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Chobani Oat Yogurt Natural | Chewsday Review

The yoghurt companies have been busy these last few weeks with two new calcium fortified, dairy-free yoghurts hitting our shelves. Chobani Oat Yogurt Natural is one of them and I am excited! Read on to find out why… Special shoutout to all you dairy and soy free parents. This one’s for you.

Ingredients

Positives

This product has added calcium (72mg per 100g). This isn’t as high as Vitasoy Greek Style Soy Yogurt Plain (120mg per 100g) but it’s really hard to find a dairy-free yoghurt with added calcium, so this is a win!
Low in sugar at 4.7g per 100g. This is slightly higher than Vitasoy Greek Style Soy Yogurt Plain and CocoBella Coconut Yoghurt Natural (both 2g per 100g) but none is added sugar. Most dairy-free yoghurts have added sugar due to the lack of lactose (natural sugar in milk), so I’m taking this as another win.
Probiotics have been added to this product which is good to see, as they aren’t naturally present in dairy-free yoghurts.
Low in sodium, as expected.

Negatives

It has 1g of protein per 100g, which is lower than Vitasoy Greek Style Soy Yogurt Plain (6.7g per 100g). Most dairy-free yoghurts are low in protein, which isn’t great, but Aussie kids generally get enough protein in their diet.
Saturated fat is higher than I’d like at 3.6g per 100g. This would be coming from the coconut oil, as coconut is naturally high in saturated fat, however it’s lower than most coconut-based yoghurts, such as CocoBella Coconut Yoghurt Natural (8.7g per 100g) or Coyo Organic Coconut Yoghurt Natural (14.1g per 100g ).

Marketing

Again with the “yogurt” spelling! Chobani is an international brand which is why they dropped the ‘h’ but it still hurts me.
“Source of calcium.” There is calcium added, just not as much as you’d find in dairy yoghurt. I’m not complaining though since any added calcium is better than none!
“Billions of probiotics.” This is hard to quantify but they must have some evidence to back this up.
“No added sugar.” True.
As of now, I have done more ‘marketing’ of this product than Chobani. Yep, you read that right, and I’m just reviewing it! There is no information on the Chobani website about this product, which I think is very strange…

Alternatives

If your little one is dairy and soy free, this is a great option! The added calcium, low sugar and lower saturated fat really puts it above other dairy and soy free yoghurts.
Vitasoy Greek Style Soy Yogurt Plain is the best dairy-free yoghurt if your kid can tolerate soy. If your child is lactose intolerant, a lactose free yoghurt is always best.
Remember, there are other options if your child doesn’t eat yoghurt, such as plant-based milks. Always check to see if they are calcium fortified.