Choose individually sealed yoghurt pots if you want a defined portion for each meal and may not finish a shared tub soon after opening. A larger pot makes sense when you plan to portion it across several meals and can follow its storage instructions. Whichever format you choose, compare the exact recipe per 100g and for the amount you intend to eat.
A multipack gives you a separate pot for each occasion without spooning yoghurt from a shared tub. Tesco Groceries lists examples including 4 × 100g Greek-style pots and 8 × 115g Activia pots; check whether the individual pot size fits the meal you have in mind.
If several days might pass between portions, check the instructions on a shared pot before buying it. Tesco Groceries lists an Onken Raspberry 450g pot that should be refrigerated and enjoyed within three days of opening.
If sugars, fat or saturates matter to your choice, compare the exact flavours rather than treating a brand name or pack format as a guide. NHS food-label guidance identifies these nutrients among the information on pre-packed food labels.
Start with the amount you will eat at one sitting, then check whether a shared pot fits your plans after opening and compare the recipes themselves.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Portion format | Check the weight of each sealed pot, not just the total pack weight. For a shared tub, decide how much you would serve each time. | I want one ready-defined portion for a meal component, or I am happy to spoon out my own portion from a tub. |
| Recipe and nutrition | Compare the exact flavour per 100g, then check the values for the pot or serving you would eat. Look at sugars, fat and saturates alongside the other label information. | If I eat this yoghurt regularly, I want to know how my chosen portion compares with another recipe—not assume that plain, fruit and honey versions are alike. |
| Storage after opening | Read the pack’s refrigeration, date-marking and post-opening instructions. Check whether your planned meals fit the stated period for an opened tub. | Yoghurt may sit in my fridge between meals, so separate unopened pots could be more practical than opening one large tub. |
A large pot needs self-portioning and may have a short post-opening instruction. Tesco Groceries says its Onken Raspberry 450g pot should be enjoyed within three days of opening; the Waitrose & Partners listing for Rachel’s Ginger Greek-style yoghurt also says to eat it within three days of opening.
Consider how many portions you will actually use in the period stated on the particular pack. If you eat yoghurt less often, compare sealed pots instead.
Natural, fruit, honey and topping-containing recipes can differ, as can their pot sizes. A brand or range name alone does not tell you the values for the portion you will eat.
Compare the exact product’s label per 100g and then check the figures for your intended portion.
A sealed pot sets a convenient boundary, but its size does not establish whether it is the amount you want for breakfast, dessert or another meal.
Check the individual pot weight and its whole-pot nutrition information against the role yoghurt will have in your meal.
GOV.UK explains that use-by dates concern food safety, whereas best-before dates concern quality. A date mark also does not replace a product’s instructions for storage after opening.
Read the wording on the actual pack and follow its storage and post-opening directions.
These examples illustrate pack formats and label checks; a brand name alone does not determine the portion size or recipe.
A reference for individually portioned flavoured yoghurt multipacks.
A reference for shoppers considering a shared pot instead of sealed portions.
For Yeo Valley Greek-style options, distinguish natural from flavoured recipes and individual pots from shared formats.
A reference for comparing sealed fruit pots with a Greek-style shared product.
A reference for sealed, flavoured yoghurt multipacks.
An own-brand reference when comparing Greek-style yoghurt portions.
The option below provides sealed 100g portions, but it is a fruit-and-yoghurt baby-food product labelled for ages 6 months and over. Consider its intended use before treating it as an option for an adult single-portion meal.
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Eight separate 100g pots give a defined portion, but this fruit-and-yoghurt recipe is described for babies aged 6 months and over rather than as a general adult yoghurt. The product instructions say to refrigerate unused, unheated food after opening an individual pot and use it within 24 hours. Check the current pack’s allergen information before use.
Separate pots suit a defined portion when you may not use yoghurt again soon; a shared tub suits several planned portions if you can follow its post-opening instructions. For example, Tesco Groceries says its Onken Raspberry 450g pot should be enjoyed within three days of opening.
There is no single pot size that fits every meal. Retailer examples include Tesco Groceries’ 4 × 100g Greek-style pack and 8 × 115g Activia pack, and Waitrose & Partners’ 4 × 110g Rachel’s fruit pack. Check the weight of one pot against the amount you intend to eat.
Compare their nutrition information per 100g first, then look at the values for the pot or portion you would actually eat. NHS food-label guidance identifies energy, fat, saturates, carbohydrate, sugars, protein and salt among the information shown on pre-packed food labels.
No. GOV.UK explains that use-by concerns food safety and best-before concerns quality. Read the date wording on your yoghurt pack and follow its storage instructions, including any directions that apply once it is opened.