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How much sugar is in yogurt, by style?
Across 5,381 yogurts in USDA's branded database, flavored regular yogurt has the most sugar, a median of 11.1 g per 100 g; plain plant-based yogurt the least, 0.7 g. Weighted by products, flavored yogurts carry about 10.2 g per 100 g against 4.2 g for plain ones.
Published · By GetFoodFacts · the rules are cited to FDA and USDA, the figures computed from USDA FoodData Central (April 30, 2026 release)
Regular flavored yogurt: 11.1 g of sugars per 100 g, the most of any style
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; products that meet the site's data contract, one per UPC.
Every style
| Style | Products | Sugars per 100 g | Sugars per serving | Added sugars per serving |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular, flavored | 2,546 | 11.1 g | 17.0 g | 11.1 g |
| Greek and skyr, flavored | 1,936 | 9.3 g | 14.0 g | 9.0 g |
| Plant-based, flavored | 373 | 8.2 g | 12.0 g | 9.0 g |
| Regular, plain | 223 | 5.7 g | 10.0 g | 0 g |
| Greek and skyr, plain | 273 | 3.3 g | 6.0 g | 0 g |
| Plant-based, plain | 30 | 0.7 g | 1.0 g | 0 g |
Medians. Added sugars: over the labels that declare the line (older labels do not); the CSV gives, for each style, how many declare it, how many say 0 g, and the median protein.
Method and limits
The yogurt aisle (every product in USDA's yogurt category whose name says yogurt or skyr, and the yogurts USDA files under milk, minus drinks, shakes, kefir, bars, bites, coated snacks, mixes and cheeses) is split by the words in each product's name: Greek and skyr (greek, skyr, icelandic, strained), plant-based (almond, oat, coconut, soy, cashew, dairy free), drinkable (kefir, drink, drinkable, smoothie), otherwise regular; plain means the name says plain or unsweetened and the label declares no added sugars ("original" and "natural" lines are often sweetened, so they count as flavored). Total sugars include lactose, about 4 to 5 g per 100 g in milk yogurt; added sugars appear only on labels in the post-2020 format, so that column counts the products that declare them.
Download: the table as CSV (CC BY 4.0: reuse it with a link to this page).
Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- the food and product records, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what each data type is and how branded records are submitted. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, rounding and Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
- the thresholds for "low sodium", "sugar free", "high in". ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov