Ciao Bella Sorbet Ingredients

The Ciao Bella Gelato Company has specialized in making gourmet gelato and sorbets for retail and wholesale sale since 1983. Ciao Bella frozen desserts are famous in NYC and have been featured on shows like “The Apprentice” and “Oprah”.
Ciao Bella sorbets come in a variety of flavors, most featuring sweet or tart fruit. Ciao Bella has six retail locations in California and New York where you can try the full line of desserts. You can also purchase Ciao Bella bars, pints and single-serve cups in specialty grocery stores nationwide.

The Basics

Sorbets are water-based frozen desserts that are lighter in calories and fat than traditional ice cream. Ciao Bella sorbets do not contain any eggs or dairy products, and most flavors contain 65 to 85 percent fruit juice or puree. Some sorbet flavors include: Blood Orange, Passion Fruit, Prickly Pear, Lemon Zest, Banana Mango,Coconut and Dark Chocolate.

Blood Orange

Ciao Bella's Blood Orange sorbet ingredients include water, organic evaporated cane juice, blood orange juice, blood orange concentrate, lemon juice, blood orange oil, pectin and natural coloring. One half cup serving has 60 calories, 0 g of total fat, 16 g of carbohydrates, 16 g of sugar and 0 g of protein. It also contains 50 percent of the daily value for Vitamin C.

Banana Mango

Ciao Bella's Banana Mango sorbet contains mangos, banana, water, organic evaporated cane juice, lemon juice concentrate, pectin and natural coloring. One half cup serving has 110 calories, 0 g of total fat, 27 g of carbohydrates, 25 g of sugar, 1 g of fiber and 1 g of protein. It also contains 70 percent of the daily value for Vitamin C and 6 percent of Vitamin A.

Prickly Pear

The Prickly Pear sorbet is made from the fruits of the cactus plant. Ingredients include water, prickly pears, organic evaporated cane juice, lime juice, pectin and natural coloring. One half cup serving has 80 calories, 0 g of total fat, 20 g of carbohydrates, 16 g of sugar, 2 g of fiber and 0 g of protein. It also contains 6 percent of the daily value for Vitamin C and 6 percent of calcium.

Dark Chocolate

Most of Ciao Bella's sorbets feature fruit, but this higher-fat, higher calorie sorbet is for chocolate lovers. The Dark Chocolate sorbet ingredients include water, cocoa powder, organic evaporated cane juice, chocolate liquor, tapioca syrup, natural flavors and pectin.
One half cup serving contains 200 calories, 10 g of total fat, 6 g of saturated fat, 21 g of carbohydrates, 19 g of sugar, 2 g of fiber and 5 g of protein. It also contains 4 percent of the daily value for calcium and 45 percent for iron.