Clearly, the addition of inulin has significant effects. on the structure and texture of ice cream-yogurt mixes.
Such differences may be due to the water. binding capacity of inulin and the way in which inulin is incorporated into the foam mixture during. the freezing process.
For practical applications, 5% inulin addition seems to produce acceptable. products considering those attributes influencing consumer acceptability of reduced-fat frozen desserts Further work is needed to better understand the exact mechanism and molecular base of these systems.
In addition, nutritional benefits associated with soluble dietary fibre fortification bring attractive novel products to fulfil market niches.