Lowfat Non Fat Lite Greek Yogurt (Toasted Coconut) — ENGINEERED
Munch or Dump rates Lowfat Non Fat Lite Greek Yogurt (Toasted Coconut) by Fred Mayer ENGINEERED — score 30/90.
A genuinely good yogurt base wrecked by a three-artificial-sweetener stack plus modified starch and flavoring — a lab-built 'light' product, not a clean one.
Why this verdict
- Three artificial sweeteners stacked — sucralose, neotame, AND acesulfame potassium
- Modified corn starch added to fake the thickness of real Greek yogurt
- Natural flavor doing the coconut work instead of just coconut
- Engineered to taste sweet with almost no real sugar — lab-built, not whole-food
Ingredients (14)
- Cultured ultrafiltered nonfat milk (safe) — Protein-concentrated nonfat milk with live cultures — the genuinely good part of this product.
- Cultured skim milk (safe) — Real skim milk fermented with live cultures — the protein backbone of the product.
- desiccated coconut (safe) — Dried coconut; whole-food, adds saturated fat but recognisable.
- Modified Corn Starch (moderate) — Thickener/stabilizer that gives the sauce body.
- Natural flavor (moderate) — Undisclosed flavor blend; minor but not fully transparent.
- malic acid (safe) — Tartness, contributes the sour note.
- sodium citrate (moderate) — Emulsifying salt in the process cheese.
- Sucralose (moderate) — Artificial sweetener; unexpected in a bakery pie and a second sweetness source.
- Neotame (moderate) — Ultra-potent artificial sweetener; a fourth distinct sweetener in one bottle.
- Acesulfame Potassium (caution) — Second artificial sweetener stacked with sucralose.
- Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
- Vitamin A palmitate (safe) — Standard fortification to replace vitamin A lost when fat is removed. A nutrient, not an additive of concern.
- vitamin D3 (safe) — Routine fortification that aids calcium absorption. Beneficial, not a red flag.
- Active cultures (incl. L. acidophilus) (safe) — Live probiotic cultures, good for gut health.
Healthier alternatives
- Milbona Greek Style Natural Light 2% Fat Yogurt
- FAGE Total 5% Milkfat Greek Yogurt
- FAGE Total 2% Milkfat Greek Yogurt
- FAGE Total 0% Fat Greek Strained Yogurt
- Nonfat Greek Yogurt