Hey look! Are you eating ice cream or frozen dessert?
Hey look! Are you eating ice cream or frozen dessert? There are two frozen delicacies available in the market, termed as “Ice cream” and “Frozen Dessert”. Both appear to be exactly similar in taste, appearance and other properties, but there is a significant difference. You will not know it until you read the label and see the list of ingredients. Ice cream is a dairy term regulated by Food Safety and Standards Authority of India, that embodies the essence of dairy goodness. Crafted from natural milk cream and milk solids, it remains an unparalleled delicacy. Frozen dessert, on the other hand, has either non-milk protein or non-milkfat or both added to substitute milk protein or milk fat or both. Milk fat or cream is the costliest component of milk and hence the substitution of milk fat with cost-effective vegetable oils in frozen desserts has been a common practice. However, this substitution, often driven by commercial interests, blurs the lines between authenticit...