Vanilla Skyr

How it scored 55 / 100

Nutrition snapshot

Ingredients 14 listed

• 1 Skyr
  Traditional Icelandic strained cultured milk product made from skim milk and live cultures, similar to thick yogurt or fresh cheese.
  Safe
• 2 Cane Sugar
  Sucrose (a disaccharide of glucose and fructose) crystallized from sugar cane juice; chemically identical to beet sugar.
  Moderate
• 3 Vanilla Extract
  Vanilla extract is a solution of vanilla bean compounds in ethanol and water.
  Safe
• 4 Pectin
  Pectin (E440a) is a natural soluble fiber polysaccharide found in fruit cell walls.
  Low
• 5 Concentrated Lemon Juice
  Lemon juice with water removed by evaporation.
  Safe
• 6 Vanilla Seeds
  The tiny black seeds inside the cured pod of the vanilla orchid (Vanilla planifolia).
  Safe
• 7 Locust Bean Gum
  Galactomannan polysaccharide extracted from seeds of the carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua).
  Low
• 8 Liver
  Organ meat (e.g., beef, chicken, pork liver), the body's primary metabolic organ.
  Moderate
• 9 Microbial Culture
  Live or active cultures of bacteria/fungi used for fermentation (e.g., Lactobacillus, Streptococcus thermophilus, Bifidobacterium).
  Low
• 10 Lactobacillus Bulgaricus
  Lactic-acid bacterium (Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus) used as a starter culture.
  Safe
• 11 Bifidus
  Live bacteria of the genus Bifidobacterium, commonly added as a probiotic culture to fermented dairy and supplements.
  Low
• 12 Pasteurized Skimmed Milk
  Cow's milk with the cream removed (skim/non-fat) and heat-treated to kill pathogens.
  Low
• 13 Skyr Cultures
  Specific bacterial starter cultures used to ferment milk into Icelandic skyr; typically a blend of thermophilic Streptococcus thermophilus, …
  Safe
• 14 Streptococcus Thermophilus
  A lactic acid bacterium used as a starter culture in fermented dairy products such as yogurt and certain cheeses.
  Safe