The development of VCO formulated ice cream in this
study should lead to an expanded knowledge about
VCO so that food industries can better select VCO for
use in food development while consumers can be benefited
from the health promoting properties of VCO
together with its desirable effects in product quality.
Examination of selected physicochemical properties of
VCO formulated ice cream carried out fulfilled all the
legal requirements of ice cream and can be categorized
as a premium ice cream. Even though VCO is more
stable than other edible oils, oxidation of VCO formulated
ice cream occurred over storage as the decrease of
unsaturated fatty acid led to an increase of the concentration
of saturated fatty acid. The inclusion of VCO in
sample VCO12 was mostly preferred by both the trained
and untrained panelists in all the attributes of ice cream
evaluated. Therefore the well accepted VCO formulated
ice cream with its snowy white appearance, smooth
creamy texture, pleasant coconut flavor and aroma
can be successfully used commercially to deliver to children
and other consumers from different age groups.