Cashews, oats, almonds, soy, even pili nuts: plant-based probiotic fanatics will love this guide to the best vegan yogurt brands in the US in 2021.
Yogurts are an important part of any diet and cuisine, for both children and adults. The US has a massive number of brands vegan yogurts in all kinds of flavours and made from all kinds of plants.
Here are the best vegan yogurt brands in the US in 2021:
The Forager Project
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The Forager Project is an organic plant-based creamery from California. It produces dairy alternatives like plant-based milk, butter, sour cream, yogurts, creamers, and probiotic and protein shakes, as well as gluten-free chips and cereal.
Its flagship yogurt is the cashew milk variety. The blueberry and strawberry variants are available in 5.3oz sizes, the unsweetened vanilla bean in 16oz, and the unsweetened plain and vanilla bean in both. It also has a range of Greek yogurts using coconut milk and cashews as a base, in 5.3oz unsweetened plain, strawberry and vanilla flavors.
Additionally, The Forager Project also offers 6oz protein yogurts using the same base of cashews and coconut, with a protein blend from watermelon seeds, pumpkin seeds and brown rice. These are available in unsweetened plain and vanilla versions.
Extending its cashew milk offerings, the brand has five cultured probiotic drinkable yogurts, in unsweetened plain, strawberry, blueberry, blackberry and mango flavors in 8oz and 28oz bottles (except blackberry, which is only available in the 28oz size).
Silk
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An American plant-based giant, Silk offers dairy-free yogurts made from soy, oat and almond milk. Its Almondmilk Yogurt is probably the most popular out of all, with seven flavors comprising peach, dark chocolate and coconut, strawberry, mixed berry acai, unsweetened vanilla, vanilla and plain. All the flavored yogurts are available in 5.3oz pots, except for the unsweetened vanilla, which is only available in a 24oz pot. The plain and vanilla variants can be found in both sizes.
The Soymilk range has peach and mango, tropical pineapple, blueberry, strawberry all in 5.3oz sizes, plain in 24oz and vanilla in both. The Oatmilk yogurts come in only 5.3oz flavored pots: strawberry, vanilla, mango and mixed berry.
Silk also offers mix-in yogurts, with coconut and chocolate, apple cinnamon, maple, chocolate and banana, and mixed berry chia granola options with the almond milk yoghurt — all in 5.3oz sizes. Additionally, the brand also has a range of yogurts for kids: the strawberry, apple cinnamon, and mixed berry flavors mixed within its signature almond milk yoghurt. These are available in 4oz four-packs.
Check out our guide to the best almond milk in the UK.
Kite Hill
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Kite Hill offers a massive range of plant-based yogurts — all the way from almond milk, to vegan Greek yogurt, to coconut milk yogurts. The almond milk range included the plain, peach, blueberry, strawberry, key lime and raspberry in the 5.3oz range. The vanilla is available in 5.3oz and 16oz, while the unsweetened plain yogurt can be found in 5.3oz, 16oz and 32oz sizes.
The plant-based Greek yogurt alternatives are also made from almond milk, using tapioca starch for added thickness. It has two unsweetened flavors, both in the 5.3oz and 16oz sizes: plain and vanilla.
The Blissful Coconut Milk Yogurts are available in some unique flavors. Blueberry Limoncello, Caffé Macchiato, Peaches and Crème, Strawberries and Crème, Salted Caramel and Decadent Vanilla Bean are all available in 5.3oz pots. The plain unsweetened coconut yogurt can be found in the 16oz pots.
Lavva
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Lavva is an alt-dairy company that utilises pili nuts as its star ingredient in its products. The yogurts are made from a blend of pili nuts, young plantains, cassava root, lime juice, coconut cream, water and powder, Himalayan salt, live vegan probiotics, and real fruit.
It is available in 5.3oz and 16oz pots, with flavors including the original, blueberry, raspberry, vanilla, mango and strawberry. The products boast 50 billion probiotics per cup.
The Pili nuts are grown in fertile volcanic soil and contain potent nutrients, wholesome fats, and antioxidants. Lavva’s nuts are sustainably harvested, sprouted, organic, and fairtrade certified. The plantains provide a creamy texture and subtly sweet taste, the coconut makes it silky and decadent, the cassava gives it a smooth natural finish and the lime juice adds a subtle tartness to the plant-based yogurt.
Oui by Yoplait
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This is a new entrant in the market, albeit by a classic French brand (in fact, Yoplait is the world’s largest yogurt franchise brand). Make no mistake: these yogurts are fancy. Sold in glass pots, the Oui yogurts are set for eight hours using a French technique.
Available in four flavors, all yogurts come in just one size: 5oz. These are mango, raspberry, strawberry and vanilla. Oui uses coconut cream as a base, with cane sugar, non-GMO ingredients and cultures rounding up the list.
Daiya
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The Canada-based brand is a major name in the plant-based industry in North America. Daiya is famous for its vegan cheese, but it has branched out to vegan ice cream and yogurts too.
Its yogurt range has six flavors, all in 5.3oz pots. These are strawberry, peach, blueberry, black cherry, vanilla bean and plain. The base for these vegan yogurts is coconut cream and pea protein isolate, which makes it protein-rich.
Chobani
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While this isn’t a predominantly vegan company, Chobani is a household name. Its vegan yogurts are based in two categories: oat and coconut.
The oat yogurt range has four flavors: blueberry pomegranate, peach mandarin, strawberry vanilla and vanilla. Only the vanilla is available in two sizes: 5.3oz and 24oz; the rest can all only be found in 5.3oz pots.
Chobani’s coconut yogurt has four variants: blueberry, peach, strawberry and vanilla. These are all only available in 5.3oz containers.
Read our extensive review of the best oat milk in the UK.
Follow Your Heart
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Follow Your Heart is another plant-based dairy giant originating from California. It made its name by selling Vegenaise, but now is known for its wide-ranging product portfolio.
All its dairy-free yogurts use coconut milk as a base, with cane sugar used for added sweetness. They also just come in one size: 6oz. And there are ten flavours: plain, vanilla bean, blueberry, strawberry, peach, cherry, key lime, raspberry, strawberry rhubarb and piña colada.
