Taste Test Tuesday: Yoplait Fiber One Nonfat Yogurt

What's the brand "Fiber One" doing on a yogurt? When I first saw this new Yoplait yogurt product, I pictured crunchy Fiber One cereal blended with the yogurt. But when I tasted the strawberry flavor, it was smooth and creamy and nicely sweetened (not too little, not too much) - but no crunchy cereal to be found.

The nutrition information label shows that a 4-ounce serving contains 5 grams of fiber, which explains the right to wear the label "Fiber One." But if the fiber isn't coming from crunchy fiber nuggets or cereal, where is it coming from?

The ingredient label lists nonfat milk as the first ingredient, with high fructose corn syrup as the second, chicory root extract (inulin) as third, modified corn starch as fourth, and whey protein concentrate as the fifth ingredient. I'm guessing the fiber is mostly coming from the inulin which known to be a source of soluble fiber. Even with high fructose corn syrup as the second ingredient, there is some aspartame added (Nutrasweet); it's the 9th ingredient listed. Each 4-ounce cup contains 11 grams of sugar with a carbohydrate total of 19 grams.

There are 6-packs of this yogurt offering two flavors of yogurt in each pack. But here's the nutritional information for strawberry:

4-ounce cup =

80 calories
0 g fat
0 g saturated fat
less than 5 mg cholesterol
65 mg sodium
19 g carbohydrate
11 g sugar
5 g fiber
4 g protein
10% Daily Value for calcium
15% Daily Value for vitamin D

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