Yogurt

Also called yoghurt, zabadi, yaghurt and yoghourt

Yogurt is made from fermented milk and has a creamy texture. Cooks use it as a dairy ingredient.

Dairy
Allergen: milk

About the plain ingredient, not packaged products; general information, not medical advice. Details

Category: Dairy & eggs
Made from: Milk
Part used: Milk
Texture: Creamy
Cooked most in: Asia, Europe
Top country: Türkiye
Dishes: 8 in the catalogue
Energy: 78 kcal per 100 g

Photo: Nithyasrm · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

In the kitchen

How to use yogurt

Cooking with it

Some strained yogurts are boiled to reduce their liquid.

Flavour

Taste and texture

Texture

Creamy

Shopping

Choosing and storing yogurt

Availability: Supermarkets

Nutrition

What 100 g of yogurt holds

Per 100 g. Averages from USDA; real values vary by variety, season and growing conditions.

Protein 28%Fat 32%Carbohydrate 40%of the macronutrients by weight

Nutrition per 100 g of yogurt
Energy	78 kcal · 358 kJ
Protein	3.8 g
Fat	4.5 g
of which saturated	2.3 g
Carbohydrate	5.6 g
of which sugars	4.1 g
Sodium	42 mg
Cholesterol	14 mg

Nutrition per 100 g of yogurt: minerals and vitamins
Potassium	164 mg
Calcium	127 mg
Magnesium	11 mg
Zinc	0.43 mg
Vitamin A (RAE)	12 µg
Vitamin B12	0.53 µg

Source: USDA FoodData Central (foods 170888, 2259793), public domain. Minerals and vitamins are listed only where USDA measured a non-zero amount.

Around the world

Where yogurt is cooked

8 dishes in the catalogue use yogurt. Here is where they come from.

Dishes by continent

Asia4
Europe1

Countries whose dishes use it most

Counts are catalogued dishes from each country that list yogurt among their ingredients.

Origins

The 1300s · Egypt
An Egyptian cookbook recorded a yogurt recipe.
The 1900s · United States
Yogurt was introduced to the United States.
1933 · Czechia
A Prague dairy patented yogurt with fruit jam.

On the table

Dishes made with yogurt

8 dishes in the catalogue use it.

Ayran
Iran, Türkiye
Gulûl
Ovdukh
Azerbaijan
Snow White salad
Bulgaria
Lassi
India
Kuftesîr
Yayla çorbası
Türkiye
Sarımsaklı yoğurt

Dish lists come from Wikidata; a dish counts when its recorded ingredients include yogurt.

Good to know

Diet and allergens: yogurt in detail

These notes describe the plain ingredient. Packaged and prepared products vary, so read the label; for allergies and medical diets ask a doctor or dietitian.

Allergens: Contains: milk
Animal origin: From: dairyChecked and not found: egg, fish, meat, honey, insect, poultry, shellfish, other animal.
Caffeine: None

Family

Related forms

Made from: milk (fermented)
Made from it: kurt (dried)