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Dairy & alternatives

Plain Greek yogurt

Straining removes the whey, which roughly doubles the protein and halves the sugar compared with regular yogurt. Buying it plain and adding your own fruit is the single biggest added-sugar saving in the dairy case.

Organic upgrade priority

Residue data does not apply

  • Pesticide residue monitoring does not apply to this food in the same way.

Key numbers

Nutrient density
89/100
Per calorie, across the whole database
Typical price
$6.49
per 32 oz tub · organic +31%
Servings a week
2.8
Per person, at typical purchase volume

What to look at instead

Pesticide residue monitoring does not apply to plain greek yogurt the way it does to fresh produce. These are the measures that actually decide the purchase.

Protein per serving
17 g
Regular yogurt: about 8 g
Added sugar — plain
0 g
The 6 g listed is lactose, not added
Added sugar — flavoured
10–18 g
Per single-serve cup, typical
Cost per 10 g protein
$0.69

Nutrition

Per 3/4 cup (170 g).

100

calories

17 g

protein

0 g

fiber

61 mg

sodium

  • Protein 17 g
  • Calcium 15% DV
  • Live active cultures

Buying and storing

  • A tub of plain yogurt plus your own fruit costs less and carries less sugar than the same weight in flavoured single-serve cups, usually by a wide margin.
  • Full-fat versus non-fat is largely a satiety question. Neither shows a clear advantage for cardiovascular outcomes in current evidence.

Common questions

Is greek yogurt a healthy choice?

Straining removes the whey, which roughly doubles the protein and halves the sugar compared with regular yogurt. Buying it plain and adding your own fruit is the single biggest added-sugar saving in the dairy case. A 3/4 cup (170 g) serving provides 100 calories, 17 g protein, and 0 g fiber, scoring 89/100 on nutrient density.

Does greek yogurt need to be organic?

Pesticide residue monitoring does not apply to greek yogurt the way it does to fresh produce, so this site does not assign an organic upgrade priority. The label buys you a defined set of production standards rather than a measurable change in residue evidence.

What can I buy instead of greek yogurt?

If the organic version is out of budget or the fresh price has spiked, Cottage cheese, Eggs, Milk cover similar ground on this list. Each one is either lower on residue evidence, cheaper per serving, or both.

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