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Practical answers about paper cups, sizes and lids for coffee shops and food businesses.
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Gelato vs Ice Cream vs Custard vs Froyo: Key Differences
Most people will tell you gelato is just denser, and they're right, but there's a reason for it. Gelato's made with more milk and less cream, so it has less fat. It gets churned slowly, which keeps air out. It's kept warmer than ice cream too, and that's why it stays soft. In the US there's a legal side to it as well, and federal law only covers half of the four desserts on this page. One section, 21 CFR 135.110, sets the rules for ice cream (at least 10% milkfat) and frozen custard (ice cream with at least 1.4% egg yolk solids). Gelato and frozen yogurt don't show up in 21 CFR Part 135, the frozen dessert rules, at all. There's no federal recipe for either, and every maker uses its own.
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How many ounces is a cup of coffee?
A cup of coffee is 8 fl oz by US measuring standards, 5 fl oz on most coffee makers, and 8 to 16 oz at a café. Who's asking matters. Bakers mean the measuring cup. Your brewer's manual means 5 oz. A barista means whatever cup is in reach, and at most of the shops we print for that's an 8, 12 or 16.