Ice Cream: The Summer Comfort Food

Ice cream is considered the world’s most popular frozen dessert. Its history comes in different origins, but one thing is for sure, it is everyone’s summer comfort food. It is widely available in the market and has been in high demand especially during hot seasons. Vanilla and chocolate are two of the most common flavors, but there are other options such as rocky road, double dutch, and variety of fruits savors. It can be enjoyed in different ways, like topping it with sprinkles, mini mallows, nuts, and syrups. Some may prefer eating with cones or pair with fresh fruits, while some just like it as it is, simple yet delightful. Its production has improved over the years and it is even easily made even at the comfort of one’s home.

CARRAGEENAN IN ICE CREAM APPLICATION

Ice cream is a mixture of cream or milk, sugar, and sometimes egg. In most commercial ice-cream making, carrageenan is added to the mixture to serve as a stabilizer, to prevent ice crystal formation and to evenly disperse milk components such as protein fat and water in the system. Air is also incorporated to keep the ice crystals small and freeze it at the perfect rate. This basic method creates a smooth, creamy-textured ice cream.

FUN FACTS ABOUT ICE CREAMS

• Marco Polo introduced to Europe the milk based ice cream in the late 13th century.

• Alfred L. Cralle invented the ice cream scoop.

• The United States is the largest producer and consumer of ice cream in the world.

• 90% of American households eat ice cream.

• 9% of all milk produced in the US is used to make ice cream.

• “Brain Freeze” happens when ice cream touches the roof of your mouth.

• The perfect temperature for scooping ice cream is 6 °F to 10 °F (-14°C to -12°C).

• It takes more or less 50 licks to consume a single scoop ice cream cone.

• The most famous types of ice cream are gelato, neapolitan, sorbet, stick, and cone.

• A cow provides adequate milk to make 2 gallons of ice cream per day.

W Hydrocolloids, Inc., a global carrageenan exporter, has specialized the Rico 82 Series. It is a carrageenan blend designed for frozen dessert product applications like ice cream of different types (bulk, sorbet, extruded, and soft served). It has several advantages to the product such as inducing fine ice crystal formation; improving melting resistance, and providing high overrun stability. With carrageenan as a stabilizer, we ensure that ice cream manufacturers can produce quality delightful treats that end consumers deserve. 

A Puppy Day Celebration

It’s National Puppy Day! Let’s honor the unconditional love that puppies bring to people's lives. It was founded by Collen Paige in 2006 to create awareness towards unfortunate happenings that puppies undergo. It seeks to educate the public to love, to rescue, and to adopt orphaned puppies. It became an international celebration and has been trending on social media every year since 2012. As we celebrate this special day, we encourage to treat our puppies more than just a pet. One of a good example for this is by feeding them right food to keep them healthy and strong. As our veterinarians’ advice, pet food is the best choice.

We want to be assured that our pets are eating the right food that is good for them. As a responsible owner, it is good to know what makes dog food good for them. Let us know more about it.

REASONS WHY CANNED PET FOOD IS FUR-FECT FOR YOUR FURRY BUDDIES: 

1. RICH IN PROTEIN

Canned diet is rich in protein, which is why it is typically more expensive than dry food. However, pet food labels on dry foods are deceiving. They make you assume they have more protein in it than it actually does.

2. HAVE FEW PRESERVATIVES

The canning process preserves the pet food itself, whereas dry food is not. It also ends up being fresher because you will finish the container within a few days, compared to a couple weeks to a month or more for most dry food bags.

3. PROMOTES GOOD BODY FIGURE

High moisture content in pet food and protein help them feel full for longer period of time. These components are vital for weight loss and maintenance. It is also helpful to improve their muscle and lose unwanted fat.

4. EASY TO EAT AND DIGEST

Canned food requires little effort to grind and breakdown in the mouth because of its soft and tender texture. Therefore, it is easier on their mouth and stomach. 

5. PREVENTS KIDNEY DISEASE AND ORGAN STRESS

They seldom drink water. Feeding canned food increases their water intake easily, putting less stress on vital organs, such as the kidneys.

Puppies deserve to be loved. One way to make them feel extra special is through providing them quality food. W Hydrocolloids, Inc. is a global carrageenan exporter focused on food applications and that includes pet food. We have carrageenan blends: The Rico 87 Series that is FUR-fect for either semi-moist pet food or chunks in gravy. It enhances water and meat particle binding, provides stability and texture, and unmolds easily from the can. They would surely appreciate their canned treats.

Chocolate Milk: Your Childhood Friendly Drink

Milk is regarded as a good source of essential nutrients and has been an integral component of our dietary lifestyle. Throughout generations, parents encourage drinking milk in order to enrich their calcium intake for proper bone development, but only having plain milk is not appetizing enough for many kids. Introducing chocolate milk is a good solution to encourage them to drink more due to its delicious chocolate flavor and detectable mouthfeel that will best suit their taste.

HERE ARE THE TOP FIVE NUTRITIOUS REASONS TO RAISE YOUR HAND FOR CHOCOLATE MILK:

Share the Love with a Cup of Chocolate Milk

Chocolate milk is a treat that many have fond memories of from childhood and also we can’t deny that even we’re adults or grow old now, we still can’t resist the goodness and sweetness of this deliciously good drink, especially when shared with someone.

As we enjoy drinking and savoring chocolate milk. Did you ever wonder how this wonderful thing was made aside from knowing that the primary ingredient of is milk? And also wondering about where it was all started and who is the one invented it? So since we started to be curious and questioning about chocolate milk, let’s get started to recognize who is this chocolate milk.

Our W Octoberfest Solution

Beer is the oldest alcoholic beverage. It has four basic ingredients: Barley, water, hops, and yeast. The basic idea in creating beer is to turn the yeast into alcohol and CO2 by extracting the sugar from grains. 

One of the common issues that brewers face is the beer haze. Beer haze is primarily a complex of protein and polyphenols with metal ions and usually some carbohydrate compound, resulting the appearance of the beer to be hazy or cloudy. Carrageenan is the reasonable way to