“Yopli, the children’s Yogurt brand, has a delicious consistency and flavor that children will not only love, but will also help them in their physical and intellectual development thanks to the fact that it is fortified.” These ideas are what make us believe that this food is the best nutritional option for our children… But what if that were not the case?
This product is aimed at children: its label is very colorful, with a cartoon of a child on a skateboard. Largely, there are the words that imply that it is the magical food for better development; in small and illegible form, the nutritional information for a 100 g serving (when the small bottle is 150 g):
Each 150 g bottle contains only 1 g of apple and 12.3 grams of added sugar, equivalent to practically 2 ½ teaspoons of sugar. That is, yogurt covers from 62 percent to 82 percent of the maximum tolerated amount of sugar for any boy or girl. Consequently, the high sugar consumption of this product is associated not only with metabolic problems (obesity) and, but also with sugar addiction.
The product has 21 ingredients in total (Pasteurized whole milk, sugar, fruit preparation 2.8% (sugar and/or high fructose syrup, apple 24%), apple flavor, pectin, citric acid, potassium sorbate and/or sodium benzoate, modified starch, vitamin blend and minerals (A, B1, B2, B12, folic acid, calcium), colors (yellow 5 and yellow 6), milk solids, modified starch, high fructose syrup, pectin, sucralose, lactic cultures). Among which are artificial colors that induce behavioral changes, such as hyperactivity and deficits; high fructose corn syrup, excessive consumption of which is associated with type 2 diabetes; the artificial sweetener (sucralose) that leads to accustoming the palate to intensely sweet flavors, which is not recommended for boys or girls.
According to El Poder del Consumidor, this product is not recommended for regular use by adults, although it can be consumed as a dessert. It is also not recommended for children, due to the high amounts of sugar, artificial colors and the presence of sucralose.