For baking with children, choose plain Greek-style yoghurt whose organic status is clearly identified on the product, then pick a pack size to suit the quantity your recipe needs. A 400 g pot lets you weigh the yoghurt in one container, while smaller pots make it easy to divide into portions. Always check the ingredients and milk allergen information: a sheep’s milk recipe is still a dairy product, and nutritional values vary between products.
If organic certification is your main priority, look for the EU organic logo (the Euro-leaf) and, where applicable, the AB mark on the product you buy. The Ministry of Agriculture explains that organic farming is governed by EU rules; the words ‘Greek-style’ alone don’t tell you whether a product is organic.
The quantity your recipe calls for will help you choose the right pack. Carrefour and Auchan list multipacks of 4 × 125 g pots, while Vrai offers a 400 g pot.
Before sharing a tasting or baking activity, check the ingredients on the pot you’re using. The Carrefour, Auchan and Vrai Greek-style products featured here contain milk, as do the sheep’s milk varieties.
Start with the organic certification and ingredients, then choose a pack size to suit your recipe and compare the nutritional information for each product.
| Criteria | What to check | Who this matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Organic certification | Look for the Euro-leaf and, where applicable, the AB mark on the product you choose; also read its ingredients list. | I want to be able to identify the yoghurt’s organic status without relying on the product name alone; around 31% of consumers make this their top priority. |
| Pack size | Compare the quantity your recipe needs with the total weight and number of pots: Vrai plain yoghurt comes in a 400 g pot, while Carrefour Bio and Auchan Bio Cultivons le Bon are available in 4 × 125 g multipacks. | When measuring yoghurt with children, I’d rather choose between a large pot to weigh from and individual portions to share out; ease of use is the priority for around 25% of consumers. |
| Milk allergen | Check the ingredients and allergen information on the pot you buy, including for sheep’s milk recipes. | If the baking is for sharing, I need to know whether everyone can eat the ingredients before we start; around 25% of consumers prioritise checking for milk. |
| Nutritional values | Compare the information per 100 g, particularly fat and sugars, then check the ingredients again. | I want to compare two recipes in different pack sizes on a like-for-like basis; for around 19% of consumers, nutritional values are the main deciding factor. |
Organic certification relates to how a product is made, not whether it contains allergens. The cow’s milk and sheep’s milk Greek-style yoghurts mentioned here contain milk.
If anyone taking part is allergic to milk, don’t use these products for them. Check the label on the product you’ve actually bought before preparing food to share.
This description is no substitute for checking the recipe: the type of milk, ingredients and nutritional values can vary from one product to another.
Compare the ingredients lists and values per 100 g for the pots you’re considering, rather than assuming that one variety has the same characteristics as another.
A 400 g pot and a 4 × 125 g multipack don’t contain the same total quantity, or offer the same way of measuring out the yoghurt.
First check how much your baking recipe needs, then choose a suitable pack size and follow the storage instructions on the packaging.
These brands offer the organic Greek-style products described below. Compare the specific variety, as pack sizes and ingredients can differ within the same brand.
Carrefour offers plain organic Greek-style yoghurt in a pack of 4 × 125 g pots, worth considering if your recipe works well with individual portions.
Auchan offers plain organic Greek-style yoghurt under this name, made with cow’s milk and sold in 4 × 125 g pots.
Vrai offers plain organic Greek-style yoghurt in a 400 g pot, listed on Auchan’s website as suitable for cooking, as well as an organic sheep’s milk variety in a 2 × 125 g pack.
E.Leclerc offers Bio Village organic Greek-style yoghurt made with whole milk in a pack of 2 × 150 g pots, another size to compare with the quantity your recipe needs.
Look for the EU organic logo (the Euro-leaf) and, where applicable, the AB mark on the product you buy, then check its name and ingredients. The Ministry of Agriculture explains that organic farming is governed by EU rules; the words ‘Greek-style’ aren’t enough to confirm that a product is organic.
No. The sheep’s milk products from Auchan Bio and Vrai mentioned here contain milk. If you’re preparing food to share with someone who has a milk allergy, don’t use these products and check the ingredients of anything else you’re considering.
A large pot may suit a recipe that calls for a quantity to be weighed out in one go; smaller pots make it easier to divide the yoghurt into portions. Compare the quantity you need with the total pack weight: the plain Vrai pot featured here contains 400 g, while the Carrefour Bio and Auchan Bio Cultivons le Bon multipacks contain 4 × 125 g.
Follow the storage temperature and use-by date on the packaging of the yoghurt you buy. The listing for Vrai plain yoghurt in a 400 g pot says to store it between +2 °C and +6 °C; check the instructions separately for other products.
First check the school’s guidance and find out about any allergies in the group. The dairy products mentioned here contain milk; check the label on any product you bring before using it in food prepared for everyone to share.