This week in Dubai marked the beginning of our holiday spirits and and Christmas preparations along with cold climatic conditions. As Dubai summers are extremely terrible, I always look forward to winter to enjoy playing football with friends (instead of preparing for SA2) and due to excessive exercise, I tend to empty the refrigerator. I eat anything that is available inside my refrigerator, specially ice cream. Eating ice cream after playing football on cold winter night is one of the best feelings you can ever enjoy.
Ice cream is a frozen food often consumed as a snack or desert which is made from dairy products combined with fruits or artificial flavoring. The ingredients are made into a and this mixture is stirred to incorporate air spaces and cooled below the freezing point of water to prevent detectable ice crystals from forming. The result is a smooth, semi-solid foam that is solid at very low temperatures (<35 °F / 2 °C). It becomes more malleable as its temperature increases.
Ice cream originally originated in China around 200 BC as a mixture of rice and milk in a specific proportion.
It was later modernized by the Arabs who used milk as a major ingredient and sweetened it with sugar. They topped this desert with saffron, vermicelli and dried fruits.
During the same time, ice cream became one of the most celebrated deserts in the Mugahal empire. The emperors used to relay their horsemen to bring ice from Hindu Kush to Delhi, where ice cream was prepared.
In Europe, the Roman emperor Nero had ice bought from the mountains and combined it with fruit toppings to create a perfect desert after meal.
Today, ice cream is produced in a very large quantities in factories and this called for quality definitions and standards. Some of them include -
DID YOU KNOW ? - Ice cream can prevent mood swings due to compound which can produce thromobotonin which reduces stress, uplifts the mood and prevent mood swings.
Ice cream helps you to store fat in the body which helps to keep our body warm. Due to its milk content, it is also a good source of vitamin D, K, A, B6, B12 and C. It is also rich in minerals such as calcium and phosphorus. It is also a rich source of energy as it is full of carbohydrates, proteins and fats
Even tho ice cream has a lot of positive attributes, it is still a dream for those who have lactose intolerance and a damaged or a bad digestive system.
Ice cream has no cons other than its fat, saturated fat, cholesterol and sugar content. So remember, always find a balance !
EAT WELL, STAY HEALTHY !
Until next time,
- Abubakr Sajith
Ice cream is a frozen food often consumed as a snack or desert which is made from dairy products combined with fruits or artificial flavoring. The ingredients are made into a and this mixture is stirred to incorporate air spaces and cooled below the freezing point of water to prevent detectable ice crystals from forming. The result is a smooth, semi-solid foam that is solid at very low temperatures (<35 °F / 2 °C). It becomes more malleable as its temperature increases.
It was later modernized by the Arabs who used milk as a major ingredient and sweetened it with sugar. They topped this desert with saffron, vermicelli and dried fruits.
During the same time, ice cream became one of the most celebrated deserts in the Mugahal empire. The emperors used to relay their horsemen to bring ice from Hindu Kush to Delhi, where ice cream was prepared.
In Europe, the Roman emperor Nero had ice bought from the mountains and combined it with fruit toppings to create a perfect desert after meal.
Today, ice cream is produced in a very large quantities in factories and this called for quality definitions and standards. Some of them include -
- greater than 10% milk fat and usually between 10% and as high as 16% fat in some premium ice creams
- 9 to 12% milk solids-not-fat: this component, also known as the serum solids, contains the proteins (casein and whey proteins) and carbohydrates (lactose) found in milk
- 12 to 16% sweeteners: usually a combination of sucrose and glucose-based corn syrup sweeteners
- 0.2 to 0.5% stabilizers and emulsifiers
- 55% to 64% water, which comes from the milk or other ingredients.
DID YOU KNOW ? - Ice cream can prevent mood swings due to compound which can produce thromobotonin which reduces stress, uplifts the mood and prevent mood swings.
Ice cream helps you to store fat in the body which helps to keep our body warm. Due to its milk content, it is also a good source of vitamin D, K, A, B6, B12 and C. It is also rich in minerals such as calcium and phosphorus. It is also a rich source of energy as it is full of carbohydrates, proteins and fats
Even tho ice cream has a lot of positive attributes, it is still a dream for those who have lactose intolerance and a damaged or a bad digestive system.
Ice cream has no cons other than its fat, saturated fat, cholesterol and sugar content. So remember, always find a balance !
EAT WELL, STAY HEALTHY !
Until next time,
- Abubakr Sajith
Thaks Abubakr!!
ReplyDeleteYou're absolutely right! Eating ice cream in winter is even more fun! Moreover I didn't know so much about ice cream.....especially the history! Good work!
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