“Topping yogurt sugar content is 2 to 3 times that of regular yogurt… Be careful of saturated fat as well.”

The sugar content of topping yogurt with chocolate or granola was found to be 2 to 3 times higher than that of regular plain yogurt.

It is pointed out that there is a large difference in saturated fat and calories between products, so it is necessary to check the nutritional information when purchasing.

As a result of testing and evaluating the quality and safety of 16 topping yogurt products sold on the market by the Korea Consumer Agency on the 3rd, the sugar content per product was found to be 13 to 21 g. The sugar content per 100g was 9-15g, which was about 2-3 times that of regular plain yogurt (4.5g).

By product, Seoul Milk Cooperative's 'Billotte Berry Compote' had the most at 21g, followed by Seoul Milk's 'My Pick Plucked Yogurt Plain ft.' ‘Cookie Ring’ and the current ‘Plain Greek Yogurt with Blueberry Compote’ had the least at 13g each.

The saturated fat content varied greatly, ranging from 1.5 to 8.5 g per product. These days, 'Plain Greek Yogurt with Blueberry Compote' is 8.5g, which is 57% of the daily nutritional value. On the other hand, Villott Berry Compote was 1.5g.

The calories were found to be 140 to 273 kcal. ‘Plain Greek Yogurt with Blueberry Compote’ was the highest at 273 kcal, and ‘My Pick Yogurt Plain ft. 'Cookie Ring', Binggrae's 'Yoplait Topping Dark Chocolate', and 'Big Choco Ball Yogurt' were each low at 140 kcal.

The Korea Consumer Agency examined the number of lactic acid bacteria in 16 products and found that all of them exceeded the relevant standards of 10 million CFU for fermented milk and 100 million CFU for concentrated fermented milk.

All products met the standards in tests for five types of microorganisms, including coliforms and salmonella, as well as lead, cadmium, and mold toxins, and no foreign substances were identified.

The price of each product ranged from 978 to 4,900 won, a difference of up to 5 times. Regular yogurt was 752 to 1,271 won per 100g, and Greek yogurt was 1,057 to 3,769 won.

The Korea Consumer Agency advised people to check the nutritional content and control their intake as the saturated fat and sugar content of topping yogurt is relatively high.

Seven products whose labeling information, such as raw material names and nutritional ingredients, on the online sales page were different from the actual products were improved through recommendations from the companies.