How much sugar is in yoghurts and what amount are you allowed per day?
Yogurt can actually contain a lot of sugars underneath that deceiving 'healthy' packaging.
IT’S what a lot of us consider a healthy snack, but it turns out yogurt isn’t as innocent as we all think.
Here’s the lowdown on all things yogurt…
How much sugar is in yogurt?
It depends a lot on which brand you’re going for when it comes to sugars in your yogurt.
And working out exactly how much is in each pot isn’t the most straightforward either.
The label on each pot will have the carbohydrate section, which will say “of which sugars” and the amount will be shown in grams.
This number includes sugars which come naturally from the milk used to make the yogurt, known as “lactose”, as well as any sugar added to the yogurt, “free sugars”, and sugar that comes naturally from any fruit or fruit puree in the yogurt.
Slimming World favourite Muller Light has 12.4g of sugar per pot of their Strawberry pot.
Danone Light & Free’s Blueberry Burst has 7.3g, which like the Muller Light, is considered to be in the “amber” rating, as opposed to the healthy green.
This is particularly shocking considering both yogurts are “light”, suggesting that they are healthy options, when they in fact, aren’t.
And Total Greek 0% Fat Free Yogurt with Honey has a whopping 18.8g – but is fat free!
THE YOGHURTS THAT CONTAIN THE MOST SUGAR
THIS is the number of sugar cubes in popular yoghurts, according to Public Health Liverpool
Each cube contains four grams of sugar.
- Muller corner: 4.9 cubes
- Aldi Brooklea: 4.7 cubes
- Asda own brand: 4.5 cubes
- Nestle Smarties: 3.3 cubes
- Nestle Ski: 2.6 cubes
- Lidl Milbona: 2.2 cubes
- Yoplait Petits Filous: 2.1 cubes
- Nestle Munch Bunch: 2 cubes
How much sugar are you allowed per day?
The recommended daily sugar allowance is a lot lower than you’d think, with women only having a 25g limit.
Men, however, are allowed a fair bit more at 38g – enough for one extra Muller Light.
Children should have between 12-25g a day.
When you take into account all the food and drink you consume every day, it’s scary to think that your entire daily limit could be reached with two or three pots of yogurt.
What are the healthiest brands?
Some yogurt brands actually are as healthy as they claim they are.
One of these is Alpro Soya, as their Simply Plain yogurt has a mere 2.5g of sugar per 120g serving.
Liberte 0% has 4.5g per serving, Skyr Fat Free has 6g, and Danone Activia 0% has 4.5g.