Question

During preparation of ice-cream gelatin is added in ice-creams. What could be the role of gelatin in the process?

Options

• Ice-creams are emulsions which get stabilised by gelatin which acts as an emulsifying agent.

• Gelatin is added to the ice-creams to make it sweet. 

• Gelatin acts as coagulating agent and helps the ice- cream to become solid. 

• Gelatin is adsorbed on milk particles which are later converted to solids.

Answer 1

Ice-creams are emulsions which get stabilised by gelatin which acts as an emulsifying agent.

Explanation:

Gelatin, which functions as an emulsifying ingredient and aids in stabilizing the ice cream, is a mixture of liquids or an emulsion.