When you go to the supermarket to buy yogurt, will you have a headache: so many kinds of yogurt, which one is better?
If it is about to drink, it is estimated that most people will choose low-temperature refrigerated yogurt, after all, it looks fresher and has a shelf life of only a few days.
If it is a gift, or if it is a daily purchase at home, many people will choose ambient yogurt. Good storage, shelf life, you can drink a bottle at any time, don't worry about spoiling, drink the taste is still quite thick.
So the question is, why can some yogurts be put for half a year, and some yogurts can only be put for a few days? What's the difference?
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="9" >01 Ambient yogurt shelf life of half a year, is it because of preservatives? </h1>
No, they don't!
Ambient yogurt, like ambient milk, does not add and does not require preservatives.
From the production process, ambient yogurt will be pasteurized after the fermentation is completed. In this way, both lactic acid bacteria and probiotics are killed, and they will not continue to ferment and cause deterioration.
In addition, after sterilization is completed, these yogurts will be filled into aseptic packaging in an aseptic environment, without the need for any preservatives, and the shelf life can reach half a year.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="16" >02 Will the nutrition of ambient yogurt be worse than that of refrigerated yogurt? </h1>
The biggest difference between ambient yogurt and refrigerated yogurt is that the lactic acid bacteria and probiotics in ambient yogurt are dead, while most of these bacteria in refrigerated yogurt are alive.
Don't worry about seeing here, we drink yogurt mainly to consume high-quality protein and calcium, and in these ingredients, there is really no difference between room temperature and refrigeration.
However, room temperature yogurt to maintain the texture and taste of the fullness of the shelf life, may need to add a lot of thickeners and flavors.
We looked at the ingredient list of 7 room temperature yogurts purchased online, almost all of which are hydroxypropyl diamyl phosphate, acetyl diamyl phosphate, agar, pectin and gelatin.
Why add these things?
Hydroxypropyl di-starch phosphate and acetylated di-starch phosphate are modified starches that increase the viscosity of yogurt; agar, pectin and gelatin are gelatinous and can control the precipitation of whey and prevent yogurt delamination.
The combination of these thickeners allows you to drink yogurt in normal condition during the shelf life.
The role of the flavor is to maintain the flavor of the yogurt so that its taste does not gradually fade over time.
Of the 7 types of ambient yogurt we bought, 5 of them have flavor added.
Don't think that the original flavor does not need to add flavor, our technician sister used to be a yogurt recipe developer, she is very responsible to tell everyone that there is a flavor called yogurt flavor.
Of course, we've said many times that whether it's a thickener or a flavor, these are legal additives.
So you don't have to completely deny these room temperature yogurts, they can be drunk.
If you mind these additions and only want to drink pure yogurt, then the ambient yogurt on the market is not enough... How to choose, look down ~
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="36" >03 Choose yogurt, be careful with these two words</h1>
Old fans know that most of the yogurt on the market (whether it is room temperature or refrigerated) we do not recommend, mainly because the sugar content is too high.
For example, for every 100 ml of milk drunk, about 7 grams of sugar will be drunk.
In our opinion, yogurt should be simple and pure.
So our most recommended yogurt looks like this: there is nothing added to the ingredient list except milk and strains.
For example, these yogurts that we noticed in the market early on:
Of course, there are also some new excellent yogurts, which can be independently identified through the ingredient list
Such yogurt is currently only refrigerated. Although ambient yogurt can also be technically achieved, as mentioned above, without those additives, the taste and taste are not very good, and naturally no one wants to buy it.
If you're too lazy to look at the ingredient list to distinguish between them, just avoid the word "flavor." For example, flavored yogurt (milk), flavored kefir (milk), flavored fermented milk, etc...
Pure yogurt with the words yogurt (milk), kefir (milk) or fermented milk can be selected.
Pure yogurt may taste a little sour, but this is what yogurt should have.
If you feel too sour and monotonous, add some fruit, dried fruit or nuts and make your own cup of healthy and delicious yogurt.
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There are many rumors about yogurt, such as:
A cup after the meal can help digestion (in fact, it will only make your stomach fuller)
A good partner for slimming down and losing fat (in fact, most of them will make you drink a lot of sugar)
The thicker the yogurt, the higher the nutritional value (in fact, many of them are thickeners)
......
Sometimes it's easier to let people let their guard down when they look at something beneficial and harmless.
I hope that the next time you choose yogurt, you will take a look at the ingredient list and eat less excess sugar.