In the last years, some innovatively produced food
types have att racted great att ention of consumers for their
health benefits, such as protection from diet-related diseases
(17). Ice cream can fulfi l such a function by serving
as a means of delivering pro- and prebiotics (18–20). Dietary
fi bre can have several functional properties as prebiotic
agents. Potential use of green banana pulp and peel
fl our may vary according to their chemical and functional
properties (1,2,4). Among several advantages of using fruit
fi bre in ice cream production can be the improvement of
the structure of ice cream due to their fi brous framework
and melting properties, reduction of recrystallization, resulting
in prolonged shelf life, and enhancement of the ice
cream viscosities, allowing freezing at higher overrun,
causing no negative eff ect on the ice crystal sizes, and
leading to a more homogenous air bubble formation in
the ice cream (21,22).