Low Fat Strawberry Yoghurt – Tried and Tasted

Strawberries contain higher levels of Vitamin C than any other berry and the good news is that they are very low in calories - about 27 calories per 100 grams. How do our strawberry yoghurts shape up?

Our Tasters scored all the yoghurts out of 5 and they have been ranked in order according to their score.

Table 1: Low Fat Strawberry Yoghurt Compared

Product	Strawberry Yoghurt, Muller Light, Muller*	Strawberry Low Fat Bio Yoghurt, Shape*	Strawberry Bio Yoghurt, Healthy Eating, Tesco*
Ranking	1	2	3
Comments	Good colour. A smooth, light tasting yoghurt with good texture. You know you are definitely eating a strawberry yoghurt.	A sweet tasting yoghurt with bits in it. No real strawberry flavour. It was agreed the bits could have been any fruit.	A slightly sharp but not unpleasant yoghurt. Again, not especially strawberry tasting
Serving Size	1 Pot (200g)	1 Pot (100g)	1 Pot (125g)
Calories (kcal) per serving	106	56	61.3
Fat (g) per serving	0.2	1.1	0.3

Table 2: Low Fat Strawberry Yoghurt Compared

Product	Strawberry Yoghurt, Be Good to Yourself, Sainsbury's*	Strawberry Yoghurt, Low Fat, Ski*	Strawberry Yoghurt, Fat Free, Weight Watchers*
Ranking	4	5	6
Comments	Watery and a wishy washy flavour. Our panel agreed, yes, you could say you were eating  a fruit yoghurt but which fruit? No real strawberry colour or flavour.	Sharp, almost bitter tasting yoghurt. Good colour but no real strawberry flavour.	Disappointing. No real texture and very watery.
Serving Size	1 Pot (123g)	1 Pot (125g)	1 Pot (120g)
Calories (kcal) per serving	64	55	51.6
Fat (g) per serving	0.2	0.0	0.1g

Conclusion

The panel agreed with most low fat yoghurts it could be difficult to get a real taste or flavour of the fruit. Many had little colour, no real texture and were watery. Muller Light was the clear exception with real flavour and texture.

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