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Health & Safety

New Technology Aims To Take The Sugar Out Of Gelato — Not The Flavor

8:28am February 09, 2018

by Vicky Hallett

The Italian treat requires a certain formula to make it just right, and that means sugar. But as more people try to eat healthy, gelaterias must keep pace. A new machine is a step in that direction.

Higher butterfat content makes ice cream thick and heavy, which is why you can get a nice, round, firm scoop of ice cream, shown at left. Gelato, at right, has less cream, which gives you softer drifts.

National
Arts

Why Scream For Gelato Instead Of Ice Cream? Here's The Scoop

12:21pm June 16, 2015

by Linda Poon

Ice cream's velvety Italian cousin is becoming one of America's favorite frozen desserts. It has less fat, but somehow tastes creamier and holds flavors better. So what's gelato's secret?

Thousands of students from around the world flock to courses near Bologna, in central Italy, at the headquarters of Carpigiani, the leading global manufacturer of gelato-making machines.

World News

Italian University Spreads The 'Gelato Gospel'

4:12pm June 18, 2013

by Sylvia Poggioli

Among the many culinary treats Italy has given the world is gelato, a frozen dessert with roots in ancient Mesopotamia. Gelato lovers from all over the world are flocking to a university outside Bologna, Italy, to master the art of gelato-making. Here's a free lesson: Don't call it ice cream.

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