Soft-serve frozen yogurt mixes

Abstract

A smooth textured soft frozen non-fat yogurt having a solids content between about 18 to 43% w. and an overrun of between about 35 to 65% is prepared by dissolving in cold water and freezing, in a soft serve freezer, a dry particulate composition comprising (a) about 0.5 to 2.0% w. of a stabilizing mixture consisting of 40-60% w. carrageenan, 20-40% w. of second stabilizer selected from the group consisting of xanthan gum, guar gum, locust bean gum, sodium alginate, gelatin, gum tragacanth, India gum, agar-agar and pectin and mixtures thereof and 20-30% w. CMC; (b) 3-14% w. of a dried yogurt powder, (c) 1.5-40% w. of added milk solids selected from the group consisting of non-fat dry milk solids, whey solids and whey protein concentrate; (d) 43-94% w. of a sweetening agent; (e) 0.03 to 10% w. of a flavoring agent; (f) 0.0 to 1.5% w. of an acidifying agent; and (g) 0.0 to 0.5% w. of the sodium salt of an acidifying agent. Xanthan gum, guar gum and locust bean gum and mixtures thereof are preferable as the second stabilizers. Sucrose, fructose and corn syrup solids admixed with maltodextrins are the preferred sweetening agents. The composition may vary according to neutral (e.g. vanilla, coconut, banana, etc.), chocolate (chocolate mint, chocolate mocha, etc.), and acidic fruit (e.g. peach, apricot, strawberry, lemon, etc.) flavor formulations.

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