Development and characterization of Ice cream using Eggshell Powder to Curtail Calcium Deficiency

Calcium plays an important role in bone and teeth formation. Its deficiency can lead to severe bone and metabolic disease. There is a variety of calcium sources available and most of them are expensive. The eggshell contains 94% calcium carbonate in it and is suitable for human consumption. It is the most economical calcium source and can be added to ice cream. Ice cream, a complex frozen food colloid, is the most popular dessert in the world. Food technologists have done several studies on it using it as a functional food.The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of eggshell powder as a source of calcium and to check out the stability of ice cream. Eggshell powder was added in ice cream as a calcium source.