Fro-yo girl here. I first spotted Culina Yogurt at Sprouts a few months ago, but it was pricey (over $4), so I didn’t get it. I finally found it at Lassens for $3.99. Surprisingly, Sprouts charges quite a bit more than Lassen's and Whole Foods. The packaging changed from the terracotta pots to clear glass jars. The jars look like the kind you’d use to make your own yogurt at home. One jar is 5 oz.
Based in Austin, Texas, Culina is a woman-owned business that makes thick, probiotic, fermented coconut yogurt. The plant-based, vegan, paleo yogurt has no gums, starches or fillers. I like how it’s made with a few ingredients and is all-natural. I also like the glass jar and the recipes that come with the jars of yogurt. I bet that it would make incredible frozen yogurt. I wish they offered more flavors.
* Strawberry Rose: I’ve tried my share of plant-based, dairy-free yogurt, and Culina’s is the best that I've tried. Thanks to the coconut cream, it’s rich and creamy. The fermentation provides that sour taste of dairy yogurt that’s often missing from plant-based yogurt. It’s truly thick and tangy. And they don’t mess it up by adding too much sugar. The texture was smooth though some separation had occurred (stir before consumption). So good! I could taste the strawberry and coconut, but I didn’t notice the rose oil though.
* Bourbon Vanilla: Also very good with mild vanilla flavor.
Available flavors: Plain & Simple, Bourbon Vanilla, Blueberry Lavender, Strawberry Rose
Ingredients (Strawberry Rose): Organic coconut, water, organic strawberries, organic maple syrup, agar, rose oil, probiotic cultures.
One serving of Strawberry Rose is 220 calories, 18g total fat, 11g carbs, 9g sugars, and 2g protein. The yogurt is high in fat but it’s worth the indulgence.
5 out of 5 stars.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
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Fro-yo girl here. I’ve been a long time fan of Siggi’s and I was curious about their new plant-based yogurt made with coconut, pea protein and macadamia nuts. I looked for it at Target and Sprouts – no luck. But Whole Foods had three of the four non-dairy Siggi’s flavors. One cup is 5.3 oz and $1.99 at Whole Foods.
The idea of plant-based yogurt by Siggi’s seemed odd to me, but they’ve been expanding the product line so that they offer more than skyr. The products are connected by offering more protein and less sugar than leading alternatives. They say that “Siggi’s plant-based coconut blend has 3x more protein & 40% less sugar than leading yogurt alternatives.”
* Vanilla & Cinnamon: The texture is thinner than skyr and more like regular yogurt. The flavor was definitely sour and though I could see vanilla bean specks, the vanilla flavor was hard to detect. It tasted like sour cinnamon coconut with a powdery, chalky aftertaste thanks to the pea protein. It was somewhat odd. I didn’t hate it but I didn’t love it either. I think it would taste better without pea protein. One serving is 190 calories, 11g fat, 13g carbs, 9g sugars and 10g protein.
* Raspberry: It was very flavorful. I tasted the sour raspberry first and then the chalky pea protein. The flavor is a bit odd but I did like the raspberry flavor and the bits of raspberry. I can’t get over the chalky protein flavor though. And the brownish color wasn’t visually appealing.
Available flavors: Raspberry, Vanilla & Cinnamon, Mixed Berries, Mango
3 out of 5 stars
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Fro-yo girl here. Yes, it’s another coconut milk yogurt review. So Delicious offers oat milk and coconut milk-based yogurt alternatives. For the coconut milk line, they have Pairings (yogurt and toppings) and yogurt without toppings. I found So Delicious Coconutmilk Yogurt at Target on sale for 4 for $5 or $1.79 regular price. One cup is 5.3 oz. The yogurt is gluten free, non-GMO verified and vegan. It’s made with organic coconut.
Vanilla: It was surprisingly similar to regular dairy yogurt in terms of texture and flavor. The yogurt was quite tangy, soft and creamy, but also very sweet. The coconut flavor was quite mild. The texture wasn’t quite as smooth as regular yogurt but it was soft and stirring helped reduce the clumpiness. One serving is 130 calories with 4g total fat, 22g carbohydrates, 2g fiber, and 15g total sugars. Ingredients: Organic coconutmilk (filtered water, organic coconut cream), organic cane sugar, rice starch, natural flavor, calcium citrate, pectin, locust bean gum, citric acid, live and active cultures, vitamin D2, vitamin B12.
