Guar gum was isolated and purified by wet processing method. Purified guar gum
was utilized as a stabilizer in ice cream. Guar gum was used as a stabilizer in ice
cream at level of 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 and 0.4 per cent. The effect of various concentration
of guar gum on sensory properties of ice cream was studied. The study shows that
guar gum can be successfully added in ice cream at the concentration of 0.2 per
cent. As the percentage of guar gum increases in ice cream samples, stiffness in ice
cream also goes on increasing. Upon utilization of higher concentration of guar
gum in ice cream, body and texture properties of ice cream gets affected and low
quality ice cream was produced. The ice cream prepared with the incorporation of
guar gum at 0.2% got the highest overall acceptability. Thus good quality ice cream
was produced by incorporation of 0.2 per cent of guar gum.