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1 Definition and Classification of Frozen Desserts
The term frozen desserts commonly covers all kind of desserts that are meant to be eaten in a frozen condition, including ice creams, sherbets, sorbets, frozen yogurts, and nondairy frozen desserts. There are different possibilities of grouping and classifying these products. This can be done by the proportion of main ingredients such as milk, milk fat, or fruit. Further classifications are based on national legislation and regulatory guidelines. However, in this chapter and for the subject of colorants, the group of frozen desserts will be subdivided into ice cream and sorbets.
Ice cream, in the following category, refers to all products that have a neutral pH value and are made with milk or soy milk.
Sorbet refers to all products that have an acidic pH and are mainly made of water, with or without fruit.
