Standards

i. Prevention of Food Adulteration Act. (PFA)

In India, the Act, 1954 and its amendment in 2003 defines ice cream, kulfi, kulfa and chocolate ice cream as the frozen product obtained from cow or buffalo milk or a combination thereof or from cream and/or other milk products, with or without the addition of cane sugar, dextrose, liquid glucose and dried liquid glucose, maltodextrin, eggs, fruits, fruit juices, preserved fruits, nuts, chocolate, edible flavours and permitted food colours. It may contain permitted stabilizers and emulsifiers, not exceeding 0.5% by weight. The mixture shall be suitably heated before freezing.The product shall contain not less than 10% milk fat, 3.5 % protein and 36% total solids.

Starch may be added to a maximum extent of 5% under a declaration on the label.The standards for ice cream also apply to softy ice cream. In case of ice cream,where the chocolate or like covering portion forms a separate layer, only the ice cream portion should conform to the standards of ice cream.

Dried Ice Cream Mix: PFA (1954) defines as the material prepared by spray or roller drying of ice cream mix. It shall contain milk solids, sucrose or corn syrup or refined sugar. It may contain permitted colours and flavours. It may contain stabilizers and emulsifiers not exceeding 1.25% by weight. The product shall contain not less than 27% milk fat, 9.5% protein and moisture shall not be more than 4% by weight. The sucrose content shall not be more than 40% by weight.

The process of drying shall be mentioned on the label. It shall be packed in hermetically sealed clean containers.

Milk Ices or Milk Lollies: According to PFA milk ice or milk lollies means the frozen product obtained from milk, skimmed milk or milk product with or without the addition of cane sugar, dextrose, liquid glucose and dried liquid glucose, eggs,fruits, juices, nuts, chocolate, edible flavours and permitted food colours. It may contain permitted stabilizers and emulsifiers not exceeding 0.5% by weight of the product. The mixture shall be suitably heat treated before freezing. The product shall contain not more than 2.0% milk fat, not less than 3.5% proteins and not less than 20% total solids.

Ice Lollies or Edible Ices: PFA defines ‘as the frozen ice product which may contain sugar, syrup, fruit, fruit juices, cocoa, citric acid, permitted flavours and colours; these may contain permitted stabilizers and/or emulsifiers not exceeding 0.5% by weight, and shall not contain any artificial sweetener.

Ice Candy: According to PFA, means the frozen ice product which may contain fruit, fruit juices, cocoa, nuts, citric acid, permitted flavours and colours. It may also contain permitted stabilizers and/or emulsifiers not exceeding 0.5% by weight. The total sugar expressed as sucrose shall not be less than 10% by weight. It shall not contain any artificial sweetener.

ii. Bureau of Indian Standard

Ice cream shall comply with the requirements given in the Table 8.3 as per BIS (IS:2804 – 1964).

Composition of Ice Cream

Kulfi shall comply with the requirements given in the Table 8.4 BIS (IS: 10501 – 1983).

Composition of kulfi