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DAIRY TECHNOLOGY

 


Ice Cream & Frozen Dessert

 

Compiled By: - Mr. Girish Rajpurohit


Q. What are the fermented categories of ice cream and frozen desserts?

A. Frozen yogurt: low fat, S. thermophilus & L. bulgaricus ,acidity 0.3% LA.

Lacto: sherbet but fermented milk not fresh milk

Q. What is sorbet?

A. Sorbets are made of frozen fruit or fruit juice, they are high in sugar and are stabilized with egg white or pectin and gum stabilizers. Vol. of air whipped is up to 20% in sorbets.

 

Q. What are the functions of dasher in ice cream freezer?

A. It is used to propel the product towards he discharge outlet of ice cream freezer. It helps in proper mixing of air for overrun and also carries scrapper which scraps formed ice from walls.

Q. What is synbiotic ice cream?

A. The term symbiotic is used in ice cream when it contains both probiotics and prebiotics.

Q. What is overrun in ice cream?

A. It is the volume of ice cream obtained in excess of the volume mix and it is expressed in percentage. %overrun = 100*(wt. of specific volume of mix – wt. of same volume of ice cream) / wt. of same volume of ice cream.

Q. What are the different packaging materials used for ice cream?

A. They are: paper cups, plastic cups, laminate film rolls, shrink sleeves, ice cream candy cover, disposable plastic container etc.

Q. Define hardening time?

A. Hardening time is the time required for the temperature at the centre of the package to reach -18oC.

Q. As per FSSAI, what should be the minimum weight of one litre low-fat ice cream?

A. 475 g.

Q. Name ingredient which prevents the ice crystal growth in ice cream?

A. Guar gum.

Q. Microbial origin stabilizer used in frozen desserts is _______?

A. Xanthan gum.

Q. Stabilizer is used to prevent wheying off (promoted by its counterparts) in ice cream?

A. Carrageenan.

Q. _________ is the stabilizer derived from animal origin?

A. Gelatin.

Q. Emulsifier used in super-premium ice cream?

A. Egg yolk.

Q. _____________ ingredient facilitates dry appearance in ice cream.

A. Emulsifiers.

Q. Stevia is a natural high intensity sweetener used in frozen desserts. Answer in 'yes or no'.

A. Yes.

Q. Chocolate ice cream usually does not need any additional colouring. Answer in 'yes or no'.

A. Yes.

Q. What is the scientific name of cocoa plant?

A. Theobroma Cocoa.

Q. Ice cream containing whipped cream, sugar, colour and flavouring, and frozen without further agitation is called ________________.

A. Mousse.

Q. Parfait is frozen custard with high fat content. Answer in 'yes or no'.

A. Yes.

Q. Frozen dessert made by the addition of grape, nuts, macaroons,sponge cake or other bakery products with appropriate flavourings is called ______________.

A. Bisque.

Q. Ingredients facilitate improved heat-shock resistance to ice cream?

A. Emulsifiers.

 

Q. Ingredient decreases the freezing of ice cream the most?

A. Skim milk powder.

 

Q. The natural acidity of ice cream mix will depend on?

A. The protein content of mix.

 

Q. The consequence of instability of ice cream mix is usually?

A. Separation of protein particles as coagulated material, clear serum of whey from mix and reduced stability of air bubbles.

 

Q. An ice cream mix containing 10% MSNF would have a normal titratable acidity of____% lactic acid.

A. 0.187.

 

Q. Name few surface active compounds?

A. Proteins, Phospholipids and Emulsifiers.

 

Q. The overrun (%) associated with Super-Premium ice cream is generally about?

A. 30-50%

 

Q. Addition of _______ ingredient does enhances  the whipping property of mix?

A. Cocoa powder or Buttermilk solids or Egg yolk solids.

 

Q. ______________ provides an indication of ease of air incorporation in the mix and the stability of the resulting air bubbles.

A. Surface tension.

 

Q. Excessive heat treatment which results in denaturation of protein results in ______ whipping properties of protein.

A. Lowering.

 

Q. As a thumb rule, maximum overrun should be _____ times the total solids content to avoid possible defects in the finished ice cream.

