The frozen yogurt has slightly shifted the popularity of ice cream in the hearts of many people. Maybe not because it is more tasty, after all ice cream has that one of a kind creamy and silkiness that is hard to match. The frozen yogurt becomes the new favorite dessert because it promises health and good taste at the same time. We are so used to associate bad taste with health so when we find something that promise a little tongue pampering but is still healthy, we rush to it. This is one of the pampering needed by the people on diet as they think that the frozen yogurt calories are low enough for them to eat without ruining their diet.
It is true that the frozen yogurt and ice cream are different although both are frozen dairy products. Not only that the two products are different, but they are so significantly different. Many people would not realize the fact that a product can be called ice cream if it contains more than 10% milk fat. So, when there are products in the market that look like ice creams but they are labeled dairy frozen products, then they are not ice cream as they do not have the high level of milk fat. While when you see that there is ice cream labeled premium, then you can be sure that the ice cream has at least 16 percent milk fat.
On the other hand, frozen yogurt is made of dairy but not cream. Therefore, it does not have the level of fat required to be called ice cream. Similarly, this is also the case with gelato and sorbet. Yogurt is not using cream but it is created with cultured milk. The cultured milk was created by the probiotics which can survive the extreme cold temperature of 0 degree Celsius.
The comparison between the nutrients in the ice cream and yogurt will also show you the difference between the two. A cup of the basic vanilla ice cream may contain as much as 275 calories, 15 grams of fat, 5 grams of protein, 9 grams of saturated fat and 31 grams of carbohydrates. These numbers answer the question why people on diet avoid ice cream. On the other hand, a cup of vanilla frozen yogurt contains 221 calories, 6 grams of fat, 5 grams of protein, 4 grams of saturated fat and 38 grams of carbohydrates. You see that even though frozen yogurt has lower numbers, but you still need to limit your intake.
