Medical doctor Zac Turner<\/a> notes that the disparity between actual yoghurt and frozen yoghurt is vast.<\/p>\n\u201cPlain Greek or natural yoghurt typically contains around three to five grams of sugar per 100g, whereas many frozen yoghurt bases, including Yo-Chi\u2019s, contain around 20g per 100g,\u201d Dr Turner shared with news.com.au. <\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s roughly four to eight times more sugar than plain yoghurt and getting close to the sugar content of many premium ice creams.\u201d<\/p>\n
Co-founder of Chief Nutrition, Veronika Larisova, explains that Yo-Chi benefits from what researchers call a \u201chealth halo\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt uses words like \u2018Greek Style,\u2019 \u2018probiotics,\u2019 and \u2018real Australian milk\u2019 \u2026 All of these cues make it feel more like a health food than a dessert, even though many people end up filling their cups with chocolate sauces, biscuits, cookie dough, and lollies,\u201d Ms Larisova told news.com.au.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not uncommon for a large serving to contain 500 to 800 calories and well over 50 grams of sugar.\u201d<\/p>\n
Rebekah Raymond, a functional nutritionist, thinks that the base itself changes the equation.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wouldn\u2019t consider Yo-Chi a health food,\u201d Ms Raymond revealed to news.com.au.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would consider it a dessert that has been marketed with a health halo \u2026 If the base itself is high in sugar and highly processed, those healthier toppings don\u2019t necessarily transform it into a nutritious food.\u201d<\/p>\n
While Yo-Chi heavily promotes its gut-health benefits, Ms Raymond warns that high sugar contents can counteract those claims. <\/p>\n
\u201cSugar in processed food products tends to kill off much of the live bacteria before consumption,\u201d Ms Raymond said, adding that a diet consistently high in added sugars fails to support a healthy gut microbiome anyway.<\/p>\n
And Ms Larisova notes that while freezing doesn\u2019t destroy probiotics, \u201cthey don\u2019t magically transform a high-sugar dessert into a gut health food\u201d. <\/p>\n
How to make a healthier Yo-Chi choice<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re still planning to head to a Yo-Chi venue, nutritionists suggest ways to keep the sugar and calorie load under control. <\/p>\n
Experts suggest a healthy frozen yoghurt flavour to go for is the plain base instead of highly flavoured bases. <\/p>\n
For a healthier bowl, the fresh fruit available is the best option, instead of cookie dough and cheesecake bites. <\/p>\n
When it comes to added crunch, nutritionists think a sprinkle of nuts and granola is the healthiest option, compared to Oreos and cookie crumble. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A viral video has sparked an online debate after highlighting the sugar content inside popular frozen yoghurt tubs…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":789966,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[64,63,99],"class_list":["post-789965","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/789965","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=789965"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/789965\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/789966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=789965"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=789965"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=789965"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}