Onken Wholegrain Yogurt

Advantages: tastes gorgeous, full of live cultures, fruity, suitable for vegetarians, three yummy varieties
Disadvantages: lots of sugar, loads of calories, quite expensive

...to two yogurts in the Onken Biopot Wholegrain variety. Asda (where we shop) only sell the peach and strawberry versions, but Sainsbury’s also stock a mouth-watering raspberry. However, the yogurts cost 89p at Asda, £1.10 at Sainsbury’s. But, believe me, they’re worth it! So, it’s Sunday morning and I’m going to eat one for breakfast – specifically the peach version. I ate the strawberry one yesterday, they don’t ...
...are an impressive sized yogurt, 500g which I find is enough for one filling meal or snack, sometimes it’ll last for two portions if it is accompanying a meal. But you do feel like you’ve got your money’s worth. The tubs are white with pictures of the fruit on the top and side. The side explains the contents of the yogurt and why it is supposed to be good for you. It is made from wholemilk and Bio cultures – lactobacillus ... Read review

Advantages: Everything
Disadvantages: Nothing

Onken Bio Wholegrain Yoghurt has the most glorious, heavenly, wonderful taste imaginable and the best of it is that I am not exaggerating when I say this! The flavours available are strawberry and peach wholegrain and diet strawberry. It comes in 500g tubs, which cost about £1 each and are available from all major supermarkets. The tub itself has a replaceable lid so it can be eaten at various times over a period of three days providing you store ...
...could easily eat the whole lot in one go, as it is SO yummy! On the side of the tub there is a list of the contents of the yoghurt and an explanation as to why it is allegedly good for you. It is made from whole milk and some strange sounding Bio cultures – lactobacillus acidophilus, bifidobacterium longum and streptococcus thermophilus. What on earth these are is anyone’s guess but they must be edible and hopefully in some way nutritious! My favourite ... Read review

Advantages: Big pot, tasty, good for digective system.
Disadvantages: Few flavours, makes you poo!

...a number of reasons! Onken Bio Wholegrain yogurt does exactly what is says on the pack! It is a Bio (Live culture) yogurt which contains deliciously chewy wholegrains too. I have only ever found it in two flavours - peach and strawberry - which are both yummy. Made in Germany, it comes in a thumping great 500g pot (two helpings for me, but it depends on your appetite!) and costs around 90p from Tescos and Sainsburys. The pot is recyclable too. ...
...wheat, rice and buckwheat) and you can taste and chew on both - good quality stuff. Obviously not good for those who are intolerant to wheat and the like though. The live cultures help give it a mild, fresh creamy flavour and are good for your digestive system. The wholegrains also give it a nice texture and wonderful chewiness as well as also being good for your digestive system by providing much needed dietary fibre. In fact, I can really vouch ... Read review

Advantages: Comes in big pots
Disadvantages: Could come in bigger pots

Onken was founded in 1940 by a German called Hermann Onken, which goes a long way to explaining the name of the company. Due to bombing during the second world war the Onken factory was destroyed in 1943 but by the end of the decade they had rebuilt and were fast becoming a large company in the German dairy market. In 1963, 10 years prior to Hermann’s death the expanded and built another factory to help cope with their ever increasing demand. However ...
...It wasn’t until 1988 that Onken finally found it’s way over the shores of the UK and from hereafter Onken grew and expanded rapidly to the point where in 1993 they set up Onken Dairy UK and began manufacturing their range of products here in the UK. Okay history lesson over. If there was ever such a thing as “ heaven-in-a-tub “ surely this must be a contender. In the past I have labeled products as unholy, sacrilegious, not-of-this-universe and ... Read review

Advantages: Taste, size of pots
Disadvantages: Not that cheap

Interesting stuff yogurt, apparently it dates back to approximately 10.000BC & originated in the Middle East, its health benefits became apparent in 500BC. It was known as 'milk of eternal life' & in the late 19th century was looked upon as being a medical miracle. Yoghurt is made by introducing specific bacteria strains into milk, which are fermented under strictly controlled temperatures and environmental conditions. The bacteria ingest natural ...
...The increased acidity causes milk proteins to become a solid mass. In some countries, a product can only be called yoghurt if live bacteria are present in the final product. I think it contributes to the 'good bacteria' that we need in our body to form a healthy diet. In 1925 as yogurt was becoming more popular, the first modern factory dedicated to producing it opened. Yoghurt with added fruit was created to protect it from decay and introduced ... Read review

Advantages: Organic, v. tasty, glass jar
Disadvantages: Not the cheapest yogurt on the market

...go for the Onken wholegrain yogurt and then the organic version in its glass jar caught my eye. I really like the idea of having the product in glass as the consumer can see exactly what they are getting, which in this case was 500g of dark pink yogurt with visible dark cherry pieces laced throughout. That was enough for me, I abandoned my allegiance to its nutrasweet-containing cousin and bundled this sample into my basket. Once back at work, I took off the metal top, peeled away the tin-foil cover and dug in. Well after only a spoonful, I had to conclude that this stuff is the bee’s knees, the cats whiskers and the dog’s bo …. errrrr….. ne! as regards the taste. The ingredients tell me that there is only 8% fruit in the jar but it tastes so much of lovely black cherries that there has to be more than that! Now black cherries... Read review

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Advantages: Creamy, Big Pot, Healthy Bacteria
Disadvantages: None

...The company Onken started in Germany in 1940 and their yogurts and mousses have been for sale in the UK too since the 1980’s. There are lots of products in the range including Onken Lite, Onken Natural, Onken Summer, Onken Wholegrain, Onken Biowold and Fromage Frais. I tried the Onken Summer and Wholegrain types already, but this review is mainly about the "Summer Biopot Raspberry Yogurt". The yogurt comes in one of the super sized 500g tubs and costs about 78p from Tesco so it is good value for money. Other flavours in the Summer range are Lemon, Mango and Papaya, and Rhubarb and Vanilla. They are not all available in all the supermarkets all the time though, because I wanted a lemon one the other day and we couldn’t get it in an Asda. The yogurt is suitable for vegetarians and it is gluten free. It contains 101 calories in 100... Read review

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