A. 2.5.

 

Q. A soggy product may result when the total solids content is higher than ____ %.

A. 40.

 

Q. Milk proteins make up approximately ____ % of the mix.

A. 4.

 

Q. _______ generally displace milk proteins from the fat surface during the ageing period.

A. Emulsifiers.

 

Q. Addition of _________in ice cream mix results in a drier ice cream.

A. Calcium sulphate.

 

Q. The ice cream cups will require longest period for hardening when put in?

A. Still air hardening room.

 

Q. If hardening of ice cream is omitted, it will lead to?

A. Coarse texture when served directly from Deep Freeze cabinet.

 

Q. The rate of hardening of ice cream in same type of hardening unit will be most dependent on?

A. The sugar content.

 

Q. The percentage of water frozen in hardened ice cream is about?

A. 94.

 

Q. Vehicle preffered for dispatch of hardened ice cream?

A. Refrigerated Trucks.

 

Q. The disadvantage of Plate contact hardener is?

A. It does not utilize its full refrigerating surface for hardening ice cream packaged in circular packages.

 

Q. Which frozen product is not hardened at all?

A. Soft serve ice cream.

 

Q. High-quality ice cream should show some melting resistance when exposed to room temperature for at least ______ min.

A. 10.

 

Q. The most common texture defect in ice cream and frozen products is?

A. Coarse.

 

Q. Nuts used in ice cream are prone to develop ______________ off-flavour.

A. Almond-like.

 

Q. The defect arising due to lactose crystallization in ice cream is?

A. Sandy.

 

Q. High replacement of MSNF with whey solids sometimes lead to a ________ off-taste in ice cream.

A. Salty.

 

Q. Generally low fat ice creams tend to develop _______ body defect?

A. Crumbly.

 

Q. The defect noted by the presence of butter particles in the mouth after the ice cream has melted?

A. Grainy.

 

Q. his shows a feathery, light-coloured scum formation on the surface?

A. Flakiness.

 

Q. The additive which prevents destabilization of protein is?

A. k-carageenan.

 

Q. When melted ice cream appears as small distinct pieces, the defect is known as?

A. Curdy.

 

Q. The minimum milk fat content (in percent) of dried ice cream mix as per BIS specifications is?

A. 27.

 

Q. The maximum moisture content (In percent) of dried ice cream as per BIS specifications is?

A. 4.

 

Q. With respect to vitamin, ice cream is an excellent source of?

A. Vitamin- B Complex.

 

Q. The total solid content of plain ice cream per 100g serving is about?

A. 38.

 

Q. Acid cleaning is not advisable for CIP of ice cream freezer because?

A. Freezing does not involve milk stone formation.

 

Q. Before use, the Batch freezer should be rinsed with?

A. 200 ppm chlorine solution.,

 

Q. The maximum bacterial count of the standard grade skim milk powder used in ice cream mix is?

A. 10,000 cfu/g.

 

Q. The following organism is considered to be an index of sanitation?

A. Coliform.

 

Q. Potential source of contamination in ice cream is?

A. Air.

 

Q. The ice cream mix should be pasteurized at?

A. 800C/25sec.

 

Q. To minimize chances of bacterial contamination from air in ice cream the following can be practiced?

A. Air filtered through Hepa filters.

 

Q. The wt/l of ice cream and frozen desserts as laid down by FSSA is indicative of?

A. Overrun.

 

Q. According to FSSA, the milk protein content of ice cream is computed by multiplying nitrogen content with a factor?

A. 6.38.

 

Q. According to regulations of FSAA the E. Coli count in ice cream is?

A. Absent in 1 g.

 

Q. The efficiency of pasteurization of ice cream mix can be assessed by?

A. Alkaline phosphatase test.

 

Q. The maximum level of milk fat content in low fat ice cream is?

A. 2.5 %.

 

Q. Sucralose is used in ice cream preparation as a?

A. Artificial sweetener.

 

Q. The hardening of ice cream by the following method would be most rapid?

A. Cryogenic hardening.

 

Q. The equipment that can determine the Freezing point of ice cream mix is?

A. Osmometer.

 

Q. Percent MSNF in ice cream mix x 0.545 will give?

A. Lactose content.

 

Q. Sugarless ice cream means ice cream having?

A. Using combination of intense sweetener and polyols.

 

Q. The ice cream that is sold without Hardening is known as?

A. Soft serve.

 

Q. The sugar content in Sherbets is about?

A. 28.

 

Q. The following acid is commonly used to acidify fruit flavoured sherbet?

A. Citric Acid.

 

Q. Ice cream would have the best flavour when using the following type of milk powder?

A. Low-heat skim milk powder.

 

Q. To reduce compressor head and power consumption?

A. Compressor suction pressure is allowed to increase.

 

Q. Stabilizers promote smoothness through?

A. Control of ice crystal size.

 

Q. Inadequate use of stabilizers may result in?

A. Coarse texture.

 

Q. Invert sugar is composed of?

A. Glucose and Fructose.

 

Q. The flavouring constituent of vanilla is?

A. Vanillin.

 

Q. In preparation of ice cream gelatin is used as?

A. Stabilizer.

 

Q. Mono and diglycerides are used in ice cream mix as?

A. Emulsifier.

 

Q. The advantage of quick freezing of ice cream mix is?

A. Formation of small ice crystals.

 

 

 

References:

1.      ICAR  E-course

2.      NDRI Class notes

3.      Previous year question papers

 

 

 

 

 

 

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