Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Review: Dannon Oikos Triple Zero Coconut Créme Blended Greek Yogurt


As I type this review this morning, I see on Twitter that a Dannon competitor (Yoplait) has had a truck wreck on one of the local Indianapolis interstates and there are countless smashed/spilled cups of Yoplait yogurt spread all over the side of the road.  Seeing that kind of makes me giggle as I type this review.  Anyway, today I embark on another Dannon review as I'm taking a look at a Dannon product line that has been out for a while that I've just been too lazy to get to as I look at this cup of Dannon Oikos Triple Zero Coconut Créme Blended Greek Yogurt.  I picked this up at Meijer in a pretty good sale for $0.88 and each cup is the standard 5.3 ounces.  Within that 5.3 ounces of Greek yogurt is 120 calories and fifteen grams of protein.  Since it is "Triple Zero", that means that it is sugar free, fat free and has no artificial sweeteners.  It's also the official yogurt of the National Football League (home of deflated balls).  Hooray for you if that kind of stuff impacts whether you purchase a product or not.



Coconut Créme doesn't provide a lot to look at, as you can see from the photo above.  It's milky ghost white and while it was runny at first, the cup of Greek yogurt became creamy not (creme-y) once I stirred it up for the photo above.  It did have a slight smell of creme and a slight smell of coconut, but neither was very prevalent.  If I were to say to apply the triple zero tag here, I would say this had zero color, zero mix-ins and well...I can't come up with a third one at the moment.  If you care enough to try to join the "writing" (if that's what you want to call what I'm doing here) fun, feel free to enter something into the comments as to what you think the third zero should be.

As I took my first cooling spoonful, there was no real Greek yogurt tartness to this at all.  This was basically the two named components, coconut and creme.  Like the smell of this, neither was particularly potent, but both were noticeable and quite pleasant.  The creme hit initially followed by the coconut that added some sweetness and life to this and then lingered a bit until my next spoonful. Outside of that, there really wasn't much else here, so there's not much else to type.

Buy It or Fly By It?  This was just pleasant.  Not wonderful, but very pleasant.  For that reason, it doesn't get a triple zero or even a single zero.  It gets a BUY IT rating (Like that fun play on the name there that I did?  I must be a professional.  Ha ha.).  Don't go rushing out to grab this one, but if you do see it on the shelf at your local store, don't feel ashamed or be hesitant to grab it.

BUY IT!!

15 comments:

  1. This product is actually NOT sugar free. If you look at the label it has 7 g of sugar. It is free of added sugar. That said it tastes good and is great for people trying to reduce added sugar consumption.

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    1. on the package it says no added sugar. it doesn't claim to be sugar free.

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    2. I read that is in sweetened with stevia and I am so disappointed because I absolutely hate stevia. I don't know why none of them use xylitol which leaves no aftertaste.

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    3. Xylitol can give some people bloating and terrible gas.

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  2. All dairy has it's own natural sugar, it's called lactose.

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  3. I wish these companies would put "CONTAINS STEVIA (or SPLENDA) which may generate an inordinate amount of gas in your intestines" on the label in large print. I like the taste but can do without the discomfort and offense.

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  4. This is the nastiest yogurt I've ever had. It has no fruit in it -- only fruit juice -- and it's the consistency of toothpaste. I like Greek yogurt as much as the next person, but this stuff is like eating straight peanut butter -- it's that hard to swallow. Blech!

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  5. The taste was good and I was happy with the fact it had no added sugar, but OMG that intestional pain it gave me afterwards was horrible! If you are someone who never leaves the house and has a toilet near you at all times, then enjoy. Otherwise please do not try it and save yourself the agony.

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  6. I eat this stuff everyday with no issues. I love that there is added fiber as well as lots of protein!

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  7. I buy my groceries a week at a time. I bought the triple zero flavors in different variations and knew they didnt have any real ingredients but I liked the taste and protein. After about 5 days I had horrible pains and gas. It was ruining my friendships and marriage. That stuff stinks. Cut it out one day and the gas is gone. This stuff is no good and the ingredients are even worse. I switched back to regular greek.

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    1. I ALSO HAD HORRIBLE GAS AND BLOATING. I ALMOST HAD TO LEAVE WORK

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  8. Ok so why is nobody talking about the chickory? And the induced Bowel Movement?

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  9. The Dannon OIKOS Triple Zero Chocolate Flavored Yogart was the worst tasting yogart I have ever experienced. It tasted like some weird kind of chemical that left an awful taste in my mouth.

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  10. It tastes entirely like stevia. Dannon put enough of it in there to sweeten an entire carton of ice cream. The traditional taste of greek yogurt is completely masked. I was so disappointed by this product.

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  11. It is quite interesting how different mouths taste different things. I've always been super sensitive to stevia and avoid it like the plague if I see it listed as an ingredient in anything, but I cannot really taste it in this product. The ingredient lists is not very tempting. There is milk, but then the rest gets rather elusive and seemingly out of place.

    There's something about the whole deal that doesn't work for me, but it tastes fine... I can't put my finger on it, but I'd rather have another, similar product.

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