Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Technologia Alimentaria

Abstract The aim of this work was to determine the influence of kind and dose of hydrocolloids on the physico-chemical and sensoric properties of fruit ice obtained from ice concentrates, as well as the investigation of possibilities of gum mixtures application. The effects of proportions between sequential mixture components on the fruit ice quality were studied. The following preparations were used: carrageenan, guar gum, locust bean gum, xanthan gum and gelatine. The addition of each polysaccharide hydrocolloid, more than 0.2% related to ice cream mass, decreased significantly its overrun. The best among all investigated fruit ice stabilizers appeared to be the mixture of gelatine, xanthan gum and guar gum in the proportion 2:1:1 added in amount of 0.5% of ice mass.