Frozen Custard vs Frozen Yogurt: Know The Difference
Everybody loves frozen desserts. About 90% of what is consumed is ice cream. Frozen yoghurt accounts for only 5% of sales, but deserves a second look because it is much healthier and is available in some many different products that closely resemble ice cream and frozen custard in taste and texture.
Here are 7 differences between frozen yogurt and frozen custard.
1.Frozen Yoghurt Making:
Frozen yoghurt is made very similarly to ice cream, but it swaps the cream out for cultured dairy.
2.Frozen Custard Making:
A standard cup of frozen custard contains 1.4 percent egg yolk and 15-30 percent air, which makes it thicker and smoother than ice cream.
3.Frozen Yoghurt- Nutrition:
Frozen yoghurt has many probiotics (introduced during culturing), which helps in improving digestion and is helpful particularly for lactose intolerant people.
4.Uses:
Custard is popularly used as a dessert sauce or sometimes in combination with various fruits. Frozen Yogurt or ‘FroYo’ is another after-meal delicacy.
5.Frozen Custard- Texture:
The lecithin in the yolk provides a natural emulsifier, generating a more creamy and richer texture, but at the cost of higher cholesterol and higher calories.
6.Frozen Yoghurt- Texture:
Frozen yoghurt is classified into three main categories: soft, hard or mousse. These products resemble ice cream in their physical state and they are characterised simply as having the sharp, acidic taste of yoghurt combined with the coldness of ice cream.
7.Frozen Custard- Nutrition
The egg yolk in frozen custard accounts for its thicker, smoother and low-calorie content (100g has 120 calories).