Friday, March 14, 2008
Fruit Ice Cream Fruit for Ice Cream is available in the following forms:
I. Aseptically Processed Fruit
* Improved flavour
* Improved colour
* Reduced loss of ingredients
* More consistent product
* No preservatives
* Longer shelf life
II. Open Kettle Processed Fruit 3. Raw Frozen Fruit 4. Fresh Fruit Advantages of processed fruits:
1. Purchasing year round supply: problems of procurement and storage transferred to fruit processor
2. Availability: blending of sources from around the world in RTU form, no thawing, straining, etc.
3. Quality control: processor adjusts for quality variations
4. Ice Cream quality: fruit won't freeze in ice cream, usually free of debris, straw, pits.
5. Microbial Safety
6. Convenience Fruit feeders are used with continuous freezers to add the fruit pieces, while any fruit juice is added directly to the mix. Fruit is usually added at about 15-25% by weight.


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