Key lime: Wow, this was super flavorful and very tangy. They must have added a lot of lime juice. The hint of coconut complemented the lime.
Available flavors: Peach, Key Lime, Blueberry, Chocolate, Plain, Strawberry Banana, Raspberry, Strawberry, Unsweetened Plain, Unsweetened Vanilla, Pineapple Brulee, Vanilla.
4 out of 5 stars.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
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Fro-yo girl here. I found another new plant-based yogurt at Bristol Farms. Le Grand plant-based yogurt alternative is from a Canadian plant-based brand that also makes sauces and soups. The yogurt comes in 4 oz plastic cups and has no added flavors, is organic, and has over 5 billion live cultures per serving. Bristol Farms was selling Le Grand Yogurt Alternative for $1.99 each.
Le Grand Yogurt Alternative was introduced at Expo East 2019 last fall and will be at Expo West 2020 in March. It’s made with cashews, coconut cream, rice, and cacao butter.
Creamy Vanilla: The texture was unusual. It was like a very firm gelatin. Even stirring vigorously did not soften the yogurt much. The texture was grainy too. The flavor was mild and nutty – not bad, but on the bland side. The texture was the main drawback. Also, there was no tang. 3 out of 5 stars.
Creamy Lemon: This was a bit softer than the Vanilla and also tasted a lot better because the lemon was bright and tangy. It had a clean, light flavor with a hint of nuttiness. 4 out of 5 stars.
One serving of Lemon yogurt is 110 calories, 4.5g total fat, 17g total carbs, 2g protein, and 9g total sugars. Ingredients: Filtered water, rice, cane sugar, cashews, lemon, coconut cream, cacao butter, sea salt, live active cultures.
Available flavors: Lemon, Vanilla, Raspberry, Unsweetened, Mixed Berries
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
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Fro-yo girl here. There’s been an explosion of coconut milk yogurt on supermarket shelves. Kite Hill, which started as an almond milk yogurt maker, introduced a new coconut line of plant-based yogurt called Blissful. I spotted Blissful at Whole Foods for $1.99 regular price for a 5.3 oz cup. Blissful is dairy-free with no artificial flavors or preservatives, made from live cultures, non-GMO, vegan, kosher, soy-free and gluten-free.
* Decadent vanilla bean: It was creamy, smooth and about the thickness of regular yogurt. The yogurt was sweet and not tangy. It tasted like vanilla coconut. The flavor was natural but too sweet. I think it would be great in smoothies but I wouldn’t want to eat it straight from the cup.
One serving of vanilla bean yogurt is 140 calories, 14g total sugars, 6g fat, 1g protein and 21g total carbohydrates. Ingredients (vanilla bean): Coconut cream (water, coconut), cane sugar, modified tapioca starch, tricalcium phosphate, natural flavor, pectin, locust bean gum, lemon juice concentrate, salt, vanilla bean seeds, live active cultures, vitamin D2, vitamin B12.
Available flavors: Caffe Macchiato, Blueberry Limoncello, Decadent Vanilla Bean, Strawberries and Crème, Peaches and Crème.
3.5 out of 5 stars.
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Fro-yo girl here. I’m a fan of GT’S kombucha, so I was curious about their plant-based coconut yogurt line, CocoYo. I found CocoYo at Whole Foods, on sale for $4.99 a jar. The regular price was $5.99. The yogurt comes in clear glass jars. Each jar contains 8 oz of yogurt, larger than the average cup of yogurt. The yogurt is vegan, gluten-free, Kosher Pareve and contains billions of probiotics. The proprietary probiotic blend includes 25 billion cfu per ½ cup. There are two servings per jar. One serving contains 110 calories, 8g total fat, 6g total carbs, 1g protein, and 1g sugars.
