Ice Cream Manufacture
The basic steps in the manufacturing of ice cream are generally as follows:
- blending of the mix ingredients
- pasteurization
- homogenization
- aging the mix
- freezing
- packaging
- hardening
Process flow diagram for ice cream manufacture: the red section represents the operations involving raw, unpasteurized mix, the pale blue section represents the operations involving pasteurized mix, and the dark blue section represents the operations involving frozen ice cream.