Development of ice cream technology enriched with an encapsulated form of vitamin C

Abstract

In this study, an ice cream technology using an encapsulated form of vitamin C was developed. When conducting an organoleptic evaluation, the developed ice cream showed higher creaminess, a pleasant sour-milk taste and smell, and the absence of organoleptically perceptible ice crystals compared to soft ice cream of traditional composition. Additionally, in soft ice cream containing an encapsulated food ingredient, higher resistance to melting was noted: the mass fraction of melt after 2 hours was 11% lower than in the control sample. The research results show that in the developed ice cream there is an improvement in structural, mechanical, and organoleptic properties. The mass fraction of vitamin C in the developed ice cream was set at no more than 46.8 mg%. The study justifies the ingredient composition and the appropriateness of using encapsulated vitamin C in soft ice cream, expanding the assortment and range of sweet foods with functional nutrition, and indicating improved consumer characteristics of the finished product through its functional properties.