People making several batches
If you use yoghurt in several quick breads or other recipes made close together, a large tub may cover the quantities you need. You’ll also need a plan for using up the remainder after opening.
Who are these formats for?
People making a small recipe
If a single recipe calls for only a little yoghurt, individual pots let you measure out what you need without opening a 1 kg tub. Check how many pots the recipe calls for.
People who check the ingredients
If the recipe specifies a particular type of yoghurt, compare the ingredients list and fat content for the exact product. The word ‘Greek’ alone doesn’t tell you whether two products have the same ingredients.
What should you check for the recipe?
When choosing yoghurt for bread, start with the quantity and type of product the recipe calls for, then consider how you’ll use it after opening.
| What to consider | What to check | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Quantity for several batches | Compare the total amount you need with the tub’s net weight and the instructions for use after opening. | When making several batches close together, I want enough yoghurt without opening a series of small pots; around 36% of consumers prioritise quantity. |
| Natural flavour | Check for the word ‘natural’ and read the ingredients list if the recipe doesn’t call for a flavouring or sweetened product. | If I’m making savoury bread, I want to choose the seasoning myself rather than add a flavouring. A natural yoghurt base is a priority for around 29% of consumers. |
| Fat content | Compare the fat content per 100 g of the exact product with the type of yoghurt specified in the recipe. | When a recipe specifies the yoghurt to use, I want to consider its ingredients rather than rely on the word ‘Greek’ alone; around 21% of consumers prioritise fat content when choosing. |
| Using up the remainder | Check the use-by date, storage instructions and the time allowed after opening. | For a single loaf, I’d rather avoid opening more than I can use afterwards; using up the remainder comes first for around 14% of consumers. |
Buying mistakes to avoid
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Assuming all thick yoghurts are interchangeable
A recipe that uses a thick dairy product doesn’t prove that every Greek or Greek-style yoghurt will give the same result. Ingredients vary between products: Carrefour lists 8.6 g of fat per 100 g for its 1 kg Carrefour Extra tub, while Auchan lists 10 g for its 1 kg natural Greek yoghurt.
Check the type of yoghurt specified in the recipe, then read the ingredients list and nutritional information for your chosen product before substituting it.
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Buying 1 kg for a single small recipe
A large tub means planning how to use it up once opened. Instructions vary even between 1 kg products: Auchan says to use its natural Greek yoghurt within four days of opening, while its LYNOS Greek yoghurt has a three-day limit.
Work out how much you’ll need for the recipes you have planned, and choose individual pots if you don’t think you’ll use up the remainder within the time stated on the tub.
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Choosing flavoured yoghurt for savoury bread
Fruit or flavoured yoghurt may add a taste or ingredients that aren’t called for in the savoury bread recipe.
Look for a product labelled ‘natural’ and read its ingredients list.
Brands and ranges to compare
These products show some of the formats and ingredients to check on a product-by-product basis. Don’t assume that every product in the same brand’s range is identical.
Carrefour Extra
Carrefour offers a 1 kg tub of natural Greek-style yoghurt, a format to consider if you’re making several recipes.
- Carrefour’s product listing gives the ingredients as pasteurised whole milk, pasteurised cream, milk proteins and lactic cultures. It also lists 8.6 g of fat per 100 g.
- For a small recipe, check that you’ll have enough planned uses to finish the tub after opening.
Delisse / E.Leclerc
E.Leclerc offers 1 kg tubs of Delisse natural Greek yoghurt, as well as other formats in its range.
- The 1 kg format may suit several recipes made close together.
- Check the label of your chosen format for its ingredients, nutritional values and instructions for use after opening; you can’t tell these details from the format alone.
Auchan
Auchan offers a 1 kg tub of natural Greek yoghurt, with product information you can use to compare this specific option.
- For this tub, Auchan lists 10 g of fat and 7 g of protein per 100 g.
- The instructions for this product are to store it between +2 °C and +6 °C and use it within four days of opening; these instructions don’t apply to every yoghurt sold by the retailer.
Eridanous / Lidl
Lidl describes its Eridanous Greek-style yoghurt as suitable for savoury and sweet recipes.
- This suggested use may help you identify the range when looking for yoghurt to use in a recipe.
- Check the net weight, ingredients and nutritional information for your chosen product before comparing it with a 1 kg tub.
Danone
Carrefour lists Danone natural Greek-style yoghurt in a pack of 4 × 110 g, a format to consider for a recipe that needs only a small amount.
- Individual pots make it easy to work out how many you need based on the quantity in the recipe.
- The bread recipe published by HiPRO Danone uses a different dairy product; it doesn’t show that Danone’s individual pots of Greek-style yoghurt are interchangeable with it.
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Frequently asked questions
Can Greek-style yoghurt replace any yoghurt in bread?
Don’t assume that two thick dairy products are interchangeable: follow the type and quantity specified in the recipe. The bread recipe published by HiPRO Danone uses 270 g of HiPRO, but this example doesn’t show that Greek yoghurt will give the same result in a different recipe.
How long can you keep a 1 kg tub after opening?
Follow the time limit and storage temperature shown on the tub you’ve chosen. For the products listed by Auchan, its 1 kg natural Greek yoghurt says to use within four days of opening, while its 1 kg LYNOS Greek yoghurt says three days. Both should be stored between +2 °C and +6 °C.
Can you eat fresh yoghurt after its use-by date?
Don’t eat a chilled fresh product with a use-by date after the date shown. Anses gives this advice for products carrying a use-by date. Check the wording on the packaging, as a best-before date means something different.