title: Properties of ice-cream fortified with zinc and Lactobacillus casei.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In this study, the possible effects of zinc on physicochemical properties of ice cream and the survival of Lactobacillus casei during a 90 days storage at -18°C was investigated.
  
  
  METHODS
  Samples were divided into four experimental groups as follows: control, zinc fortified ice cream, probiotic ice cream, zinc fortified and probiotic ice cream. The physicochemical, texture, organoleptic properties and the survival of probiotics, were investigated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Results showed that the addition of zinc did not affect the textural properties of ice creams. Viscosity and pH were independently decreased in all groups in the presence of zinc. A significant increase in the lipid oxidation rate especially in the zinc fortified group was also observed. The probiotic counts were maintained above the least advised quantities (106 cfu/g) which were subsequently reduced following the three months of storage. In the zinc fortified samples, the counts were higher compared to the other groups with no zinc addition. The addition of probiotics and zinc had no significant effect on the sensory properties of ice cream.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  As a final conclusion, the commercial production of zinc fortified ice cream is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Hygiene, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Iran.
authors.forename: Hamid R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Gheisari
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science, Azad University Yasuj, Iran.
authors.forename: Leila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ahadi
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science, Azad University Yasuj, Iran.
authors.forename: Sanaz
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Khezli
authors.forename: Tayebeh
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Dehnavi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D005260:Female; D005511:Food Handling; D005516:Food Microbiology; D005527:Food, Fortified; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007054:Ice Cream / Q000032:analysis* / Q000382:microbiology; D007780:Lacticaseibacillus casei; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019936:Probiotics; D013649:Taste; D055815:Young Adult; D015032:Zinc / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D015032:Zinc
keywords: Lactobacillus casei; fortification; ice cream; zinc