for full transparency.
Rebel Ice Cream is the lowest glycemic index ice cream on the market, since we only use 0 glycemic fibers and sweeteners. 85-90% of the calories in Rebel Ice Cream come from quality animal fats, which is the highest on the market. No rounding games with us; we provide the exact decimals of carbs, fibers, and sugar alcohols.
Is Halo Top suitable for keto?Along with millions of others, we discovered that eating foods high in animal fats and very low in carbs/sugar trains your body to burn fat instead of sugar as an energy source. Common benefits people may experience on a low carb, high fat lifestyle are weight loss, increased energy, suppressed appetite, and mental sharpness. Recent studies are also suggesting being in a fat-burning state, or ketosis, can alleviate many health complications.
To stay in ketosis, most people will target no more than 20 grams of net carbs with a focus on foods high in healthy fats. Net carbs are calculated by taking total carbohydrates and subtracting dietary fiber and sugar alcohols. These are typically subtracted since most of it isn't metabolized in the body. It is best that these are very low glycemic fibers and natural sweeteners that won't raise your blood sugar or insulin levels.
This means that most ice creams are off-limits if you want to stay in a fat-burning state. Potential options are either low fat, contain added sugar, and/or contain too many carbs. Many flavors also contain non-keto-friendly ingredients like skim milk, cane sugar, corn syrup, and wheat. Low fat ice creams are typically not as satiating and can lead to carb/sugar overconsumption. They also lack the taste, texture, and structure of real ice cream. Other keto ice creams created after Rebel use higher glycemic ingredients like skim milk, corn fiber, or corn starch.
For more information on our ingredients, see our Ingredients Page.
Embrace the fat. Drop the sugar. Be a Rebel!
Our Story
We had been making homemade ice cream for years before we decided to stop eating sugar. After switching our fuel source from sugar to healthy fats, we had never felt better. However, existing ice cream options had too much sugar and did not have the creamy texture of real ice cream. No zero sugar, full fat ice cream existed. Rather than give up ice cream forever, we set out to "ketofy" our favorite recipes. We worked with various food scientists, to develop the lowest net carb ice cream that had the taste and structure that ice cream deserves.
To test and validate the demand for this concept, we ran a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign in Dec 2017. We were overwhelmed with the response! We hit our goal within 3 hours of launch and ultimately raised $80k, one of the largest Kickstarter campaigns for a perishable food product in the small batch category. We soon learned there were millions of people out there also looking to indulge in creamy ice cream without the negative impacts of sugar. Their demands and voices helped us get into thousands of stores across the nation.
Our Mission
We have partnered up with the industry's best suppliers, manufacturers, and logistics companies to provide you with real, creamy, delicious ice cream that is as low carb as possible. We also hope to entice others to give up sugar. We wish to convince the world that you don't need sugar to enjoy delicious ice cream. Help us expand this 'Rebel'ution by convincing your local store to carry the lowest net carb ice cream on the market!
Austin & Courtney
