Abstract: An unaerated ice-containing product is provided which comprises at ?18° C., a first population of frozen particles having a particle size of greater than 0.5 mm and a second population of frozen particles having a mean particle size such that the ratio of the mean particle size for the first population to the mean particle size for the second population is greater than 10 and less than 100, wherein the ratio of the weight of the first population of particles to the weight of the second population is from 2:3 to 9:1 and the first population and second population together provide at least 90% of the frozen particles present in the product. A process for making such products is also provided.

Abstract: A method is provided for producing an ice-containing product which method comprises in the following order: (i) cooling a product concentrate to a temperature of below ?4° C.; (ii) combining the cooled concentrate with frozen particles, a substantial proportion of which have a particle size of greater than 5 mm; and (iii) mechanically reducing the size of the frozen particles such that substantially all of the resulting frozen particles have a size of greater than 0.5 mm and less than 5 mm.

Abstract: An ice-containing product is provided which comprises at ?18° C., (i) a first population of frozen particles, which first population consists essentially of frozen edible particles, or a mixture of frozen edible particles and ice particles, having a particle size of greater than 0.5 mm; and (ii) a second population of ice particles having a mean particle size such that the ratio of the mean particle size for the first population to the mean particle size for the second population is greater than 10 and less than 100, wherein the ratio of the weight of the first population of particles to the weight of the second population is from 2:3 to 9:1 and the first population and second population together provide at least 90% of the frozen particles present in the product. A process for making such products is also provided.

Abstract: A process and apparatus for preparing a frozen ice confection comprising a frozen composition incorporating inclusions in a desired distribution by combining a flow of frozen composition with one or more flows comprising inclusions, in such a way that the flows comprising inclusions are introduced discontinuously at a multiplicity of positions in the cross-section of flow of frozen composition, and extruding the resulting combined flow without first subjecting the combined flow to any active blending step.