The objective of this study was to investigate the release behavior of five
strawberry flavor compounds and to determine sensory characteristics in full-fat ice
cream and low-fat ice cream with protein- and carbohydrate-based fat mimetics using
descriptive analysis. It was anticipated that the sensory data could provide information to
help reformulate the flavoring added to a fat mimetic containing low-fat ice cream. This
would lead to development of a high qualityand “better-for-you” strawberry ice cream,
which when tested by consumers, would be close to the desired flavor of the full-fat ice
cream.