Yogurt brand Yoomoo has announced its expansion into the ice lolly market with the launch of three flavours of frozen yogurt lollies. Rodriguez Gonzalez says: 'Each Solero contains 17g of sugar, which is about four teaspoon of sugar.

Six lollies come with half ice-cream and half fruit-flavoured coating. 8% concentrated strawberry is reddened further with beetroot juice. The often used glucose-fructose syrup is added to sugar to bring the total of sugars to a high 24.2% which includes the sweetness of the fruit and milk. 77 calories was average, but tasters found that, while pleasant, neither the fruit nor the ice-cream had any definite flavours. There are so many flavours to choose from and also a diversity of options that promise low calorie and low sugar ice creams – but some of these can actually be worse for you,' says Rodriguez Gonzalez. Further, studies have found that frozen yogurt and ice cream are less healthy than yogurt, and research in the journal Nutrition Resource found that adding toppings can lead to overall weight gain over time. One to be mindful of.'Charlotte Hambling, head of UK marketing at R&R Ice Cream, said: “We’re always looking for fresh ways to bring innovation to the market and trends showing an increase in demand for healthier treats meant it was a natural progression to expand the yoomoo range into the frozen lollies market. Manufacturers R&R Ice Cream claimed that the new products would “offer a healthier alternative to ice cream”, and are now seeking to exploit the trend in frozen yogurt products. Two each of three flavours of lollies with a marbled pattern of yogurt and fruit were liked by tasters. Six lollies have a high 40% pineapple juice from concentrate, 22% mango purée, concentrated apple juice, banana purée amounting to a high 25.1% sugars, though a lot of this is from the fruit itself.