Secret Behind Smooth and Creamier Ice Cream

Ice Cream Recipe Ingredients

Ice cream stays one of the favourite snacks for majority of people all over the world. Though there are many brands available in ice cream make, yet the secret behind the popularity of certain brands is closely related to the method involved in preparation of ice creams and the ingredients they add. Milk, sugar, egg, are some of the common ingredients used in ice cream preparation, where as there are also other special ingredients that help in forming the creamy texture.

How Guar Gum is used in Ice Cream?

Guar gum is one of the ingredients applied in ice cream preparation. It is a naturally existing product extracted from the guar beans. Guar Gum is processed to get a whitish powder that looks like flour and it is widely preferred in food industry for its special properties such as

Viscosity
Stabilizing agent
Emulsifier
Thickening agent, etc

As far as ice cream preparation is concerned Guar gum is used along with other ice cream ingredients to obtain thickness and shining in the cream and to avoid crystal formation. Water gets thickened nearly eight times when guar powder is added to it, such stays its thickness and hence, ice cream industry makes the most of guar gum powder to obtain thick, creamy and fresh product. In addition, presence of guar will resist ice cream to become short of creaminess when removed from refrigeration.

Quantity of Guar Gum for the Smooth and Creamier Ice Cream

To get smooth and creamier ice cream preferring a special ingredient like Guar gum will stay an excellent option. The stabilizing capacity of guar gum will keep up the smooth texture of the ice cream and prevents from melting down quickly. Egg yolks were used commonly as an emulsifier in ice cream preparation, however, with the inception of guar gum as a stabilizing agent, usage of egg yolks have been replaced with guar powder. In addition, there is no fat content in guar powder like in egg yolks. The quantity of gum powder that can be added into ice cream preparation differs for domestic and commercial use. For domestic use 1/8 scoop of guar gum powder can be used to make a quantity for 6 to 10 people. If it is commercial ice cream production 2/8 proportion will work effectively as they will have to store for some days.

Guar Gum in other Food Products

Guar Gum powder finds its usage in a range of food applications some of them are

Baked food items-As a moisture preserving and fat retarding agent
Dairy products-Used to improve viscosity and colour and for improving the smoothness
Sauces and salad-Helps in reducing water and oil separation
Confections-Helps in producing highest grade confectionary
Beverages-Lowers calories
Pet food-For thickening and stabilizing properties. To Know more about Guar Gum used in food products, visit - http://www.agrogums.com/applications/

Apart from that Guar Gum powder possess medicinal values such as anti-acid formulations, slimming aids, suspensions, etc. The soluble dietary fibre present in it makes it a suitable ingredient for various food preparations.

This article has been written by Biren Patel working at Agro Gums. Agro Gums is a guar and cassia gum manufacturing company offering high quality guar gum powder, fast hydration guar gum powder, cassia powder, guar splits and guar meal to satisfy the production requirements of various industries across the world.