The effects of using alternative sweeteners to sucrose on ice cream quality

In this study, seven different ice cream samples were produced using sucrose, high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), glucose syrup (GS), honey, sucrose + GS, sucrose + HFCS and sucrose + honey mixtures (1/1). The ice cream samples containing only sucrose were used as control. The acidity values of the samples with sucrose and GS were lower than those of the others. The viscosity value of the sample containing honey and stored for 15 days was the lowest. When honey together with sucrose (1/1) was added to the ice cream mixture, the viscosity increased. On the other hand, using honey increased the fat destabilization value. The overrun ratio of the sample with sucrose was the highest. The lowest melting ratio was determined in samples containing GS at the beginning of storage period. The melting ratios of the ice creams slightly increased during 15 days of the storage. The highest glucose and fructose amounts were observed in the samples made with honey. Panellists preferred the ice cream samples with sucrose + GS compared to control and the other samples.