Vanilla: The texture is different from other brands. It has tiny bits of coconut meat, so it’s not as smooth but it’s more substantial. The flavor was tangy, as you’d expect from a fermented product. The vanilla flavor was not strong. It’s unfortunate that they chose to use stevia because it has a sweet but to me, unpleasant, aftertaste. The Pure flavor doesn’t contain stevia. Anyway, I wasn’t that fond of the gritty coconut meat texture either. It does taste like yogurt but the texture and the stevia ruin it for me. Still, I appreciate the short list of ingredients and the tang.
Ingredients (Vanilla): Raw young coconut, raw young coconut water, probiotic cultures, organic vanilla extract, organic stevia.
Available flavors: Pure (plain), Raspberry, Vanilla, Cacao
3.5 out of 5 stars.
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Fro-yo girl here. The plant-based yogurt category keeps expanding. While shopping at Whole Foods, I noticed Harmless Harvest, which started as a coconut water brand, recently added plant-based yogurt. Their yogurt products launched nationwide this month at Whole Foods exclusively, for 90 days.
What’s the difference between Harmless Harvest’s plant-based coconut yogurt and the other brands? The process is different. Harmless Harvest starts with organic hand-scooped coconut meat that’s pureed. They then add the cultures and make the yogurt. It’s all natural and organic. They used fair trade ingredients, which is admirable. Other brands usually start with coconut cream to which they add thickeners and cultures. They claim that this results in a clean-tasting, not overly coconutty yogurt with better texture.
Harmless Harvest coconut yogurt is $2.29 for a 4.4 oz container. That’s smaller than the average cup of yogurt which is 5.3 oz. However, I didn’t notice that it was smaller when I was eating it but I think that’s because I didn’t love it. One serving is 80 calories, 2.5g total fat, 14g total carbsand 5g sugars. They do add sugar to the plain flavor.
Plain: The texture was very smooth and about as thick as regular dairy yogurt. On the positive side, it wasn’t too sweet and the coconut flavor wasn’t overwhelming. On the negative side, the flavor was bland and not that tangy. It would be okay with other things added to it but I wouldn’t eat it plain because it is too plain.
Ingredients: Organic coconutmilk (water, organic coconut meat), organic cane sugar, organic tapioca starch, live and active cultures.
Available flavors: Plain, Strawberry, Blueberry, Vanilla
3.5 out of 5 stars.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
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Fro-yo girl here. Lavva is another line of plant-based yogurt. It’s different from other plant-based yogurt because it’s made with Pili nuts, coconut, and plantains. Also, Lavva has prebiotics and 50 million probiotics. And it’s made with no added sugar (yay!). The fruit flavors are 100% real fruit and the ingredients are 80% organic. The yogurt has no gums or stabilizers. The Pili nuts are sustainably harvested, sprouted, organic, and fair trade certified. It sounds really good on paper.
I found Lavva at Whole Foods for $1.79 cup (regular price, $2.49). One cup is 5.3 oz.
* Vanilla: The texture was about as thick as regular, unstrained yogurt though not as smooth. It was not gelatinous. I noticed lots of vanilla bean specks. Flavor wise, it was buttery with a hint of coconut and vanilla. The flavor was sweet with a mild tang. Very nice – it tasted natural.
* Raspberry: The raspberry is blended throughout. I was surprised by how tangy this flavor was – even though it has more sugar than the vanilla, it is much tangier. I mostly tasted raspberry with a hint of coconut. The other flavors were overwhelmed by the raspberry. One serving is 140 calories, 11g fat, 9g carbs, 7g sugars, and 2g protein.
Ingredients (Raspberry): Coconut water, coconut cream, raspberry, plantains, Pili nuts, coconut powder, cassava root, lime juice, Himalayan salt, live vegan cultures.
I don’t think I’ve had Pili nuts before. They’re grown in Australia, Southeast Asia and Pacific Islands.
Available flavors: Original, Vanilla, Strawberry, Raspberry, Blueberry, Mango, Pineapple
Lavva makes the best plant-based yogurt I’ve tried so far. I tend not to like a strong coconut flavor and while I can taste coconut in Lavva, it’s not too strong. The natural sweetness and higher fat are probably why it’s so good.
4.5 out of 5 stars.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
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