Application of gelatin from chicken leg skin as a stabilizer in ice cream

Abstract

Gelatin is the result of the partial hydrolysis of collagen proteins. Food and non-food industries use gelatin a lot. Gelatin, especially in the food industry, is used as a foaming agent, a stabilizer, a gelling agent, an adhesive, a thickener, and an emulsifier. Chicken leg skin gelatin can be applied to food and non-food products and meet the halal requirement. Applications of gelatin to food products include one in the production of ice cream as a stabilizer. This study aimed to evaluate the application of gelatin from chicken leg skin to ice cream. This study used a randomized block design (RBD). In this study there were 3 treatments with 3 repeats: without any gelatin addition, with an addition of chicken leg skin gelatin, and with an addition of commercial gelatin. Analysis of data on the quality of ice cream was performed using ANOVA, followed by Duncan’s multiple comparison test. Data of the sensory properties of ice cream were tested non-parametrically (with the Kruskal-Wallis test). The results show that the quality of the ice cream added with gelatin from chicken leg skin was no different from the ice cream added with commercial gelatin. Chicken leg skin gelatin application to the ice cream manufacture produced good-quality ice cream whose sensory properties were acceptable to the panelists.