For home baking, choose a fruit yoghurt whose organic labelling, ingredients and texture suit your recipe. Fruit doesn’t rule out added sugar or texture-enhancing ingredients. If you’d rather add the fruit yourself, you could use plain organic yoghurt and add fruit separately, as long as you adjust the recipe accordingly.
You’re looking for a fruit yoghurt for a cake, loaf cake or muffins, and want to check its organic labelling on the packaging of the product you choose rather than relying on packaging that suggests it’s natural.
You want to account for the sugar already in the fruit yoghurt before making the batter. Organic labelling doesn’t replace the need to check the ingredients list and nutritional information.
You’d like to add pieces of fruit to your baking without preparing the fruit separately. The product description, fruit content and yoghurt texture matter more than simply having a fruit flavour on the pot.
For home baking, first check that your chosen yoghurt is organic, then look at its ingredients and texture before working out how many pots you’ll need.
| Criteria | What to check | Who it matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Organic labelling | Look for organic labelling on the packaging of the exact product, then read its ingredients list. | If I’m choosing this yoghurt primarily because it’s organic, packaging that suggests it’s natural isn’t enough. Around 31% of consumers put this check at the top of their list. |
| Sugars in the yoghurt | Compare the sugars per 100 g and check the ingredients list for added sugar; these are two separate pieces of information. | If I want to control the quantities in a recipe, I need to account for the sugar in the pots before changing the amount in the batter. This is a priority for around 25% of consumers. |
| Fruit and texture | Check the fruit content and whether the yoghurt contains pieces; distinguish yoghurt with pieces from flavoured yoghurt. | For a loaf cake or muffins, I might want pieces distributed through the batter rather than just a fruit flavour. Around 25% of consumers prioritise this result and texture. |
| Pack size and storage | Work out how much you’ll need, then check the use-by date and the storage temperature shown on the packaging. | If my recipe only uses part of a multipack, I need to be able to use the remaining pots while storing them as directed. Pack size and planning ahead come first for around 19% of consumers. |
Product listings from Carrefour Bio, Auchan Bio and Les 2 Vaches describe organic fruit yoghurts that contain added cane sugar. So, if a recipe calls for plain yoghurt, you may need to adjust it.
Read the ingredients and check the sugars per 100 g. Only reduce the sugar in the recipe if the method allows you to make that adjustment.
A fruit flavour doesn’t guarantee that the yoghurt contains pieces. Flavoured yoghurt and yoghurt with pieces offer different textures in a batter.
If pieces matter for your recipe, check the product you choose for a mention of pieces and its fruit content.
The Carrefour Bio and Auchan Bio products reviewed are available in packs of eight pots. If your recipe only uses a few, you’ll need to plan how to use the rest while following the storage instructions.
Work out how much you need and check the use-by date and the instructions on the packaging. The DGCCRF reminds consumers to follow the stated storage temperature.
If you don’t have another use in mind, the remaining pots could go to waste.
A fruit yoghurt with pieces, available in a pack of 8 × 125 g, worth considering if your recipe uses several pots.
A range where you can choose between yoghurt with pieces and blended fruit yoghurt, depending on the texture you’re after.
A stirred organic strawberry yoghurt to consider if a specific flavour and smooth, stirred texture suit your recipe.
E.Leclerc describes Bio Village as its organic range. It’s worth looking at if you’re buying baking ingredients and breakfast products at the same time.
A useful comparison when you don’t want to assume that flavoured yoghurt is automatically organic fruit yoghurt with pieces.
Check the organic labelling on the packaging rather than relying on the word ‘natural’ alone, then read the ingredients for the product you’ve chosen. The Ministry of Agriculture states that organic farming is governed by European regulations applied in Member States.
No. Organic labelling alone doesn’t tell you whether sugar has been added, so you need to check the ingredients of each yoghurt. The product listings for Carrefour Bio, Auchan Bio yoghurt with pieces and Les 2 Vaches strawberry yoghurt state that these specific products contain 8.5%, 7.9% and 6.5% organic cane sugar respectively.
No. The flavour alone doesn’t tell you whether the yoghurt contains pieces. If you want them in your baking, check the product description and ingredients. Auchan describes its organic yoghurt with pieces as containing 10% fruit, while Yoplait describes Frulos Goût panaché as flavoured yoghurt.
Follow the manufacturer’s instructions after opening and keep the yoghurt at the temperature specified on the packaging. If you’re planning a second batch, also check the use-by dates on any unopened pots. The DGCCRF stresses the importance of following the stated storage instructions.