Yoplait Yogurt Lite – Strawberry & Fruit Salad
1253 days agoThis brand is very famous in the United States and is one of the leading brands there for yogurt. But in Singapore, nobody cares and since they don’t advertise much or even at all, Singaporeans can hardly bother to remember them. We only remember Marigold and Nestle. Of course, this definitely does not mean that their products are of poor quality. In fact, from my experience they are one of the better ones out there and as you guys know, I have tried quite a few.
However, although they don’t advertise a lot, the Yoplait products do occupy a significant amount of shelf space in NTUC stores. In Tampines NTUC, about one quarter (or a bit less) of yogurt shelves are filled with Yoplait yogurt products(that includes kids’ yogurt). I guess this is because they are have many varieties of yogurt available and in different sizes. But judging from the dates on those Yoplait yogurt cups, it looks like they don’t sell very well. The problem with Singaporeans is that we seldom read labels and we are very resistant to new brands. And we seemed to know only Marigold (due to the countless advertisements on TV and print) and those are the ones that usually sell well. As you can see from my numerous reviews on yogurt, I never did once review the Marigold brand though.
Anyway, I had bought two cups of Yoplait yogurt – Strawberry and Fruit Salad flavoured.
Total damage of S$1.95. Sad to see that the total amount of yogurt is merely 250g and it cost about S$2 already. And unlike homemade yogurt, commercial yogurt usually come with stabilizers (mainly consist of starch) and I believe that they made up about 30% of the total weight of the yogurt.
The two Yoplait yogurt cups. I bought the “lite” type of yogurt. This means that there is low fat content. Not good, I want yogurt made from full cream milk to make it thick and delicious. If you saw how skinny I am, you would agree. However some of you guys might appreciate low fat yogurt. From what I see on the shelf, most of the yogurts are indeed low-fat / no-fat varieties. And I apologize for the blurred photos, something crawled up my butt when I was taking the photo.
Yes, low fat yogurt with fruit. Looks tempting right?
Yes, low fat yogurt with strawberry.
Just look at the ingredients list. Contains low fat milk, non-fat milk solids, sugar, fruits, fructose, thickeners, halal gelatine, flavours, lemon juice concentrate, natural colours, preservatives and live yogurt cultures like s.thermophilus, l.acidophilus and bifidobacterium. Wait a minute, no Bulgaricus culture? Without the Bulgaricus culture, would it be really a yogurt? And why does it come with preservatives? I think all yogurt manufacturers should NOT put any type of preservatives in their yogurt as the preservatives might kill of the live cultures. Or at least significantly reduce the amount of such good bacteria in the yogurt.
It is also good to see yogurt manufacturers start putting l.acidophilus into their yogurt. This culture do provide some important health benefits to the consumer liked enhanced immune system among others. Please read this wiki about the l.acidophilus bacteria for more information.
Oh, this yogurt is made in Australia and imported to Singapore by F&N Foods Pte Ltd.
Wooohoooo! 99% fat free, if you are worry about the fat content in this small cup of yogurt.
This is a photo of an opened cup of Yoplait yogurt. Quite thick and creamy isn’t it. Just imagine the amount of thickeners is need to get that kind of texture using low-fat milk. Even with using full cream milk, I couldn’t get the kind of creaminess as in what you see being sold in the stores.
Yet another picture of the yogurt with a spoon scooping up yogurt. Doesn’t this make you hungry for yogurt?
For the Yoplait Lite yogurt, I found that it taste pretty decent. But it taste just like any of the commercial yogurt we find everywhere. Nothing special. You will never get the sour taste of yogurt here either. The thickeners and stabilizers did a very good job in masking away any sourness that might be present. Best of all, I didn’t find the yogurt too sweet. The level of sweetness is just right. Don’t you just hate it when you eat yogurt only to find it tastes like candy?
I like the strawberry flavour better. The fruit salad yogurt taste very bland and uninteresting. Surprisingly, the fruit pieces in the yogurt do not do much to help enhance the yogurt. I guess the amount of fruits in the yogurt is just too little to make any difference at all. Perhaps they should follow the Meiji brand which comes with big chunks of fruits in their yogurt.
Okay, this is the end. Hope you guys enjoy the pictures and remember to eat healthy food to stay healthy.
