What’s the Best Yogurt?
Yogurts have long been a favourite snack for many hoping to lose weight. You’ll be surprised to learn that many of these yogurts have similar amounts of calories and sugar to a Cadbury flake. Not such a good snack after all!
Below, I’ve listed yogurts per 100g, as this was the average serving size. A big surprise for most people will be that Glenisk are some of the worst offenders for sugar. These are specifically marketed as “organic” and “low fat”, but are some of the highest in both sugar, calories and have a high amount of ingredients.
Yogurts in my opinion should have 1 ingredient – yogurt and also maybe probiotics but the jury is out on whether probiotics are actually that effective. The more ingredients the more it’s processed, if its highly processed its highly suspect, the horse meat scandal should prove that, as again meat should have 1 ingredient.
Protein per 100g in Yogurt is around 4g average, which isn’t that high compared to chicken for example, at around 25g per 100g and even broccoli has 3g of protein per 100g
When you’re comparing the sugar of any yogurt you buy, bare in mind that a sachet you would know from coffee shops is 3g, so Glenisk’s Greek “Style”, “Low Fat” and “Organic” yogurt has an equivalent 7 of those sachets in its 125g tub. Would you put 7 sugars in your coffee?
Muller Lights Fat free yogurt while being low in calories, sugar and fat, is highly processed and contains aspartame a controversial artificial sweetener.
Onken Natural Yogurt seemed to be the best brand I could find in convenience stores – so easily accessibly to most people. It had 69kcals, was low sugar and fat and had similar levels of protein to any other yogurt. However it seemed to only come in a large tub so would require portion control. Portion control is a big problem for a lot of overweight people so they may be better choosing Old MacDonnells brand instead as it was easily available in 100g pots.
Glenisk, Yoplait and most other big brand yogurts should be viewed in much the same way as any sugary treat, to be enjoyed in moderation. You should always check your labels for sugar, fat, calories and artificial sweeteners like aspartame. A truly healthy yogurt will be low in all of these. Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook to get more articles like this.
Cadburys Flake per bar
Calories=170kcals
Protein=2.3g
Fat=9.9g.
Glenisk Organic Low Fat Honey Yogurt with Granola (Combined)
Calories=150kcals
Protein=4.5g
Fat=2g
It has 15+ ingredients.
Glenisk Low Fat Greek “Style” Yogurt
Calories=120kcals
Protein=4.2g
Fat=3g
It has 9+ ingredients
Sojade Soya Organic 0% Lactose Yogurt
Calories=78kcals
Protein=3.8g
Fat=2.1g
It has 8+ ingredients and probiotics.
Yoplait Chocolate Yogurt
Calories=117kcals
Protein=3.4g
Fat=3g
It has 9+ ingredients
Muller Light “fat free” Yogurt
Calories=51
Protein=3.9g
Fat=0g
It has 12+ ingredients including aspartame & phenylalanine.
Old MacDonnells Natural Yogurt
Calories=79kcals
Protein=5.8g
Fat=2.5g
It has 2 ingredients yogurt & probiotics
Onken Natural Yogurt
Calories=69kcals
Protein=3.8g
Fat=3.7g
It has 1 ingredient – yogurt
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Andy, it’s nit exactly comparing like with like! How about the Glenisk natural as a realistic comparison.
Hi Andy, i would like to know how you think the FAGE 0% Greek yoghurt compares to the ones you have listed above – http://products.uk.fage.eu/yoghurt/total-0-170g
The Glenisk Greek Style Natural Yogurt is SO surprising! If there is actually no added (refined) sugar to ’em, does that not mean these occurring sugars are natural in the product itself…Just like fruit has sugar? Would love to know as I love my natural yogurt 🙂
I think you are being extremely disingenuous comparing some of the yogurts to a flake bar. I’m eating a Glenisk natural yogurt at the moment, all the sugar is naturally occurring sugar, I assume the same is true for several of the other yogurts on your list, whereas the Flake has added sugar. Naturally occurring sugar from milk is in no way comparable to the refined sugar added to a chocolate bar. By avoiding yogurt you are also missing out on the probiotic benefits they give.
I agree with Andy Kenny.From the Irish Retailer Chains Onken is the one that comes very close to a Real Yoghurt.There are Middle East shops that sale Lebaneese Yoghurt 4 euro for 500 ml it is amazing and real!There is a Bulgarian shop that sells some very very good quality yoghurt at arround 1.50 for 420ml .
The reallyty is in Ireland we eat a lot of processed (Industrialised food) and there is a big continental food influence in here at the moment people want good food but not necessary getting it for their hard earned money…
Could you revisit your list? The Glenisk Oragnic Whole Milk Yogurt has 79 kalories for 100 ml, and no added sugar – its ingredients: organic whole milk, organic skimmed milk powder, organic cream, active cultures (Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus bulgaricus), probiotic cultures (L.casei and Bifidus).
Glenisk is far away from real yoghurt it’s almoust sweet in flavor and does not form a thin layer of watter at the top the real real yogurths do.Good yogurths are a bit sour in flavor and have completely different texture.I come from a place where my gramma on the farm used to make yoghurt from real milk.This one have powdered milk in it and you can taste it. It lacks Bacillus Bulgaricus as well very important natural factor for the yoghurt to come to existence as such.
I prefer buying organic yogurt as the cows get to potter about freely and aren’t fed antibiotics etc., however the Glenisk ones don’t contain Lactobacillus acidophilus, only Lactobacillus bulgaricus. Acidophilus is the one that apparently is the best for fighting infections, keeping a healthy intestines balance and all that. Onken does have acidophilus, but it’s made by using cows stuck on machines (I think). Wonder why Glenisk don’t just add the acido stuff as well?