What is yogurt?
The FDA standard of identity for yogurt requires that it is produced by culturing permitted dairy and other ingredients with the characterizing bacterial cultures Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus. This culturing (fermentation) process results in the production of acid (the standard requires a titratable acidity of 0.9%) and high levels of live and active cultures (over 100 million per gram). At this point, a federal standard for frozen yogurt does not exist. However, Roly Yo frozen yogurts do involve a culturing process that also results in high levels of live and active cultures (over 100 million per gram). Since consumers have generally not favored the tart profile of traditional yogurt in frozen yogurts but instead prefer more of an ice cream flavor and texture profile, Roly Yo frozen yogurts retain the high culture levels but are formulated to result in lower acidity levels and a sweeter taste. What are “Live and Active Cultures”? These are the bacteria invol
