- Frozen yogurt
Frozen yogurt (also frozen yoghurt or frogurt) is a frozen
dessert made from or containing yogurt or dairy analogues. Frozen yogurt [ [http://www.madehow.com/Volume-2/Frozen-Yogurt.html Madehow.com - Frozen yogurt Background] ] is a dessert similar to ice cream, but lower in fat.Typically frozen yogurt will contain low- or no-fat yogurt, sweetener,
gelatin ,corn syrup ,coloring and flavoring. Frozen yogurt is typically made in anice cream machine and is typically available with ice cream flavors, and can also be blended with fruit in a frozen yogurt blending machine [ [http://www.froyo.eu Froyo.eu - Suppliers of frozen yogurt blenders] ] . Frozen yogurt both freezes and melts much slower than ice cream since yogurt has a much higherenthalpy of fusion thanmilk . Sugar-free versions of frozen yogurt are readily available. Frozen yogurt flavored withfructose is marketed for people sensitive to sugar, such as diabetics. Frozen yogurt is often eaten by lactose-sensitve people in place of ice cream, as the live cultures can help digest the lactose. More recently, live cultureprobiotic frozen yogurt has seen increased popularity, as many consumers view yogurt of this variety as being healthier, as offered byYogen Fruz . [cite news | url= http://fitsugar.com/266968 | first=Fit | last=Sugar| title=Latest Healthy Dessert Craze: Yogen Früz | publisher=Sugar Publishing Inc. | date=2007-05-22 ]Although frozen yogurt has been made since at least the 1970s, it did not become especially popular until the 1980s. Fact|date=February 2007
One of the first frozen yogurts in the U.S. was made by
Dannon , which had a prepackaged frozen yogurt on a stick called Danny's, raspberry flavor covered by dark chocolate. The original Danny's yogurt was tart in flavor compared to current frozen yogurts. [ [http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=16244񂆝 Roadfood.com Forums - Dannon Frozen Yogurt - Anyone Remember?] ] [ [http://www.chowhound.com/topics/272348 Chowhound.com - Does anyone remember real frozen yogurt?] ] More recently, frozen yogurt made byRed Mango andPinkberry has been tarter. [cite news | url= http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/21/dining/21pink.html | first=Jennifer | last=Steinhauer| title=Heated Competition. Steaming Neighbors. This Is Frozen Yogurt? | publisher=New York Times | date=2007-02-21 ]References
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