It's true ... but that doesn't make it any less delicious. Here's what you need to know about Dairy Queen's soft serve.

The soft vanilla or chocolate swirl, popularized by Dairy Queen and other franchises, just doesn't meet strict government guidelines for ice cream. But it's still delicious.

The owners put so much care into their products and it shows when the ice cream machine twists soft serve into a waffle cone.

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There are 13 different one-touch programs and 6 soft serve swirl programs, opposed to the original Creami's 5. And at $349, the Swirl does cost a bit more than the original.

In many cases, though, soft serve is made with less than 10% milk fat, so that's why it can't always be considered ice cream. I think the best soft serve comes from burger restaurants.

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Like ice cream, the FDA says frozen custard must contain 10% milk fat, but it also has to be made with at least 1.4% egg yolk. Some ice creams also contain eggs, but it's not a requirement.