PreGel forest berries dessert topping draws a deep red line across a scoop and holds it there, bright against the cold. It is a ready to use Italian sauce for gelato and ice cream, applied at service over cones, cups, sundaes, or scoops.

Raspberries, blackcurrants, and bilberries, the small European cousin of the blueberry, together make up 30 percent of the formula, so the flavor comes in tart and a little wild, with a dark brambly note underneath the sharper fruit. Carrageenan keeps the sauce loose enough to squeeze quickly on a busy counter and thick enough to stay where it lands, and the acidity gives a rich cream base something to push against. Each case contains six 2.2 lb squeeze bottles.

Also available in caramel, chocolate, coffee, and strawberry from the same PreGel topping range.