Ingredients for Dairy Processors

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Thanks to initiatives by major food companies, the eating trend for the next few years will be improved health and portion control (about time!!!). Three biggies-General Mills Inc., Minneapolis, Kraft Foods Inc., Northfield, Ill., and PepsiCo Inc., Purchase, N.Y.-are on board with introductions ranging from formulation improvements to sweetened breakfast cereals, to turning calorically dense American institutions into snacking options for calorie counters (see sidebar).

Q: What mix processing variables impact the eating quality of ice cream? A: Unit operations up to, but not including whipping and freezing, are considered mix processing. All mix processing

Before you decide to mix and blend, swirl and crunch, there are some things you need to know about adding inclusions to frozen desserts. The fact is, there is more to including inclusions than simply adding standard ingredients into a frozen dessert base.

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On Ice Cream

From yogurt to buttermilk and Cheddar to ricotta cheeses, a key step in the manufacture of these very different dairy foods is lowering pH though the development or addition of acid.