Five Ways Gelato Can Benefit Your Health

If there’s one thing Americans love, especially during the summer, it’s indulging in sweet frozen treats.

  • In a given two-week period, 40% will eat ice cream according to research by NPD Group.
  • 90% of American households regularly enjoy frozen sweet treats.
  • 87% of Americans have ice cream in their freezer at any given time.
  • There are about 1.5 billion gallons of ice cream and similar desserts produced in the United States annually.
  • The average American eat ice cream 28.5 times per year and the average American eats more than 48 pints of ice cream a year.

If you’re a lover of sweet frozen treats and you visit the local ice cream shop often, you might want to consider getting gelato during your next visit instead of ice cream. If you’re wondering what gelato is, it’s essentially Italian ice cream, made from a base of milk, sugar and cream. Gelato is essentially the same as ice cream, but the proportions of the ingredients are diff