What is the BEST supermarket yoghurt? Shoppers vote for their favourite brand based on taste, value and texture - with a $2.50 pot taking out first place for the third year in a row
- Australian shoppers have voted for their favourite yoghurt brands
- Canstar Blue put 18 well known brands to the test to find the best yoghurts
- More than 2,100 shoppers were surveyed in the annual yoghurt review
- The results are based on taste, texture, value for money and overall satisfaction
Australian shoppers have voted for their favourite yoghurt brands - and the winner costs from as little as $2.50 per tub.
Consumer review website Canstar Blue put 18 well known supermarket brands to the test to find the best tasting yoghurts on the market.
More than 2,100 shoppers surveyed in the annual review were asked to rate the snack based on taste, texture and consistency, value for money, variety, packaging and overall customer satisfaction.
Gippsland Dairy came out on top after hitting every sweet spot to score five stars for taste, texture, variety, packaging design and overall satisfaction - but fell short in value for money with three stars.
Gippsland Dairy (left) came out on top after hitting every sweet spot to score five stars across all categories, while Jalna (right) finished as the runner-up
The yoghurt brand impressed consumers for the third year in a row for offering unique flavours such as mango & blood orange, watermelon & strawberry, toffee & honeycomb, and apple & rhubarb.
Perfect for breakfast or dessert, the yoghurts, available in 160g ($2.50) and 720g ($7) tubs, are sold at all major supermarkets and local grocers.
Jalna finished as the runner-up, scoring four stars across taste, texture, value for money, variety, packaging and overall satisfaction.
The brand offers a wide range of flavours including vanilla, strawberry, coconut, natural low fat and Greek style yoghurts. The products are available in 170g ($1.95), 1kg ($7) and 2kg ($11.95).
In third place, Farmers Union (left) earned a five-star rating for texture, while Aldi's Lyttos (right) scored a five-star rating for value for money
Tamar Valley (left) scored four stars for taste, texture, variety, packaging and overall satisfaction, while Australian-grown milk brand Dairy Farmers (right) achieved four-star ratings across taste, texture, value for money, variety, packaging and overall satisfaction
In third place, Farmers Union earned a five-star rating for texture, four stars for taste, value for money, packaging and overall satisfaction but received a three-star rating for variety.
The yoghurts come in sizes ranging across 950g ($5.50), 500g ($4.80), and 200g ($2.30) tubs, or a four pack for $5.
Lyttos, which is one of Aldi's exclusive brands, scored a five-star rating for value for money, four stars for taste, texture, packaging and overall satisfaction but three stars for variety.
A 1kg tub of Lyttos Greek Style Natural Yogurt costs just $3.69.
Tamar Valley scored four stars for taste, texture, variety, packaging and overall satisfaction but received a three-star rating in the value for money category.
The brand offers natural, fat free and no added sugar varieties in plain, flavoured, and fruit mixes, sold in sizes from 170g ($2.20) and 1kg ($6.20).
Australian-grown milk brand Dairy Farmers achieved four-star ratings across taste, texture, value for money, variety, packaging and overall satisfaction.
The range comes in 150g single-serve ($2.20) or 600g tubs ($4.50) in eight different fruit and dessert flavours.
Aldi's Brooklea (left) scored four stars for taste, texture, value for money, packaging design and overall satisfaction, while Vaalia (right) received four stars for all categories
Aldi's brand of 'regular' yoghurts, Brooklea scored four stars for taste, texture, value for money, packaging design and overall satisfaction but achieved only three stars for variety.
The German supermarket's Dairy Dream range also made the top list, scoring five stars for value for money, four stars for taste, texture, packaging design and overall satisfaction but received three stars for variety.
Vaalia received four stars for all categories, including value for money, taste, variety and overall satisfaction.
The brand has a wide range of products and flavours and come in sizes ranging from 900g ($5.50) or a four pack of 150g of yoghurt for $4.
Other brands named in the top 18 include Chobani, Yoplait, Activia and supermarket-own labels Coles and Woolworths.
The survey was conducted in 2019 after more than 2,000 consumers shared their verdict on their favourite yoghurt brands.
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