Alcohols & Liqueurs
Substitutes for Alcohol 96° in gelato
Alcohol 96° is food-grade rectified ethanol (96% ethanol by volume, roughly 94% by weight, the balance water). In gelato it acts as a pure freezing-point depressant, adding no solids and no sweetness, only a very large anti-freezing (PAC) contribution used in trace amounts. Closest matches on the balancing numbers, ranked. Swap and adjust as noted.
Swap ~1:1, then firmer (PAC -449), adjust to compensate.
Swap ~1:1, then firmer (PAC -449), adjust to compensate.
Swap ~1:1, then firmer (PAC -447), +21% solids, adjust to compensate.
Swap ~1:1, then firmer (PAC -517), +28% solids, adjust to compensate.
Swap ~1:1, then firmer (PAC -573), +13% solids, adjust to compensate.
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