[catnipman]

It’s thick because it has cream and is not full of air..tastes great.

all ice cream contains air, that one of the difference between ice cream and simple frozen cream:

http://www.icecreamnation.org/science-of-ice-cream/

Unilever’s Ben & Jerry’s ice cream is creamy partly because of artificial thickeners and stabilizers, has been since day one:

https://www.google.com/search?q=ben+and+jerry%27s+thickeners+stabilizers&spell=1&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjc_a3Di9LVAhUD6YMKHT3hCLIQvwUIIygA&biw=979&bih=334

haagen-daz is the only commercial ice cream that contains no artificial thickeners and stabilizers:

https://www.google.com/search?q=haagen-dazs+thickeners+OR+stabilizers

[TexasGator]

“all ice cream contains air, that one of the difference between ice cream and simple frozen cream:”

But most contain MORE air then B&J!.

“Unilever’s Ben & Jerry’s ice cream is creamy partly because of artificial thickeners and stabilizers, has been since day one:”

Your link does not reference B&J.

[TexasGator]

“haagen-daz is the only commercial ice cream that contains no artificial thickeners and stabilizers:”

Interesting. Your link provides this in the search!

Real Talk: Stop Bashing Ice Cream Stabilizers

http://sweets.seriouseats.com/2014/02/real-talk-no-stabilizers-doesnt-mean-good-ice-cream.html