
Product Insights
Yakult original is a fermented milk drink marketed as a probiotic beverage and belongs to the sweetened-beverages group. It carries a Nutri-Score of E, falls in NOVA group 4, and while it is free of fat and salt, it contains 13.6 g of sugars per 100 ml, making it high‑sugar. The drink provides 1.3 g of protein and 66 kcal per 100 ml, but the high added‑sugar content and ultra‑processed status limit its nutritional quality.
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Nutritional Values
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Comparative Analysis
Compared with the average sweetened‑beverage, Yakult original contains less sugar (13.6 g vs 15.71 g), less fat (0 g vs 0.73 g), less salt (0.04 g vs 0.35 g), lower energy (66 kcal vs 80.74 kcal) and fewer carbohydrates, while its protein level is slightly higher (1.3 g vs 1.06 g).
Ingredients
Acqua, latte scremato, sciroppo di glucosio-fruttosio, zucchero, maltodestrina, aromi, L. casei Shirota.
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