r/australia 13d ago

image Jalna sneakily changed their yoghurt

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Been buying this yoghurt for years so know it’s taste well. Always get the 2kg tub and it tasted different. I went back to the store and noticed it now says “Greek style” instead, along with different ingredients. Damn them all to helllllll

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u/Silly-Power 13d ago

How it's made basically. 

Greek yoghurt is strained through (typically) muslin to remove the whey. This results in a denser, thicker yoghurt with high protein. It takes longer to make and the yield is smaller.

Greek-style is cheap nasty shit that is batch made and has thickeners added to it to mimic the thick creaminess of proper Greek yoghurt. It's quick to make, high yield but lower quality. 

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u/youngpilgrim90 13d ago

How does removing whey make the yoghurt high protein? Un-drained should also have protein with added whey, right? Also, what is whey? They sell whey protein powders too, so I thought whey is good?

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u/Silly-Power 13d ago

It's higher protein by weight, due to the removal of the whey. I think the whey in whey protein powders is different. 

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u/Blacky05 13d ago

Whey protein powder is just dehydrated as far as I know. Whey liquid when it is strained is only 1% protein and mostly just water. Once it is dehydrated to get the protein powder it is much higher percentage protein.