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Friday 9 September 2011

Dannon Activia yogurt: a healthy choice?

dannon-activia-selects.jpgDannon recently rolled out both Greek and French versions of their Activia ® line.

I Was sent a few examples to try out and despite my Monday through Friday no sugar diet, I put them to the test.

Dannon Activia ® is the healthy yoghurt marketed as an that your digestive tract if eaten will daily for two weeks. I will not be review of that aspect, but I regularly if I already have a brief look at the ingredients of these two new yogurt will take.

I was sent the strawberry variety and taste has a very sweet, strawberry flavor with a thick and creamy texture. I noticed a slight, almost granular texture at the finish of every bite. On the ingredients list is milk protein concentrate, so it is likely that the cause of the grain.

This Greek yogurt is not in the traditional sense as it is thickened with starch and carrageenan, as well as the food be complemented by additional whey protein. The sugar content of Activia ® Greek yoghurt is very high with 29 grams of sugar/6 oz container. This is the same as eating about 7 teaspoons of sugar.

Greek Activia ® is fat-free, but a few ingredients such as sodium citrate, potassium sorbate, and for the preservation and his Malic acids. While these chemicals are safe in General, they are necessary in yogurt? The usual natural yogurt that I eat has none of these.

I was sent the blackberry/rasberry taste of this variety and it had a sweet, but beautiful berry taste to the texture is very smooth. This was not as sweet as the Greek, but still clocked in at 23 grams of sugar/6 oz container, which is like eating just under 6 teaspoons of sugar.

The French has 6 grams of fat and starch and pectin is thickened with food. It contains artificial flavors and preservatives; Sodium citrate and calcium citrate. Again, really does not have to be in yogurt.

Dannon Activia ® 's number one health claim is the regulation of the digestive tract by the consumption of their product. Three active cultures are included in Activia ®. The first two; L. Bulgaricus and s. Thermophilus are found in most yogurt. The third, Bifidobacterium Bifidus Regularis Lactus is what they have trademark ®. This is just a subspecies of b. Lactus, which is also found in many foods and yogurt. There is no evidence to support that the subspecies is better than b. Dannon Lactus relating to probiotic effect.

As I sit here typing with my heart beating quickly from all the sugar I just ate, I wonder the need for 7 teaspoons of sugar in a small tub of yogurt. Do people really need to be that sweet yogurt? It would be hard to find someone who would sit and eat 7 teaspoons of sugar back to back, so then why would anyone do disguised in 6 grams of yogurt? This is almost as much sugar as a regular Snickers candy bar (30 grams).

Dannon, you might have two fun products here if you would cut back on the sugar and preservatives. Either product I can't recommend as a healthy choice. People would be better off choosing a all natural, plain yogurt and interfere in their own fresh fruit.

If you don't believe me and want to try Activia ® for yourself via facebook, they give free coupons.

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