Frozen Dairy Product from Pasteurized Milk

A frozen dairy product made by the rapid freezing of pasteurized milk is:

Correct Answer: Ice cream

Ice cream is a frozen dairy product made by the rapid freezing of pasteurized milk (or cream) along with sugar, flavouring agents, stabilizers, and emulsifiers. It is a Western-origin product.

Ice Cream vs. Kulfi

• Ice cream: Frozen dairy product from pasteurized milk; Western origin; uses a freezer with agitation (to incorporate air/overrun); ingredients include cream, sugar, stabilizer (gelatin), flavour.
• Kulfi: Indigenous Indian frozen dairy product; made from concentrated (khoa-based) milk; frozen without agitation; denser texture; no overrun; traditionally frozen in sealed conical moulds.

Stabilizer/Thickening Agents in Milk Products

• Thickening agents: Cane sugar (sucrose), Starch, Gelatin
• Flavouring agent in butter: Diacetyl (≤4 ppm)
• Yellow colour of butter: Annatto

Why Other Options Are Wrong

• Cream → a dairy product with high fat content obtained by separation, not a frozen product.
• Srikhand → a semi-soft fermented product; not frozen.
• Channa → acid-coagulated fresh milk product; not frozen.