Ingredient: Frozen Yoghurt
Category: Dairy
Season: All
Frozen yogurt (also frozen yoghurt, Froyo or frogurt) is a frozen dessert made from or containing yoghurt or dairy analogues.
Frozen yogurt is served as a low-fat or fat-free alternative to ice cream.
It may or may not contain active cultures .
Frozen yogurt is a dessert similar to ice cream , but lower in fat.
It is typically made with yoghurt and frozen yogurt can be sour or sweet .
Frozen yogurt is also a frozen dessert , that combines the flavours and textures of ice cream and sherbet.
Typically, frozen yogurt will contain low- or no-fat yoghurt; sweetener, gelatine, corn syrup, colouring and flavouring.
Frozen yogurt is typically made in an ice cream machine.
Frozen yogurt both freezes and melts much slower than ice cream, since yogurt has a much higher enthalpy of fusion than milk.
Frozen yogurt is flavoured typically in the same flavours as ice cream, but since it is made with low-fat or fat-free yoghurt instead of cream or milk, it has a much lower fat content.
Sugar-free versions of frozen yogurt are readily available.
Frozen yogurt flavoured with fructose is marketed for people sensitive to sugar, such as diabetics.
Lactose-sensitve people in place of ice cream often eat frozen yogurt, as the live cultures can help digest the lactose.
More recently, live culture probiotic frozen yogurt has seen increased popularity, as many consumers view yogurt of this variety as being healthier, as offered by Yogen Fruz.
Although frozen yogurt has been made since at least the 1970s, it did not become especially popular until the 1980s.
One of the first frozen yogurts in the U.S. was made by Dannon, which had a pre-packaged frozen yogurt on a stick called Danny's, raspberry flavour covered by dark chocolate.
The original Danny's yogurt was tart in flavour compared to current frozen yogurts.
More recently a new frozen yogurt made by Pinkberry has returned to a more tart formulation.
In the USA, frozen yogurt is sold in frozen yogurt booths and stores, similar to the ice-cream shops found on any high street or beach front in the U.K.
However, having returned to the U.K. after living in the USA, I often wonder why frozen yogurt has not taken off in the U.K. on the same scale!
It is a healthier option!
With the same amount if not more flavours and a wonderful full taste!
Frozen yogurt which is 97% fat free and has fewer calories than ice cream has become the natural alternative, maintaining the creamy texture coupled with a fresh cleansing mouthfeel.
It is available in some supermarkets in the U.K., for example Sainsbury's Taste the Difference Handmade Frozen Yogurt |