Greek-style yogurts
Great Value Light Greek Vanilla
32 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains non-nutritive sweeteners
- Contains added sugars
Why it scores 42
Great Value Light Greek Vanilla scores 42 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Fructose: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 7.5 points Acesulfame potassium (Ace-K): In the NutriNet-Santé cohort, acesulfame-K intake was associated with higher cancer risk; cause and effect is not established. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
Better yogurt
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Oikos Triple Zero Blended Greek Yogurt Vanilla Oikos · 32 oz No added sugars · No fructose Score 82 out of 100 , 40 points higher -
Greek Vanilla lowfat yogurt True Goodness · 32 oz Not ultra-processed · No non-nutritive sweeteners Score 79 out of 100 , 37 points higher -
Vanilla Greek Style Plant-Based Yogurt Kite Hill · 16 oz No non-nutritive sweeteners · No added sugars Score 81 out of 100 , 39 points higher -
Vanilla Flavored Greek Yogurt Oikos Triple Zero No added sugars · No fructose Score 78 out of 100 , 36 points higher -
Greek Plain Great Value · 907 g Not ultra-processed · No non-nutritive sweeteners Score 100 out of 100 , 58 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Light Greek Vanilla
Ingredients
- Fructose minus 20 points
- Acesulfame potassium (Ace-K) minus 7.5 points
- Sucralose minus 7.5 points
- Modified starch minus 1.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 4.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Protein 8.2 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 58.5 = 41.5 → 42
Can’t score above 79. Contains fructose, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 59 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 5.3 g |
| Sugars | 4.1 g |
| Added sugars | 0.6 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 8.2 g |
| Salt | 0.1 g |
Serving: 0.66 cup (170 g)
Ingredients
- CULTURED PASTEURIZED GRADE A NONFAT MILK
- WATER
- FRUCTOSE (high concern)
- MODIFIED FOOD STARCH
- NATURAL FLAVOR
- ACESULFAME POTASSIUM (moderate concern)
- CITRIC ACID
- SODIUM CITRATE
- SUCRALOSE (moderate concern)
- VANILLA EXTRACT
Label text, as published
CULTURED PASTEURIZED GRADE A NONFAT MILK, WATER, FRUCTOSE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, NATURAL FLAVOR, ACESULFAME POTASSIUM, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM CITRATE, SUCRALOSE, VANILLA EXTRACT.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk
- Not vegan
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Great Value
Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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Artificial sweeteners and cancer risk: Results from the NutriNet-Santé population-based cohort study
“In this large cohort study, artificial sweeteners (especially aspartame and acesulfame-K), which are used in many food and beverage brands worldwide, were associated with increased cancer risk.”
doi.org
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Re-evaluation of acesulfame K (E 950) as food additive (plain language summary)
“The acceptable daily intake (ADI) considered safe for all population groups was set at 15 mg/kg body weight (bw) per day.”
efsa.europa.eu
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WHO advises not to use non-sugar sweeteners for weight control in newly released guideline
“The recommendation is based on the findings of a systematic review of the available evidence which suggests that use of NSS does not confer any long-term benefit in reducing body fat in adults or children.”
who.int
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Personalized microbiome-driven effects of non-nutritive sweeteners on human glucose tolerance
“As groups, each administered NNS distinctly altered stool and oral microbiome and plasma metabolome, whereas saccharin and sucralose significantly impaired glycemic responses.”
doi.org
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“Sucralose-6-acetate significantly increased the expression of genes associated with inflammation, oxidative stress, and cancer”
doi.org
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“EFSA’s experts concluded that the sweetener sucralose (E 955) continues to be safe for consumers for its currently authorised uses as a food additive.”
efsa.europa.eu
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21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
“whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
ecfr.gov
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org