Alcohols & Liqueurs
Substitutes for Rum in gelato
Rum is a distilled sugarcane spirit (typically 40% ABV) used as a flavoring in gelato. It carries essentially no sugar, fat, or protein, but its ethanol is an extremely powerful freezing-point depressant, so it sharply raises PAC and softens the gelato while adding zero sweetness (POD 0). If you're out of rum or need a different profile, these are the closest functional swaps — ranked by how similar they are on the balancing numbers, with the impact of each swap.
Swap ~1:1, then -33% solids — adjust to compensate.
Swap ~1:1, then softer (PAC +22), -11% solids — adjust to compensate.
Swap ~1:1, then firmer (PAC -37), +18% solids — adjust to compensate.
Swap ~1:1, then softer (PAC +414), -33% solids — adjust to compensate.
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