The ice cream made with 4% protein from MPC produced a
moderate amount of partially coalesced fatfat (14.0%). As protein
content increased there was a marked decrease in partilesced fat, although all ice creams made with MPC were statistically
the same (P > 0.05). We speculate that this is because of the
increased casein micelle size creating a larger steric barrier at theally coainterface; the adsorbed layer likely became thicker as protein
concentration increased, preventing partial coalescence to a greater
extent than in ice creams made with NFDM