Abubuwan zaƙi da ake amfani da su a cikin ice cream sun haɗa da sucrose, sitaci syrup, glucose, fructose, cyclamate, aspartame (APM), da sauransu. Daban-daban masu zaki suna da bambance-bambance a cikin zaƙi da sauran kaddarorin, wanda kuma ya shafi aikace-aikacen su, amma babu wani ma'aunin kimiyya don kwatanta. Wannan lamari ne na dandano da jin jijiya. Mutane suna son zaƙi na sucrose kuma gabaɗaya suna amfani da sucrose azaman ma'auni don nuna bambancin kaddarorin dangi. Idan aka ɗauka cewa zaƙi na sucrose 100 ne, zaƙin glucose shine mafi ƙasƙanci a 70. Fructose shine mafi daɗin sigar halitta, kuma mafi daɗin isomer {{7}hexanefructose shine 180. Duk da haka, a cikin maganin ruwa, fructose yana wanzuwa a cikin daidaitaccen yanayin isomers guda biyar: pentacyc guda biyu. The {{11} hexacyclic isomer na crystalline fructose yana da mafi girman zaƙi, amma a cikin ruwa bayani, yana canzawa zuwa wasu isomers tare da ƙananan zaƙi, don haka rage zaƙi. Saboda haka, wallafe-wallafen ya lissafa zaƙi na fructose a matsayin 120{15}}150, wanda bai dace ba saboda canji tsakanin isomers yana da sauri a yanayin zafi mafi girma. Glucose yana wanzuwa a cikin maganin ruwa azaman isomers guda biyu na cyclic da tsarin sarkar buɗaɗɗen. Sucrose yana wanzuwa a cikin maganin ruwa azaman tsari ɗaya kawai.
Masu zaƙi suna haɗuwa da ɗanɗano mai ɗanɗano ne kawai a cikin yanayin narkar da su, suna haifar da jin daɗi, da sauri suna kaiwa kololuwar zaƙi, sannan da sauri su ɓace. Idan aka rike wani abin sha mai sanyi a baki, sai wani bangare nasa ya narke cikin miyau, yana fitar da zaki; bayan wannan ya bace, sai wani bangare ya narke, don haka yana ba da damar jin dadi na tsawon lokaci. Wannan yanayin zaki ya bambanta tsakanin masu zaki daban-daban. Lokacin da sucrose ya haɗu da ɗanɗano mai ɗanɗano, yana samar da babban matakin zaƙi a cikin daƙiƙa ɗaya, ya kai kololuwar sa, sannan ya ragu, yana ɓacewa bayan kusan daƙiƙa 30. Lokacin da fructose ya shiga cikin hulɗar ɗanɗano, ana fahimtar abin da ke daɗaɗa da sauri fiye da sucrose, yana kaiwa kololuwar sa da sauri, sannan yana raguwa kuma yana ɓacewa da sauri. Dukansu suna da daɗi, amma daɗinsu ya bambanta; zaki da fructose ya fi kusa da na 'ya'yan itace. Wannan saurin tashi da faɗuwar zaƙi na fructose yana da fa'ida a wasu aikace-aikacen, yana ba da damar sauran abubuwan dandano su yi tasiri cikin sauƙi ba tare da rufe fuska ba, kuma a wasu lokuta, rage yawan kayan ƙanshi masu tsada yayin da ake samun sakamako mai kyau. Lokacin da glucose ya haɗu da buds na ɗanɗano, jin daɗin ɗanɗano yana kama da na sucrose, amma yana tashi a hankali, yana kaiwa ƙaramin kololuwa, sannan yana raguwa kuma yana ɓacewa a hankali. Maganin glucose sune endothermic, suna haifar da sanyi mai sanyi, wanda shine kyakkyawar dukiya a wasu aikace-aikace; alal misali, wasu kayan zaki kuma sun ƙunshi mint don ƙirƙirar sakamako mai sanyaya. Ana amfani da glucose wajen taunawa; kowane gram na glucose da aka narkar da shi a cikin ruwa yana ɗaukar adadin kuzari 25.2 na zafi, mafi girma tsakanin masu ciwon sukari.
A halin yanzu, sucrose shine mafi yawan abin zaki da ake amfani dashi, yawanci ana amfani dashi a 15% -16%. Sucrose yana ba samfuran samfura mai kyau kuma yana da inganci{3}} mai daɗi mara tsada. Adadin sucrose da aka yi amfani da shi na iya rage wurin daskarewa na cakuda ice cream. Idan aka yi la'akari da kaddarorin anti-kayan daɗaɗɗen sitaci da ɗanɗano mai daɗi na sitaci, galibi ana amfani da shi don maye gurbin sucrose kaɗan a ƙasashen waje, kuma yanzu masana'antun gida suna karɓar wannan aikin. Tun da sitaci syrup yana da ƙananan daskarewa fiye da sucrose, bai kamata a yi amfani da shi da yawa ba; Gabaɗaya, maye gurbin kusan 1/4 na sucrose yana da kyau. A wannan yanayin, 1.5 kilogiram na sitaci syrup na iya maye gurbin kusan kilogiram 1 na sucrose. Yin amfani da sucrose da sitaci syrup tare yana haifar da ingantacciyar rubutu don ice cream kuma yana taimakawa hana lalacewar inganci yayin ajiya da sufuri. Zaƙi kuma yana shafar nau'in da adadin sauran kayan abinci. Yawancin sorbet, sherbet, ko ice cream na 'ya'yan itace masu dauke da ruwan 'ya'yan itace suna da ɗanɗano mai tsami wanda ke rage zaƙi, don haka yana buƙatar ƙarin kayan zaki. Don samfuran da ke ɗauke da koko ko syrup mai zaki, waɗanda ke da ɗanɗano mai ɗaci, yana da kyau a ƙara adadin sucrose da 2% zuwa 3% idan aka kwatanta da ice cream na yau da kullun. Bugu da ƙari kuma, aikin ya nuna cewa ƙara 0.5% gishiri (dangane da abun ciki na sukari) zuwa maganin 20% na sukari yana haifar da zaƙi mafi ƙarfi. Don masu daskararrun madara marasa kitse, gishiri, a cikin ƙananan adadi, na iya ƙara zaƙi, yayin da adadi mai yawa yana raunana shi. Don inganta dandano, ƙara iri-iri, ko rage farashi, yawancin kayan zaki kamar zuma, saccharin, cyclamate, meringue, stevia, da aspartame ana amfani dasu a hade. Sugar yana lissafin kusan rabin jimlar daskararrun daskararrun kayan aikin ice cream, gami da lactose daga madara. A matsayin mai zaki, sukari yana rinjayar daidaito na ci gaba da ci gaba kuma, zuwa wani matsayi, yana rinjayar girman lu'ulu'u na kankara da crystallization na lactose a cikin daskararre ice cream.