Dairy free yogurt brands have evolved over the years. Recent research has linked dairy to weight gain, migraines, prostate cancer, breast cancer, diabetes, high cholesterol, heart disease. For many, dairy could be totally benign, but for others it might not!
Dairy allergies are commonly heard these days. Many people hold the misconception of dairy allergy as being lactose intolerance. However, scientists have proved otherwise. It’s actually caused by casein, which is the main protein in dairy. Scientists estimate that actually tens of millions of people suffer from an allergy to casein found in all dairy products, including dairy yogurts and lactose free dairy milk.
Whatever might be case, despair not! There are many healthy and tasty dairy free yogurt products which you can incorporate into your diet.
WholeSoy & Co.
Godairy.org that helps people chalk out their life without milk products, give soy yogurts by WholeSoy &Co.; a five star rating. According to them, “If yogurt has been one of your dietary staples, then Whole Soy & Co. could make your transition into the non-dairy world virtually seamless.”
The soy yogurt at WholeSoy & Co. is made just like any regular yogurt. Using WholeSoy cream, they culture the soymilk with live vegan cultures including L. Acidophilus and B. Bifidum. The end result is a creamy, delicious yogurt with no dairy.
Features:
- Uses only whole organic soybeans and all natural ingredients free from genetic modification
- Tastes tart like regular cow milk’s yogurt
- Sweetened with organic evaporated cane juice
- Fruit yogurts are flavored with real fruit
- Completely vegan
- Gluten free
- Low sodium
- Free of cholesterol and saturated fat
- Eleven delicious flavors: Plain, Peach, Vanilla, Strawberry, Raspberry, Cherry, Lemon, Blueberry, Apricot Mango, Strawberry Banana, and Mixed Berry.
Nu Lait Dairy-Free Yogurt
Dairy free market is booming as brands come up to fill a certain void in the market. Nu Lait now comes with gourmet non-dairy yogurts. Delicious flavors using all natural and healthy ingredients, the products are handmade by a Cordon-Bleu trained chef. Indulge your taste buds as you savor the chocolate flavored yogurt with the dark chocolate imported from France. Pretty tempting, I must say!
Features:
- Soy, gluten and dairy free
- No artificial colors
- Infused with six live probiotic yogurt cultures
- Instead a dairy base, yogurts are created with an organic coconut or a natural almond base.
- Exotic flavors
Turtle Mountain
Turtle Mountain has come up with two delicious and healthy alternatives to dairy free yogurt: SO Soy yogurt and the new and innovative SO coconut milk yogurt. In fact they claim, “You’ll be amazed from the very first spoonful at this amazingly creamy yogurt experience without the dairy or soy!”
Features:
- Dairy Free / Lactose Free
- Soy Free
- Gluten Free
- Rich in Medium Chain Fatty Acids
- Excellent Source of Vitamin B12 (vegetarian friendly)
- Formulated for Maximum Calcium Absorption
- Contains Pre- and Probiotics for Enhanced Intestinal Health
- Cholesterol Free
- No Trans Fats
- Certified Vegan
Trader Joe’s has always impressed me with their line of products. The Soy yogurt by Trader Joe’s is no exception. And at 99cents for a 6 ounce cup, it’s a bargain hard to beat. Available in three flavors: Strawberry, peach and raspberry. Many consumers report that the peach flavor is by far the best and the raspberry is the worst.
Features:
- Kosher
- Pareve
- Vegan
- Gluten-free
- Contains pasteurized and cultured organic soymilk, organic evaporated cane juice, fruit (peaches or raspberries), cornstarch, organic rice starch, natural flavors, lactic acid (from vegetable source), tricalcium phosphate, and four live active cultures
Nogurt Yogurt
Nogurt has all the pros of a traditional yogurt and much more. Nogürt is proudly certified gluten-free by the Gluten-Free Certification Organization (GFCO), a division of the Gluten Intolerance Group, the leading independent certifier and advocate of gluten-free-foods.
Try their yummy Organic Orange flavored yogurt loaded with DHA, probiotics, vitamins B1 and 3, cholesterol free and low in sodium or their new rich Organic Banana Cinnamon flavor; Nogurt comes in interesting flavors and is free from cholesterol, saturated fat and contains low sodium.
Features
- Free from all dairy ingredients. Even the probiotic cultures are dairy free.
- Free of fortifications
- Trusted vegan source of DHA omega-3s for the health of your heart, mind, eyes and skin
- Contains multitude of B vitamins, including Vitamins B1, B3, B6 and B9 (folic acid)
- Potassium, magnesium, iron and fiber
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