Yogurt

published: 2026-06-19

tags: food,yogurt,exposure

Exposure of deceptive practices within the UK supermarket yogurt industry, where many popular products are found to be highly processed “engineered” items rather than traditional yogurt

Key Exposures and Issues

• Added Ingredients - Many yogurts use milk powder, water, whipping cream, and modified starch rather than simple fermented milk
• Dead Bacteria - Because many products are heat-treated after fermentation to extend shelf life, the beneficial live cultures are often dead by the time they reach the consumer
• Greek Style Myth - Many products labeled “Greek style” are simply regular yogurt thickened with added cream, starch, or thickeners instead of being properly strained
• Hidden Sugar - Some premium “Greek style” options contain more sugar than soft drinks, sometimes exceeding 17g per 100g
• The “Bovaer” Controversy - The source discusses concerns regarding a feed additive used in dairy trials to reduce methane emissions, highlighting that organic options are currently the safest way to avoid milk from these trials

Avoid

• Tesco Natural Yogurt
• Lidl Milbona Greek Style
• Sainsbury’s Low-Fat Natural Yogurt
• M&S 0% Fat Greek Style with Honey
• Asda Just Essentials Low-Fat Natural Yogurt
• Oykos Flavored 0% Fat Range
• Waitrose Greek Style with Honey
• The Collective Flavored Range
• Tim’s Dairy Flavored Greek Range
• Sainsbury’s Lactose-Free Greek Style
• Tesco Low-Fat Natural Yogurt

Approved

• Homemade Yogurt
• Longley Farm Natural Yogurt
• Lancashire Farm Yogurt
• M&S Collection 5% Authentic Greek Yogurt
• Aldi Brooklea Authentic Greek Yogurt
• Iceland Greek-Style Natural Yogurt
• Waitrose No.1 Authentic Greek Yogurt
• Waitrose The Estate Dairy Greek-Style Yogurt
• Sainsbury’s Greek-Style Natural Yogurt
• Yeo Valley Organic Greek Recipe (0%)
• Onken Natural Set Yogurt
• Fage Total

Key Takeaways

Yogurt should only contain 2 ingredients: Milk and Bacterial Cultures. Anything else is manufactured

Source

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lxq6Ve72cWs