摘要 : Consumption of ice cream produced from dairy products has been reportedly associated with health hazards. To circumvent this, this study was undertaken to formulate plant-based ice cream using kunu-zaki and soymilk (as substitutes... 展开 Consumption of ice cream produced from dairy products has been reportedly associated with health hazards. To circumvent this, this study was undertaken to formulate plant-based ice cream using kunu-zaki and soymilk (as substitutes for dairy milk) fortified with mango, banana and avocado. Standard method for the preparation of ice cream was modified to formulate three variants of kunu-zaki ice cream designated as B (40% kunu-zaki, 40% banana pulp and 20% soymilk);C (40% k<span style="font-family:Verdana;">unu-</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">z</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">aki, 40% mango pulp and 20% soymilk);D (40% kunu-</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">z</span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">aki, 40% </span></span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">a</span></span></span><span><span><span style="font-family:;" "=""><span style="font-family:Verdana;">vocado pulp and 20% soymilk), while control </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">sample A was commercial dairy-based ice cream. Analyses of proximate, </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">min</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">eral and vitamin compositions were carried out on the samples following</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> stan</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">dard procedures. The results showed lower fat content in all the formulated</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> ice cream samples, which ranged from 0.60 - 0.96 g/100g compared to the con</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">trol sample with fat content of 8.15 g/100g. Similarly, the formulated ice </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">cream samples have significant protein content with sample D recording the highest value of 3.67 g/100g compared to control sample. Samples B and C </span><span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">contained higher vitamin C, vitamin B</span>_{<span style="font-family:Verdana;">6</span>}<span style="font-family:Verdana;">, calcium and sodium content in</span></span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> comparison to sample A. Sensory evaluation showed that samples B and sample C were the </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">most acceptable ice cream variants in comparison to the control sample.</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> These </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">findings lend credence to the strategy of value addition for providing heal</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">thier food alternatives while contributing to the reduction in post-harvest losses of fruits utilized as fortificants.</span></span></span></span> 收起