Like ice cream, gelato uses milk, cream, and sugar, but it differs in proportions. Gelato uses less cream and more milk than ice cream and typically contains no egg yolks or eggs at all. Gelato is served slightly warmer than American ice cream and is also churned at a slower rate, introducing less air into the product.

(Pronounced Pah-Choo-Go) Why Paciugo? Paciugo, which was founded in 2000 based on a secret family gelato recipe and comes from an Italian phrase meaning "messy concoction".

Paciugo was founded by Ugo Ginatta and his wife Cristiana in April 2000, in Dallas, TX. They have imported Italian ingredients, machinery and techniques from their native Italy to duplicate the fourth-generation recipes from their home cities of Turin and Milan, respectively.

Gelato is a healthy snack option that contains a relatively small number of calories and sugar. One serving of gelato (88 grams) contains about 160 calories and 17 grams of sugar, depending on the flavour.