PUNTOITALY N°2 - July - December 2012

117 FUGAR FOOD-AND-DRINK • PASTRY • GELATO NATURAL REVOLUTION Fugar presents Ólvi, a unique, innovative product de- vised to make gelato not only good but very special. All of the animal and vegetable fats normally present in gelato have been replaced by olive oil, the principal food item in the Mediterranean diet. This creates a gelato base that is both good and natural, incorporating all the health-giving properties of olive oil, ideal for making cream and fruit flavours of gelato. Ólvi contains only the emulsifiers that are naturally pres- ent in olive oil, necessary for balancing the gelato. Among its ingredients is inulin, a vegetable fibre that reg- ulates the balance of intestinal flora, and helps improve the look and consistency of the resulting gelato. Ólvi contains no allergens, milk or milk derivatives, gluten, polyunsaturated fats, or animal fats or other ingredients of animal origin. It also has no sucrose, being sweetened with fructose, the sugar naturally present in fruit and with a sweetening effect twice as powerful as that of su- crose, and therefore the product has a lower calorie count. Ólvi is therefore suit- able for persons with lactose intoler- ance, and as a food source for celiacs and vegans. It is a complete base, made up of a powder part (Base Ólvi) and a liquid part (Ólvi), suitable for working both hot and cold. Goodness and healthiness combined: Ólvi has all the goodness of the olive with- out the taste of the oil!