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Edible Antifreeze Saves Ice Cream: Food Chemists Use 'Edible Antifreeze' To Make Smoother Ice Cream

Health & Wellness (tags: food, ice cream )

Michael
- 99 days ago - sciencedaily.com

Chemists adding a tasteless edible protein called gelatin hydrolysate to ice cream find that it keeps ice crystals small, resulting in a smoother, more pleasing product. The protein inhibits the growth of ice crystals.

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ROBIN M. (193)

Friday July 4, 2008, 1:58 pm
i dont think i want to eat any kind of anifreeze even if it is edible yuk no chances, they say its okey now but what about down the road.

Bruce Combs (506)

Friday July 4, 2008, 4:27 pm
Gotta copy this for my wife!

Lorraine K. (209)

Saturday July 5, 2008, 6:22 am
OMG! This is madness! Anti freeze kills cats, it's very dangerous, how can they do this!? I'll stick to my soya ice cream thank you!
Thanks Michael.

June Marshall (415)

Monday August 11, 2008, 1:57 pm
Why couldn't they have called it something else other than edible antifreeze? Just the thought of that makes me want to puke and I love ice cream!

Rainyday Interns (0)

Friday August 15, 2008, 6:37 pm
it's just a name... automotive antifreeze is made with ethylene glycol, this stuff is a protein. It just happens to have "antifreezing" properties. What's with all the hysterics?

Michael C. (220)

Friday August 15, 2008, 7:15 pm
Thanks but no thanks Rainyday, I'll stick to the homemade stuff.

Rainyday Interns (0)

Saturday August 16, 2008, 9:59 am
We are just pointing out what June Marshall had rightly noted, that if they had called it something else, no one would have cared. Besides...the cream and sugar is the stuff that's REALLY reeking the havoc in the body, not the additives.

The notion that just because it is "homemade" that it's "better" or safer is a pretty big assumption. Was there hormones used in the production of the cream, how was the sugar processed, was the ice cream maker sanitary, etc...

We are more concerned about our Aunt May's potato salad :-) Just how long ago DID she make that "homemade" mayonnaise???

Margaret Trainor (60)

Saturday August 16, 2008, 10:09 am
I agree the article states this product is gelatin ...which is vastly different than antifreeze. They should have worded the headline differently. My only problem with this product is the statement saying they do not need FDA approval..

Michael C. (220)

Saturday August 16, 2008, 7:45 pm
Rainyday writes:

"The notion that just because it is "homemade" that it's "better" or safer is a pretty big assumption."

Well, I just purchased an ice cream maker today and I will be making my ice cream at home from now on. At least this way I will know what's in it. Since I mostly buy locally and organically, I'll let you know how it turns out.