A machine for making liquid and/or semi-liquid products for the ice cream, pastry or catering trade, including: a processing container forming a processing chamber for making an ice cream product; a stirrer mounted inside the processing chamber; a thermal treatment system provided with at least one heat exchanger associated with the processing container, for exchanging heat with the container; a feed unit including a container containing a basic preparation for an ice cream, pastry or catering product, and a pressurized gaseous fluid injection device configured to inject the gaseous fluid into the container in such a way as to cause the basic preparation to be expelled from the container and transferred to the processing container; a diluting liquid injection device for delivering a diluting liquid.

A machine for making liquid and/or semi-liquid products for the ice cream, pastry or catering trade, including: a processing container forming a processing chamber for making an ice cream product; a stirrer mounted inside the processing chamber; a thermal treatment system provided with at least one heat exchanger associated with the processing container, for exchanging heat with the container; a feed unit including a container containing a basic preparation for an ice cream, pastry or catering product, and a pressurized gaseous fluid injection device configured to inject the gaseous fluid into the container in such a way as to cause the basic preparation to be expelled from the container and transferred to the processing container; a diluting liquid injection device for delivering a diluting liquid.

A machine for making liquid or semi-liquid products comprises: a container adapted to contain a liquid or semi-liquid base product; a thermal treatment system associated with the container to cool or heat the walls of the container; a stirrer equipped with a plurality of radial vanes and, in use, mounted inside the container to mix the liquid base product inside the container; the machine being characterized in that it further comprises a basket having a plurality of through openings on its walls, defining an internal space for containing flavorings or the like and, in use, mounted inside the container.

A machine for making liquid or semi-liquid products comprises: a container adapted to contain a liquid or semi-liquid base product; a thermal treatment system associated with the container to cool or heat the walls of the container; a stirrer equipped with a plurality of radial vanes and, in use, mounted inside the container to mix the liquid base product inside the container; the machine being characterized in that it further comprises a basket having a plurality of through openings on its walls, defining an internal space for containing flavorings or the like and, in use, mounted inside the container.

Described in preferred embodiments are dairy gluten free no sugar added coconut milk frozen desert compositions including a unique coconut milk, which have organoleptic qualities comparable to high fat frozen desserts such as ice cream. The compositions are composed of organic coconut milk comprising organic coconut solids and water, a sweetening agent and vegetable glycerin. Also described are dairy gluten free no sugar added flavors and inclusion compositions and methods for their production and incorporation into the dairy gluten free no sugar added coconut milk frozen desserts. Also provided are methods of making the frozen desert products.

A machine for making food products including: at least a first container containing a liquid or semi-liquid base product to be processed therein; a stirrer mounted inside the first container; thermal treatment means operatively associated with the first container; a dispenser connected to the first container to allow the product to be extracted from the first container; at least one device for generating gas micro bubbles or nano bubbles, operatively configured to release gas micro bubbles or nano bubbles into the mixture being processed in the machine; a control and drive unit connected to the device for generating gas micro bubbles or nano bubbles in order to control and drive it.

A machine for making food products including: at least a first container containing a liquid or semi-liquid base product to be processed therein; a stirrer mounted inside the first container; thermal treatment means operatively associated with the first container; a dispenser connected to the first container to allow the product to be extracted from the first container; at least one device for generating gas micro bubbles or nano bubbles, operatively configured to release gas micro bubbles or nano bubbles into the mixture being processed in the machine; a control and drive unit connected to the device for generating gas micro bubbles or nano bubbles in order to control and drive it.

A pump assembly including a pump structure defining a mixture inlet extending to a mixture outlet opening into a receiving chamber and an air inlet extending to an air outlet opening into an air chamber defined between the pump structure and a piston supported on and movable relative to pump structure. A pressurized fluid tube extends through the pump structure from a pressure inlet in fluid communication with the receiving chamber to a pressure outlet within a pressure chamber which is communication with an outlet port. An air tube extends through the pump structure from the air chamber to an air outlet within the pressure chamber. Each stroke of the piston causes pressurized liquid mixture and air to be passed into the pressure chamber and to the outlet port. A flexible, one-way valve is positioned on each of the mixture outlet, the pressure outlet and the air outlet.

A pump assembly including a pump structure defining a mixture inlet extending to a mixture outlet opening into a receiving chamber and an air inlet extending to an air outlet opening into an air chamber defined between the pump structure and a piston supported on and movable relative to pump structure. A pressurized fluid tube extends through the pump structure from a pressure inlet in fluid communication with the receiving chamber to a pressure outlet within a pressure chamber which is communication with an outlet port. An air tube extends through the pump structure from the air chamber to an air outlet within the pressure chamber. Each stroke of the piston causes pressurized liquid mixture and air to be passed into the pressure chamber and to the outlet port. A flexible, one-way valve is positioned on each of the mixture outlet, the pressure outlet and the air outlet.

The invention relates to a method for producing an expanded food system, comprising a step of injecting, into an initial composition, a treatment gas comprising CO.sub.2 and N.sub.2O at a treatment pressure, characterized in that the treatment gas also comprises argon, and where the partial pressure of the CO.sub.2 in the mixture is preferably lower than or equal to 4 bar, and more preferably lower than or equal to 3 bar of CO.sub.2.