This invention discloses a
fat substitute for
ice cream and its preparation method, which relates to the field of
food processing technology. The method is as follows: (1) a thermotropic gel is formed by combining modified soybean residue
insoluble dietary fiber with
soy protein isolate, and then mechanically sheared and broken into microgel particles; (2) the obtained microgel particles are mixed with
walnut oil, homogenized at high speed to obtain an
emulsion, and then freeze-dried and stirred to obtain an oil gel. The prepared oil gel has a stable structure, does not require the addition of gelling agents, and the raw materials are safe, green, widely available, and inexpensive. Applying the oil gel as a
fat substitute to low-fat
ice cream not only makes the product have the characteristics of low calories, high quality and high
nutrition, but also reduces the content of saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids in the product, providing a new solution for developing healthier food ingredients and products.