Soft serve is a smooth and soft but gelato is a hard and texture rich. Both soft serve and gelato are both popular worldwide. Generally soft serve is sold at cheap price. On the other hand gelato is sold at premium.
Soft serve is generally served directly from softy machine. While you find gelato stored in gelato display freezers. Softserve is also poured on shakes. While gelato is mostly sold as premium ice cream. Gelato is also used to make sundae on cold stone machines. To know more about these two ice creams, click on, difference between gelato and cold stone ice cream.
The major difference is mentioned below.
Production
Soft Serve: Soft Serve can be served directly from Soft serve machine. It is mainstream. Soft serve gets its name from the way that it is pressed out of the machine onto the cone at a higher temperature (- 4/ – 6°C).
Gelato: Gelato is made using Gelato maker. Gelato maker freezes and meshes the ingredient simultaneously. It is mixed at -10 or below temperature. You can find gelato stored in gelato display freezers.
Origin
Soft serve: Soft serve is originated in USA. It is also called softy in India. It uses the ingredients of regular ice cream. Soft serve contain lot of air inside. The air makes it soft and smooth. The amount of air in soft serve is between 25 to 70%.
Gelato: On the other side, gelato is originated from Italy. It literary means “frozen dessert” in Italian. The ingredients of gelato are milk , cream, sugar, chopped fruits and flavours.
Product
Gelato: Gelato is specially designed for short term. It cannot store it for long time. Storing gelato for long time cause formation of ice crystal.
Soft serve: Whereas soft serve ice cream is manufactured in high quantity and we can store in cold rooms for long period of time
Ingredients
Soft serve: The volume of ice cream by and large increments significantly more than hand-made gelato does, as a great deal more air is blown into gelato, Creamy hand-made gelato contains considerably less fat (6-10% close by made gelato, 8-12% in mechanical ones)softer, creamier and less cool.
Gelato: Differentiated with hand-made gelato, Soft serve contains more fats and less sugar, so its air substance is over half. So soft serve is delectable, fluffy texture and mouth-watering. Whereas Galato is actually lower fat ice cream with delicious taste.