The Yogurt Diaries #6

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Today, I tried out another major brand name yogurt: Yoplait. I bought th original French Vanilla flavor. Since my mom bought it for me, I am not sure how much it cost, so I’m afraid no cost comparison.

Yoplait French Vanilla

The Yoplait does have a very creamy layer stuck to the top of the foil. On the other hand, I read the ingredient list? Warning: Yoplait? Is not even vegetarian. It has gelatin in it, so while I am sure most vegetarians are already aware of this, if you’re not a vegetarian and cooking for a veggie friend, don’t use this brand!

It also has a much longer ingredient list than any other yogurt I’ve tasted so far. It has corn starch, corn syrup, and lots of other crap. It also has added vitamins, but I don’t really see the point. That’s like adding vitamins to Coca-Cola, as far as I’m concerned.

Yoplait French Vanilla Opened

ANYWAY, let’s get down to tasting. This yogurt is very, very smooth and actually seems to have a consistency more like those little Jell-o cups of pre-made pudding than it does like any other yogurts I’ve tasted. It is also incredibly sweet– much sweeter than Dannon. The flavor is a bit like pudding as well, which I imagine is because of all the cornstarch, since that’s essentially what pudding is made out of. It doesn’t really taste very much like a dairy product at all!

I don’t think Yoplait tastes bad, and if you like pudding more than you like yogurt, you might want to try this, but I don’t think this is at all what most people have in mind when they want a yogurt! It is just very sweet and dessert-y. I would not recommend this to anyone who is shopping around for a new yogurt because it doesn’t taste like yogurt at all, but it might be good as a crepe topping or something like that.

Mirrored from Antagonia.net.

Comments

[smammers.livejournal.com]

Yoplait is the only yogurt I eat! But that's because it's cheap (50-75 cents in my area), and because it's so sweet and comes in such delicious flavors as raspberry cheesecake and Boston creme pie, it makes a good dessert substitute. I can't afford to spend more than a dollar per yogurt.

[zia-narratora.livejournal.com]

Huh! It is more expensive than Axelrod or Columbo or Cabot's here. It's actually more expensive regular price than my fancy yogurts are on sale-- they are about $.85 wheras Yoplait is about $1.05.

[smammers.livejournal.com]

How odd. It's definitely 75c regular price and 50c on sale here in Hartford! The only thing cheaper is store brand (Stop & Shop, usually), which is about 10c cheaper but is FAR worse in quality.

[zia-narratora.livejournal.com]

I have a feeling that it might be because there is more of a demand for the fancy yogurts in New York? I buy them at a natural foods store that doesn't sell any of the typical brands so this is their only market.