Yoplait Original Strawberry
Summary
Yoplait Original Strawberry scores 12/100. Marketed as 'made with real fruit' but sugar is the 2nd ingredient with 13g added sugars per 6oz container (26% DV). The cultured milk base provides some probiotic benefit, but it's low-fat (reducing fat-soluble vitamin absorption). Modified food starch and corn starch are used as thickeners instead of letting the yogurt culture naturally. Carmine (insect-derived red dye) is added for color, and 'natural flavor' adds ambiguous lab-derived flavoring. A far cry from the simple 2-ingredient yogurts (milk + cultures) that top the rankings. Owned by General Mills.
At a glance
Key ingredients 12
Cultured Grade A Low Fat MilkNeutral
Low-fat milk — cultured is good for probiotics, but low-fat means reduced fat-soluble vitamin absorption. Not whole milk.
See more about Cultured Grade A Low Fat Milk →SugarBad
2nd ingredient. 13g added sugars per container (26% DV). Excessive for a 6oz yogurt.
See more about Sugar →StrawberriesGood
Real fruit, though listed after sugar.
See more about Strawberries →Modified Food StarchBad
Chemically or physically altered starch used as thickener. Ultra-processed additive.
See more about Modified Food Starch →WaterNeutral
Filler.
See more about Water →Kosher GelatinNeutral
Thickener/gelling agent from animal collagen.
See more about Kosher Gelatin →Corn StarchNeutral
Additional thickener.
See more about Corn Starch →Carmine (For Color)Bad
Insect-derived red dye. While natural, it's an unnecessary cosmetic additive and a known allergen for some.
See more about Carmine (For Color) →PectinNeutral
Natural plant-based thickener.
See more about Pectin →Natural FlavorBad
Ambiguous, lab-derived flavoring compound.
See more about Natural Flavor →Vitamin A AcetateNeutral
Synthetic vitamin A fortification.
See more about Vitamin A Acetate →Vitamin D3Neutral
Vitamin D fortification.
See more about Vitamin D3 →Processing
Ultra-Processed Foods
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