Calories for Bigg Chill Frozen Yogurt

Calories for Bigg Chill Frozen Yogurt
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The original Bigg Chill is a nonfat frozen yogurt cafe in Los Angeles, California. The Bigg Chill opened its first shop in 1990 and now rotates 400 flavors each week. The chain claims it uses live cultures and natural ingredients. Customers can also choose from a variety of frozen yogurt pies. There are other frozen yogurt shops named Bigg Chill in San Diego as well as in other states such as Florida and Idaho.

Calories

The nutritional information applies to a half cup, or 2 oz., of plain non-dairy frozen yogurt without toppings. A half cup of Bigg Chill yogurt contains 120 calories. That is about 6 percent of the recommended daily value for calories, based on a daily diet of 2,000 calories.

Protein, Fat, Carbohydrates

The calories in a half cup of Bigg Chill yogurt consist of 28 calories from carbohydrates, 6 calories from protein and 86 calories from fat. Bigg Chill frozen yogurt contains 20 g of carbohydrates per half cup, which is 6 percent of the daily value for carbs.

Considerations

Frozen yogurt is yogurt that is frozen using a technique similar to soft serve ice cream. While lower in calories and fat than ice cream, not all frozen yogurt is made with live and active cultures the way that standard yogurt is. The product sold at Bigg Chill shops does qualify as frozen yogurt.

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Article reviewed by Lauren Fritsky Last updated on: May 26, 2011

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