Low Carb Ice Cream Again

[Labarum]

Does anyone have a recipe for a low carb vanilla ice cream that takes advantage of the fructofibres in the new granula Hermesetas?

http://hermesetas.com/

The complex contents required to make a satisfactory low carb ice cream are not easily available, but a combination of the fructofibres in Hermesetas with Xanthan gum (which is easily available) might result in a good solution.

I presently use the Feeling OK preparation (UK based) and have used the Keto powder, but if I can make a nice ice cream without those expensive products I would be happy.

Or does anyone have another solution to high tech, home made, low carb ice cream?

[scott123]

Labarum, the fructofibres in the granulated Hermesetas are perfect for making ice cream, unfortately, there's not enough fructofibre in it to be of much use

It it were pure fructofibre, then you could use it quite effectively for ice cream. Unfortunately it's a little fructofibre with a lot of artificial sweetener. In order to get the right texture/scoopability, you'd have to use so much the sweetness would make it inedible.

In order to make your own ice cream that's as good as the commercial mixes you buy, you'll need some sort of bulking agent. Pure fructofibre, polydextrose and inulin would all work, if you can find them. If you can find it, erythritol will work as well. If your okay with non erythritol sugar alcohols (maltitol, sorbitol, xylitol, isomalt) those will make good ice cream too, but again, you have to be able to get your hands on them.

Take a look at the ingredients for the Feeling Okay mix:

Whey protein powder, polydextrose, soluble fibres, maltitol, xanthan gum, sodium cyclamate, real vanilla, aspartame, acesulfame-K and colour

As you can see, polydextrose, soluble fibres (probably fructofibres) and maltitol are the key textural/freezing point depression players.

The Feeling OK people must be getting polyd from somewhere for it to be in the mix, but I'm not that optimistic of your chances of finding polyd for sale in the UK. I've asked a few English friends for sugar alcohol sources. If you're going to find something on this list in the UK, it'll be those.

This may seem a little extreme, but you might want to investigate buying polydextrose from an American supplier and having it shipped. The one company I know who sells it doesn't ship overseas, but you might be able to get them to make an exception if you purchase enough of it - like, say, a 50 lb. bag. That's a lot of polyd, but if you see yourself being commited to a lc WOE for the foreseeable future, polyd would be ideal both for ice cream making and for a host of other baking applications where the textural properties of sugar are required. I don't know the current rate of exchange nor do I know how much it'll cost to ship it, but even if the shipping is as much/more than the product, I still think you'll be ahead of the game when compared to the mixes you're buying.

[Labarum]

Thanks, Scott

The only Polydextrose supplier I can find in UK is

http://www.forum.co.uk/products/food/products.shtml

and they seem to be a bulk supplier.

They have not responded to my email.

But if I do find a sourse for polydextrose and other high tech ingedients, do you have a receipe? You seem quite knowlwgeable.

Can any UK based members add to this discussion?