Lidl Milbona natural yoghurt review
Here we will give a hands-on, taste-tested review of Lidl Milbona natural yoghurt. We’ll look into the benefits, ingredients, nutrition, use and flavour of this inexpensive yoghurt.
We’ll also compare a few factors against Lidl Milbona Greek style yoghurt.
This yoghurt is available in Lidl supermarkets in the UK.
You might also be interested in reading our article on the best probiotics in the UK if you want to add more healthy microbes to your diet.
Ingredients of Lidl Milbona natural yoghurt
Because UK law allows single-ingredient products not to state ingredients, there is no listed ingredients on the tub.
This is good because it means that this yoghurt is clean and simple and only contains milk and live cultures. It also means they haven’t used milk powders.
On the downside it means they don’t list which live cultures they have used to ferment it. More on this below.
In summary, it is indeed a very natural yoghurt with no concerning ingredients.
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Benefits of Lidl Milbona natural yoghurt
This product comes with the usual health benefits of yoghurt. Unfortunately they don’t provide useful information in some areas. Below we’ll compare a few factors against Lidl Milbona Greek style yoghurt.
Live cultures
Probiotics are live, beneficial microorganisms that have been proven to support health. They are a specific type of live culture.
Unfortunately there is no indication of the strains of live cultures present in this yoghurt, so we don’t know whether the live cultures can be considered probiotic or not.
In terms of the amount of actual live cultures present (ie colony forming units), again no information is provided.
Lidl also don’t give this information on their Greek style yoghurt.
Read more about the benefits of probiotic foods.
Postbiotics
Postbiotics are essentially beneficial things cultures can produce during fermentation. These include healthy short-chain fatty acids which nourish our gut lining and may help reduce symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome.
Nutrients
This yoghurt compares mostly favourably against Lidl’s Greek style yoghurt in terms of some health measures.
Fat: This yoghurt is low in fat with 3.3% - which is a third of the Greek style yoghurt (10%)!
Protein: It has fairly good protein levels at 5.2% - which is above the Greek style yoghurt which has 4.1%.
Sugar: The sugar content of this yoghurt is on the higher end for this type of yoghurt with 5.5% - which is above the Greek style yoghurt at 4.4% sugar. However, this is still much below flavoured yoghurt.
Calcium: Unfortunately both yoghurts don’t provide information on calcium levels.
Appearance
As the picture below shows, it doesn’t have much shape and sinks to the bottom of the bowl almost like a liquid.
Texture
The texture is a little thin especially when compared to Greek yoghurt. It has a decent creaminess for a fairly low-fat yoghurt though.
Flavour
Its aroma is fairly neutral with nothing jumping out.
The taste is also quite neutral and just like soured milk. It’s lacking depth and the acidity is moderate to high. The taste seems a little out of balance with this acidity and the lack of richness or fat to balance it out. There’s also a slight chalkiness to it which isn’t ideal.
Overall, the flavour is okay but underwhelming - as is the texture.
Use
This yoghurt could be had on its own but would probably be best added to smoothies or put on cereal.
It could also be used in dressings or marinades.
Cost of Lidl Milbona natural yoghurt
You can buy a 500g tub from Lidl for £0.69 - which makes it Lidl’s cheapest yoghurt.
Review summary
Rating: 3.25 stars out of 5.
Verdict: Lidl Milbona natural yoghurt is great value and low in fat, but the flavour isn’t anything to write home about.
Pros
simple, natural ingredients
cheap
low in fat
fairly good protein levels
Cons
underwhelming taste
more sugar than other natural yoghurt (but still low compared to flavoured yoghurt)
no information on the strains of live cultures included
no information on the actual amount of live cultures it contains (ie colony forming units)
no information on its calcium content
Now read our article about the best yoghurt in the UK!
Health benefits of yoghurt
Aside from the specific benefits listed above, especially related to probiotics and postbiotics, yoghurt has some other important health benefits.
Vitamins and minerals
Yoghurt is a source of various vitamins and minerals including:
calcium - which helps digestion and supports bone and teeth health
magnesium - which supports bone health, muscle function and energy production
phosphorus - which is important for bone and teeth health and energy metabolism
potassium - which supports heart, muscle, nerve and kidney health
vitamins B2 and B12 - which support immunity, energy production and cell and nerve function
vitamin A - supports vision, immune function, cell growth and healthy skin
Satiety and weight management
The high protein and low carbohydrate content in yogurt, especially Greek style yogurt, helps you feel fuller for longer which can help control your appetite. Greek yoghurt is often recommended by dietitians for this reason.
Reduced lactose
Compared to unfermented dairy products such as milk, yoghurt has lower levels of lactose as this is partially consumed by bacteria during the fermentation process. This makes it more digestible for people who have some degree of lactose intolerance.
Factors we consider in our ratings
The factors we consider when doing a review (and the weightings of each of these) may vary depending on the product we are testing, but here are the key general factors we consider when we settle on a rating for a product.
Health benefits
We find out how the product will be good for your health and outline the benefits for you in simple language. This often involves doing research so you don’t have to. We often link to scientific studies or articles summarising scientific findings so you can dig deeper if you want to.
Things detrimental to health
We want to highlight where a product might include something bad for your health - even if the product might be good for you in another way. This could include such things as pointing out certain additives it contains or high sugar levels.
How it’s made
This will vary depending on the product, but we want to see a quality process for making it and quality ingredients. For example, we want to see a kombucha traditionally fermented with lots of different microbial strains and we want to see a yoghurt made with fresh milk and not milk powders.
Price
While we expect quality products to be more expensive, they still have to be priced within reason. On the other side of things, a product which is priced very competitively will get a ratings boost based on the value it provides.
Flavour
For some products flavour won’t be a factor (eg probiotic tablets), but for others, like yoghurt or kimchi, flavour is a key aspect because these products are made to be enjoyed as well as being healthy! We will try to be as subjective as possible and describe the flavour in detail so you can get an idea of whether you would like it or not.
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Your reviewer
This article was reviewed by Travis, the founder of this website, long-time gut-health enthusiast, science nerd and passionate kombucha maker of over 10 years!
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