This invention provides a soft ice cream and the raw material thereof. The soft ice cream can adequately delay the start of melting and dripping without adversely affecting other characteristics such as viscosity, taste, or flavor. The soft ice cream is characterized by containing microfibrous cellulose derived from plant (wood) pulps.本發明提供一種霜淇淋及其原料。上述霜淇淋能夠使融化滴落開始充分延後,而不會給黏性、口感、風味等其他特性帶來不利影響。上述霜淇淋的特徵在於:含有源自植物漿的微小纖維狀纖維素。