Traditionally jelly desserts are produced mainly with edible gelatin, milk or milk cream and sugar. The issue of gelatin replacement has been around for many years for the vegetarian, halal and kosher markets, but has recently gained increased interest worldwide with the emergence of the bovine spongiform encephalopathy virus. Hydrocolloids are widely used in many food formulations to improve quality attributes and shelf-life. One of the most important functional properties of hydrocolloids is gelation. Hydrocolloids form gels by means of physical association of their polymer chains through hydrogen bonding, hydrophobic association and cation mediated cross-linking. Hence, hydrocolloid gels are often referred to as “physical gels” (Agoub, Morris, & Xie, 2014; Phillips & Williams, 2009).