Honored innovations

OPTICE™ for non-fat frozen desserts celebrated premiere at the HIE trade fair – GELITA wins awards for best developments


Just one tender bite and you can feel the refreshing coolness. Slowly, the ice cream melts on your tongue, releasing its delicious aromas to the gums: OPTICE™ for the manufacture of frozen desserts renders ice cream and soft ice cream temptation pure - but with a clear conscience. This new development from GELITA, introduced at the Health Ingredients Europe (HIE) trade fair in Paris, makes it possible to produce ice cream containing no fat, while retaining its full taste and pleasant mouth feeling. This means 40 % fewer calories and 150 % more protein. OPTICE™ reduces crystal growth and quickly forms full-flavored desserts.

Two further highlights were shown at the HIE by GELITA, world market leader in gelatine: FORTIGEL®, a joint protein, as powder, gel, beverage or capsule, which was awarded the Frost & Sullivan “European Health Ingredient of the Year Award 2008”; and Instant Gel Schoko™ for the preparation of low-fat milk chocolate, dark chocolate and cookie fillings.

Ice lollipops remain stable and drop-free when they contain GELITA® RTE-ICE in their toppings. This particular innovative



Honored innovations


specialty, developed particularly for the South American market, was awarded the “Food Oscar” at the Food Ingredients South America (FISA) trade fair in São Paulo. Here too there was a further award: GELITA® GEL-SLICE, winner at the International Ingredients and Solutions trade fair for the Food Industry in São Paulo. The protein formulation, also specially developed for the South American market, allows sauces to be cut into slices – perfect for frozen foods.