If you’re choosing a fruit yoghurt while trying to limit your fat intake, compare the amount per 100 g rather than relying on a ‘0%’ claim alone. Products listed by Carrefour France and Auchan France contain 0.1 g, less than 0.5 g or 0.5 g of fat per 100 g, depending on the product. Also check the sugars, sweeteners and whether the specific recipe you’re buying contains fruit pieces.
You want to keep fruit yoghurt in your routine and compare recipes on a like-for-like basis. Products listed by Carrefour France and Auchan France have different fat contents per 100 g, including some that carry a ‘0%’ claim.
Fat content alone isn’t enough to compare recipes if you’re also watching your sugar intake or want to avoid certain sweeteners. Check the nutritional information and ingredients for the flavour you’ve chosen.
If protein content matters to you, compare the figures per 100 g and check the product category. Danone’s HiPRO Strawberry protein dairy product contains 9.4 g of protein per 100 g, but that doesn’t make it a classic fruit yoghurt.
Start with the figures per 100 g to compare recipes, then read the ingredients and check that the texture is what you’re looking for.
| Criteria | What to check | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Fat | Compare the amount per 100 g and check the flavour you’ve chosen, rather than relying on the claim on the front of the pack. | Your main priority is to keep fruit yoghurt in your diet while first reducing your fat intake. Around 36% of consumers would put this criterion first. |
| Sugars and sweeteners | Check the ‘of which sugars’ figure per 100 g and look for sweeteners in the ingredients list. | A 0%-fat recipe won’t, by itself, meet your needs if you want to manage your sugar intake or avoid certain sweeteners. Around 29% of consumers would make this their top priority. |
| Fruit and texture | Check whether the yoghurt contains fruit pieces and, if stated, the proportion of fruit. A fruit-flavoured recipe won’t necessarily have the texture you’re looking for. | Having fruit pieces matters more than choosing a recipe that’s simply fruit-flavoured. Around 21% of consumers would prioritise this texture above all else. |
| Protein | Compare the protein per 100 g, the pot size and the product description. | For a snack, protein content may be the priority, even if that means choosing a fruit-flavoured dairy product rather than a classic fruit yoghurt. Nearly 14% of consumers would put protein first. |
A claim about fat doesn’t tell you about the rest of the recipe. Products from Danone, Yoplait, Auchan and Carrefour listed by their retailers contain a range of different sweeteners.
Compare the ‘of which sugars’ figure per 100 g and read the ingredients list for the product and flavour you’ve chosen.
You can’t directly compare the per-portion figures of two pots with different weights. Santé publique France reminds consumers that nutritional information is given on a common basis of 100 g or 100 ml.
Compare the figures per 100 g first, then check the pot size if you want to know the amounts in your portion.
The ‘with fruit pieces’ claim tells you about the fruit recipe, but it doesn’t tell you how much sugar it contains or whether it’s free from sweeteners.
Check the stated texture, nutritional information and ingredients list separately.
The range on offer can vary by shop or online store. E.Leclerc asks customers to check whether its Delisse product is available, while a Carrefour product was listed as unavailable on its product page.
Check which product is available at your chosen retailer and read the label on the one you buy.
Fruits 0 % is a stirred fruit yoghurt for anyone looking to compare recipes with a very low fat content.
Panier de Yoplait 0 % is a fruit yoghurt to compare by its nutritional values and ingredients list.
The Sveltesse product listed by Auchan France is fruit-flavoured. This is different from a recipe specifically described as containing fruit pieces.
The Classic’ fruit yoghurt with pieces lets you explore a texture that’s explicitly described as containing fruit pieces.
The fruit 0 % product in a 16 × 125 g pack is a retailer’s own brand that you can compare with other recipes in the category.
The retailer’s 0%-fat fruit yoghurt is another recipe to compare using the figures per 100 g.
Yes. For solid foods, European Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 limits this claim to a maximum of 3 g of fat per 100 g. When comparing fruit yoghurts, though, check the exact amount per 100 g rather than relying on the claim on the pack.
No. The Danone and Auchan products listed by their retailers contain sucralose and acesulfame K, while Panier de Yoplait contains aspartame and acesulfame K. Check the ingredients for the recipe and flavour you’re thinking of buying.
First compare their nutritional information per 100 g, particularly the fat, sugars and protein, then check the ingredients and allergens. This common basis lets you compare the recipes before taking the weight of each pot into account.
Follow the instructions on the packaging of the product you buy. For its 0%-fat fruit yoghurt, Auchan France says to store it between 0 °C and +6 °C before opening. Don’t assume the same instructions apply to another product.
Read the ingredients and allergen information on each pack before choosing a product. Don’t assume you know its ingredients based only on its fruit description or fat content.