A machine for the treatment of food mixtures with an improved performance comprising a container or cylinder (12) for collecting a food mixture, integral with a frame structure (11) and equipped with an upper lid (13), for closing the container (12) and hinged (in 14) to the frame (11) so as to be in a closed or open position on an upper opening (15) of the container (12), in said container (12) there being a rotating shaft (16), which is coaxial to the container (12) and which supports in rotation scraping and mix- ing blades at the bottom (17a) and sides (17b) of the inner and bottom walls of the container, a blender (20) being positioned in an opening (19) of the lid. Particularly the blender can be positioned so to be freely removable.