Ice Cream with Memories
Can Protein-enriched ice cream increase energy and protein intake and at the same time evoke positive emotions? A feasibility study among hospitalized elderly people.
In the project "Ice with Memories", the goal is to develop a protein-enriched chocolate ice cream for small-eating patients, where the protein content constitutes a minimum of 12% of the total energy content.
The final protein-enriched ice cream will differ from current protein-enriched ice cream with a look, taste and texture like a normal chocolate stick ice cream.
The aim is to investigate:
- If the protein-enriched ice cream can increase protein- and energy intake without substituting other meals/snacks
- If the protein-enriched ice cream can evoke positive emotions
It is well-known that many older patients in hospitals are at risk of malnutrition. To prevent and treat malnutrition, it is especially important to ensure that the older patients consume sufficient protein and energy to be able to meet their requirements.
One dietary strategy is to enrich habitual foods to increase protein- and energy intake. The challenge with protein-enrichment of foods is that proteins may affect the final product negatively in relation to taste and texture. For older patients it is particularly important to ensure that the protein-enriched foods are consumed as an addition to the habitual diet and thus not replacing other foods.
As part of the development of the protein-enriched ice cream prototype, older patients admitted to Hospital will continuously be involved in the development of the optimal packaging, size, grip, taste and texture.
The final prototype is tested among older patients at Bispebjerg Hospital to investigate if intake of ice cream can make a nutritional difference by increasing protein and energy intake and evoke positive emotions.
We expect that it is possible to develop an ice cream with at least 12% of energy from protein and thus being able to have a nutrition claim as a protein source.
We also expect that the feasibility study will provide data to suggest that a protein-enriched ice cream can be used as an add on to the habitual diet rather than being a substitution.
Involved in the project
| Name | Title | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inge Tetens | Professor | +4535332127 | |
| Mai Østerø Cramon | Research Assistant | +4535335398 |
Financed by
Future Food & Bioresource Innovation.
The Danish Board of Business Development.
Collaboration
Ice cream with Memories is a collaboration between Hansens Flødeis, Friis-Holm Chokolade, Bispebjerg & Frederiksberg Hospitals and University of Copenhagen, Nutrition, Exercise and Sports.
Contact
Professor Inge Tetens