What is yogurt?
Yogort is a type of probiotic. (1)
How is yogurt produced?
Yogurt is made from milk that has been fermented by friendly bacteria, mainly lactic acid bacteria, and bifidobacteria. (1)
The bacteria turns some of the lactose into lactic acid, which is also why yogurt tastes sour. (1)
What does yogurt do?
improves bone health (1)
may help high blood pressure (1)
may help reduce diarrhea caused by antibiotics (1)
may help irritable bowel syndrome (1)
What does yogurt contain?
may contain added sugars (1)
What does yogurt NOT contain?
Not all yogurt contains live probiotics. In some cases, the live bacteria have been killed during processing. (1)
What are types of yogurt?
unstrained, traditional cow’s milk yogurt (2)
Greek yogurt (2)
Bulgarian yogurt (4)
goat’s milk yogurt (2)
sheep’s milk yogurt (2)
Icelandic yogurt (2)
Australian yogurt (2)
French-style yogurt (2)
soy yogurt (2)
almond yogurt (2)
cashew yogurt (2)
coconut yogurt (2)
flavored yogurt (3)
acidophilus yogurt (3)
live and active cultures yogurt (3)
frozen yogurt (3)
Kombucha yogurt (3)
grass-fed yogurt (3)
tamarillo yogurt (3)
Resources
1. https://probiotics.tips/what-foods-contain-bifidobacterium/
2. https://www.jessicagavin.com/types-of-yogurt/
3. https://amandeyogurt.com/different-types-of-yogurt/
4. https://www.livestrong.com/article/13763600-what-is-bulgarian-yogurt-benefits/
