The Ice Cream Industry

Abstract

Ice cream (glaces à la crème in French; Eiskrem in German; helado in Spanish; morozhenoe in Russian; Roomijs in Dutch; Flødeis in Danish; gelato in Italian; sorvetes de crème in Portugese) is a frozen mixture of a combination of components of milk, sweeteners, stabilizers, emulsifiers and flavoring. Other ingredients such as egg products, colorings and starch hydrolysates may be added also. This mixture, called a mix, is pasteurized and homogenized before freezing. Freezing involves rapid removal of heat while agitating vigorously to incorporate air, thus imparting the desirable smoothness and softness of the frozen product.