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Set jellies in ramekins beside mounds of pectin, agar, and gelatine powder.
Reference Guide • 9 min read

Gelling Agents for Jelly Textures: Selection, Dosage, and Set Temperatures

Pick the gelling agent that delivers the texture you want — melt-in-mouth, firm and sliceable, brittle clean-cut, or warm-serve heat-stable — with dosages, set temperatures, and vegan options for agar, gelatin, pectin, carrageenan, and gellan.

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An ice cream scoop and a sorbet scoop beside mounds of stabilizer powder.
Reference Guide • 9 min read

Stabilizing Ice Cream and Sorbet: A Complete Guide

Stabilizing a frozen dessert means controlling water, ice crystals, air, and the unfrozen phase across the whole cold chain. This guide walks the system end to end — building blocks, process, stabilizer choice, and target ranges for both dairy ice cream and dairy-free sorbet.

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