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Yakult Original nutrition

Mini drink (65ml)More from Yakult

Figures from Yakult’s published nutrition information, collected by Boone. Data checks are led by Murray Dare.

Traffic lights, per mini drink (65ml)Colours from FSA guidance, per 100gHow
Energy46 kcal2% of RI297 kJ, 71 kcal per 100g
Saturates0.1gLow0% of RI0.1g per 100g
Sugars10.4gMedium12% of RI16g per 100g
Salt0.01gLow0% of RI0.02g per 100g

Colours use the Food Standards Agency front-of-pack thresholds per 100g. RI is the adult reference intake. Boone does not hold fat figures for this product, so it is not shown.

How much
Who is eating
46kcal4% of the day
!Total sugar is the one to watch: 55% of their daily limit in mini drink (65ml).
CaloriesEnergy46 kcal4%
Reference 1,291 kcal
Total sugarHigh10.4g55%
Limit 19g free sugar (NHS)
Saturated fatWithin limit0.1g0%
Guide 14g: Boone estimate, 10% of energy. No NHS limit at this age
SaltWithin limit0.01g0%
Limit 3g (NHS)
ProteinTarget0.9g
No set target for this age

Mini drink (65ml) of Original. Figures from Yakult; portion figures calculated by Boone. Free sugar cannot be worked out without the ingredient list, so total sugar is shown against the free sugar limit as an upper bound. How

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Sugar in a portion of Yakult Original

Total sugar10.4gin mini drink (65ml)
Teaspoons2.6One teaspoon is 4g
2.6 teaspoons of sugar

Boone does not hold an ingredient list for this product, so it cannot split free sugar from sugar that occurs naturally. The shares on the right treat all of it as free sugar, so they are the most it could be.

Up to 10.4g against the NHS free sugar limit
Age 4 to 6 19g a day55%
Age 7 to 10 24g a day43%
Age 11 and over 30g a day35%

The NHS free sugar limit is 19g a day at age 4 to 6, 24g at 7 to 10 and 30g from 11.

How it compares with other yoghurt

#6 of 121 yoghurt for least salt per 100g.

Sorted by salt per 100gHow
Aldi Brooklea Peach & Passion Fruit Protein Yogurt 200 G 124 kcal per 100g0.00gAldi Brooklea Peach & Passionfruit Flavour Thick & Creamy Yogurt 150 G 124 kcal per 100g0.00gAldi Brooklea Raspberry Flavour Thick & Creamy Yogurt 150 G 129 kcal per 100g0.00gAldi Brooklea Strawberry Flavour Thick & Creamy Yogurt 150 G 130 kcal per 100g0.00gYakult Original 71 kcal per 100g0.02gAldi Specially Selected Yellow Peach Luxury Yogurt 150 G 103 kcal per 100g0.05gAldi Brooklea Strawberry & Vanilla Flavour Double Delights Fromage Frais 4 Pack 340 G 90 kcal per 100g0.06gAldi Brooklea Active Cherry Yogurt 4 Pack 0.46 KG 91 kcal per 100g0.07gAldi Brooklea Active Rhubarb Yogurt 4 Pack 0.46 KG 91 kcal per 100g0.07g
Swaps with less saltLowest salt in yoghurtAldi Brooklea Strawberry Flavour Thick & Creamy Yogurt 150 G →0.00g per 100g.
All yoghurt →121 products

Among all 121 yoghurt

Where it sits per 100g against every yoghurt product in the Boone database.

Sugar16g per 100g
0gMiddle 7.8g17.7g

More sugar than 97% of the 121 yoghurt.

Saturated fat0.1g per 100g
0gMiddle 1.1g9.5g

Less saturated fat than 81% of the 121 yoghurt.

Salt0.02g per 100g
0gMiddle 0.11g0.25g

Less salt than 95% of the 121 yoghurt.

Calories71 kcal per 100g
48 kcalMiddle 82 kcal165 kcal

Fewer calories than 64% of the 121 yoghurt.

Yakult Original nutrition by portion

Boone does not hold figures for fat, carbohydrate and fibre for this product.

Per100gMini drink (65ml)
Energy71 kcal46 kcal
of which saturates0.1g0.1g
of which sugars16.0g10.4g
Protein1.4g0.9g
Salt0.02g0.01g

Quick answers

How many calories are in Yakult Original?+

46 kcal in mini drink (65ml). Per 100g it is 71 kcal.

How much sugar is in Yakult Original?+

10.4g of sugar in mini drink (65ml), about 2.6 teaspoons. Without an ingredient list Boone cannot say how much of it is free sugar.

How much salt is in Yakult Original?+

0.01g in mini drink (65ml): 0% of the 3g daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 0% of the 6g adult limit.

Where the figures come from

Source. Yakult’s published nutrition information, per 100g as sold.

Collected. Copied by Boone from Yakult’s published figures. Data checks are led by Murray Dare.

Calculated by Boone. Portion figures, traffic lights. Labelled where they appear.

Limits. NHS free sugar and salt limits by age; UK reference intakes for adults.

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