In general, yogurt is a medium-low calorie food; However, it should be noted that there are many varieties of yogurt, with different nutritional characteristics, therefore the choice of the best product is not always simple and obvious.
This article aims to provide readers with data relating to the calorie content of the most common types of yogurt and the main information needed to understand which product to prefer.
On the market, there are numerous types of yogurt, which have an extremely different calorie content.
This article is intended to be of help to consumers curious to know how to orient themselves in the choice of low calorie yogurt and, at the same time, nutritious, satiating and satisfying for the palate.
What is Yogurt: a brief review
Yogurt is a food product resulting from the fermentation of milk operated by bacteria belonging to the genus Lactobacillus or Streptococcus.
Yogurt is one of the foods most present in balanced diets; in fact, it stands out for some nutritional characteristics, such as the medium-low caloric content (which makes it particularly suitable for slimming diets), the high digestibility, the high calcium content and the balanced intake of various macronutrients.
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Given its limited calorie content, yogurt is a fundamental food in slimming diets.
- A limited caloric intake (thanks to the absence of added sugars) e
- A good satiating power (given by the properties of whole milk and creaminess).
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By law, yogurt derived from the fermentation of whole milk must have a lipid content of 3% or more.
When choosing yogurt, it is advisable to avoid:
- Yogurt with added sugars, because sugar makes them too caloric and particularly palatable (which leads to consuming them in larger quantities);
- Yogurt to drink, because, lacking creaminess, it has a low satiating power (which favors their greater consumption);
- Low-fat yogurts, because, although they provide fewer calories (50% less than a yoghurt derived from whole milk), they are less balanced from a nutritional point of view and have less satiating power;
- Fruit yoghurts, because very often these preparations contain more added sugar than fruit.
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By law, low-fat yogurts must have a fat content of 1% or less.
In order to have these properties, therefore, they are prepared using skimmed or semi-skimmed milk.
Pay attention to the calories of yogurt, but not only!
When it comes to yogurt, calories are not the only important parameter to evaluate the quality of the product. In fact, the use for the preparation of high quality fresh milk and the addition of fiber, prebiotics and lactic bacteria with probiotic action are all factors that improve the virtues of food and to be taken into strong consideration.
On the contrary, the use of sweeteners, dyes, preservatives and artificial flavors considerably lowers the quality of the yogurt.
sour, unpleasant to most (especially children).To overcome this problem, without giving up the consumption of a healthy product, it is advisable to accompany the consumption of sugar-free white yogurts with that of a ripe fruit (eg strawberries or banana) or add some calorie-free sweetener to preparations. such as for example stevia.
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In a 125-gram jar of fruit yogurt there are 10 to 20 grams of fruit. This is a very small amount, considering that a medium-sized apple or peach weighs around 200 grams.
Remember that the calories of a fruit yogurt are definitely more than the calories of a white yogurt with no added sugar (even if not low-fat).
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