Sprouting from the vegan AND paleo movements, Culina Botanical Yogurt is dairy-free, made with simple ingredients, and packaged in an actual flowerpot. It’s a “craft-fermented” line of coconut yogurt with a low sugar, no funny business label that is sure to attract food purists.
Culina Botanical Yogurt Plants Itself in the Healthy Dairy Alternative Market
This rich dairy-free yogurt isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s super-thick consistency attempts to rival the mouthfeel and versatility of Greek yogurt. But it is much higher in fat (from the coconut base) and very low in protein. Nonetheless, it’s cultured with live and active probiotics and is very modest in sugars.
Plain & Simple
Ingredients: coconut cream (coconuts, water), agar, probiotic cultures. Contains: coconut.*
Nutrition (per 5-ounce container): 230 calories, 25g fat, 3g carbs, <1g fiber, 2g sugars (includes 0g added sugars), 0g protein.*
Bourbon Vanilla
Nutrition (per 5-ounce container): 240 calories, 23g fat, 11g carbs, <1g fiber, 10g sugars (includes 8g added sugars), 0g protein.*
Strawberry Rose
Nutrition (per 5-ounce container): 230 calories, 21g fat, 11g carbs, <1g fiber, 10g sugars (includes 8g added sugars), 0g protein.*
Blueberry Lavender
Nutrition (per 5-ounce container): 230 calories, 21g fat, 11g carbs, <1g fiber, 10g sugars (includes 8g added sugars), 0g protein.*
More Facts on Culina Botanical Yogurt Alternative
Price: $3.99 per 5-ounce container
Availability: Culina Botanical Yogurt Alternative is sold at select Whole Foods, Sprouts, and Natural Grocers locations throughout the US, and in some more local natural food grocers. It’s also available online – see their website below for details.
Certifications: We didn’t notice any certifications on Culina Botanical Yogurt Alternative.
Dietary Notes: By ingredients, Culina Botanical Yogurt Alternative is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, gluten-free, grain-free, nut-free, peanut-free, soy-free, vegan, plant-based, vegetarian, and paleo-friendly.*
For More Product Information: Visit the Culina website at www.culinayogurt.com.
*Always read the ingredient and nutrition statement prior to consumption. Ingredients, processes, and labeling are subject to change at any time for any company or product. Contact the company to discuss their manufacturing processes if potential allergen cross-contamination is an issue for you. No food product can be guaranteed “safe” for every individual’s needs. You should never rely on ingredient and allergen statements alone if dealing with a severe food allergy.
Yummy, but…
Like the owner of this business I too am dairy free. Always looking for a decent dairy free yogurt. This product is creamy and delicious, but has one glaring problem. There is no information about the type of cultures or the number present in the product. Any decent probiotic will provide this information
I love it
I have had the sour apple and today the bourbon vanilla and I added some gluten free granola crumbles….and it is sooooo good. It doesnt have that twang that dairy yogurt has that always catches me off guard too. For people saying it is not healthy, do you not see the line around McDonalds every day or people drinking 75 grams of sugar in one soda or lemonade? Come back down to reality and realize this is way healthier and tasty than so many other options out there.
Heart attack in a cup.
Tastes good but misleadingly UNHEALTHY for average people. A small yogurt contains a whopping 17 grams of saturated fat, the fat that raises bad cholesterol (LDL) and clogs your coronary arteries. This is more than the recommended amount for a full day. The American Heart Association recommends no more than 13 grams of saturated fat for a full day for a typical 2000 calorie diet. And less if have a family history of heart disease. 17 grams for a small yogurt is off the charts, double and triple the amount in lard, a large egg, cheese servings, pork and hamburgers. The villain is the coconut ingredients. Tropical vegetable oils are the notorious exception to usually healthy vegetable oils which have unsaturated fats. Coconut and palm are high in saturated fats.
Deliciously different!
I just had the mango orange blossom probiotic yogurt – wonderful consistency, very much like Greek yogurt, and a haunting, subtle taste of orange blossoms with an undertone of mango. Sweetened with maple syrup, and not overly sweet to boot. I will definitely buy it again, and look for the other flavors!!!
Delicious beyond belief - But TOO expensive
Flavor and texture is superb, just right amount of tart sweetness. Hard to have just one, they are small, too.
For Kathy
Hi! You aren’t the first to mention this to me… but, I haven’t noticed a change! I only eat the plain… have you tried that one? I think I’ll pick up another flavor tomorrow to see if I see a difference… I am intrigued since I’ve heard this from a few people.
Bait and switch
They started out with a great creamy thick yogurt. I have 2 brown bags of little bottles I saved to use for other things. That’s how much I. Loved it…they now changed it to some whipped up fluff that’s totally different…trying to get the same price at co op I shop at…not happening ..no one’s buying it, not even at the sale price…change it back and I’ll buy again.ruined a good thing. 🙁
PURE LOVE!!!
I LOVE every single flavor! My husband and I went vegan about a year ago and one of the things I missed the most was thick Greek yogurt. Well, not anymore! This yogurt is absolutely AMAZING!!!
So, So, So Good!
I recently tried the Strawberry- and it was so good. Five Stars! I also like the blueberry and the plain. I wonder if it ok to eat this every day?
I love this stuff
I love the clean list of ingredients and the taste of this yogurt. They are so expensive I usually eat half a jar at a time.
