Sensory analyses results show the grade of overall liking, since the panellists were not asked to
specifically evaluate texture, colour, flavour or other attributes.
Ice cream is a system that contains air bubbles distributed in a frozen mix of water, fat, protein,
sweeteners, stabilizers and emulsifiers. Each component has its function in the system and, besides its
presence and proportions, the distribution, state of crystallization, droplet size and spatial arrangement are
critical for structure development of final product. That is why process conditions are important. Studies
have shown the importance of fat and emulsifier in ice cream characteristics [26, 27].
As the sorbet final formulation had not fat, stabilizers or emulsifiers added, the good characteristics of
the product should be attributed to coconut pulp and cacao components. Another research project has
already confirmed that an ice cream-like product can be formulated without cacao powder and that green
coconut pulp has emulsifying capacity (data not shown). To continue this research, it is necessary to find
the ingredient proportions to get the best results. It is important to verify how the results change according
to development stage of coconut also.