Patent ID: 8273392

Claim:
An edible composition comprising a frozen dessert that includes at least 20% milk solids non fat, with a pH comprised between 5 and 6, and hetero-exopolysaccharides in an amount sufficient to impart textural properties and stability to the frozen dessert, wherein the frozen dessert is free of stabilizers or thickening agents, wherein the hetero-exopolysaccharides are synthesized in situ in the dessert by contact of micro-organisms with mono or di-saccharides, wherein the micro-organisms are selected from at least one strain capable of synthesizing the hetero-exopolysaccharides in the dessert, and no stabilizers or thickening agents are present in the dessert, and wherein the hetero-exopolysaccharides comprise units of glucose, galactose and rhamnose present in a ratio of from (2 to 4):(4 to 6):(1 to 3), respectively, and in an amount sufficient to stabilize the frozen dessert against heat shock.