Lotte Confectionery Natuur Launches Vegan 'Chocolate Almond Bar' Ice Cream

[Asia Economy Reporter Seungjin Lee] Lotte Confectionery's Natuur announced on the 6th that it will expand its vegan ice cream lineup, launched in May last year, by releasing the 'Natuur Chocolate Almond Bar.' The newly launched product is a response to consumers' consistent requests for chocolate vegan ice cream.

The 'Natuur Chocolate Almond Bar' is a vegan ice cream product made from purely plant-based ingredients. It features smooth chocolate ice cream coated once more with a crispy dark chocolate layer, allowing consumers to enjoy both the chocolate flavor and contrasting textures at once. Additionally, almonds are studded on the surface, adding a savory aroma to the sweet chocolate taste.

Natuur's vegan ice cream lineup now consists of three products, including two pint flavors?'Cashew Vanilla' and 'Pure Coconut'?and the newly introduced bar form. The vegan ice cream has achieved cumulative sales of approximately 300,000 units to date, leading the vegan ice cream market.

Meanwhile, Natuur's vegan ice cream was developed after over a year of extensive research and passed the stringent animal DNA tests by the Korea Vegan Certification Institute. The 'Cashew Vanilla' product was the first in Korea to receive vegan certification. Instead of milk or eggs, plant-based ingredients such as coconut milk and cashew nut paste are used to replicate the texture and taste of regular ice cream.

Lotte Confectionery emphasizes the eco-friendly concept of its vegan ice cream by replacing the plastic lids of pint products with paper materials and removing film coatings from bar products. The company plans to continue leading the vegan ice cream market by consistently launching new vegan ice cream products in the future.

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