What is up with icelandic skyr yogurt?

NYCNika
NYCNika Posts: 611 Member
in Food and Nutrition
So I wanted some variety from my normal Fage Greek yogurt.

Normally, when I shop for a yogurt I look for three things on the label.

1. Sugar (I don't want them to take out fat calories and replace them with less caloric sugar, which is just as bad if not worse).
2. Calories. (Just something reasonable 100-140 cal, 200 max)
3. Protein

So I picked up this Icelandic Coconut Yogurt, a treat at 200 cal, but now I looked and saw that it has 10 grams per serving -- 50% of daily allowed saturated fat from one yogurt? How does yogurt even get there. You get less from bacon. That is just ridiculous.

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  • mcibty
    mcibty Posts: 1,252 Member
    Serves you right for putting the Fage away. It's my favourite thing EVER.
  • dp1228
    dp1228 Posts: 439 Member
    thats odd... are you talking about the siggi icelandic skyr yogurt? I just started eating that brand and they are around 110 calories and 0g of saturated fat. way less sugar and way more protein that some of these other yogurts. i get em from target
  • flyingwrite
    flyingwrite Posts: 264
    Did you get the Coconut one? That's the only one I can think of that has that much saturated...and it occurs naturally in the coconut.
  • pluckabee
    pluckabee Posts: 346 Member
    It's because coconut has a high content of saturated fat, even though it isn't an animal fat.

    I wouldn't worry too much about saturated fat anyway, there is a lto of research that indicates it's not nearly the enemy that people make it out to be.
  • dp1228
    dp1228 Posts: 439 Member
    Did you get the Coconut one? That's the only one I can think of that has that much saturated...and it occurs naturally in the coconut.

    that would explain it. good to know! ive always disliked coconut lol
  • NYCNika
    NYCNika Posts: 611 Member
    Love love love coconut! But it is impossible to find a coconut flavor yogurt that is not loaded with 20+ grams of sugar.
    That is why I got that one - I saw 8 grams and thought -- this one is a winner!

    I know it is unclear how bad coconut sat fat is.
    Still, 10 grams.
  • flyingwrite
    flyingwrite Posts: 264
    Love love love coconut! But it is impossible to find a coconut flavor yogurt that is not loaded with 20+ grams of sugar.
    That is why I got that one - I saw 8 grams and thought -- this one is a winner!

    I know it is unclear how bad coconut sat fat is.
    Still, 10 grams.

    The jury is still out on whether or not there's a difference between saturated fat that comes from animal products and plant products. Island nations that consume a lot of coconut don't have a high incidence of heart disease, but there are too many factors involved to determine a reliable cause and effect. As a treat every now and then, I wouldn't avoid it.

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