For this list I am only looking at plain yogurt. I have not included any Greek-style yogurts. I have also excluded any flavored yogurts, included vanilla yogurts.
Plain yogurts are great because they are so versatile, and many of them are not UPF. You can flavor them by adding your own honey, fruit, or jelly. It go well with muesli or you can add herbs and spices to turn it into a dip for vegetables.
If there is a particular yogurt that you like, if it is made from live active cultures you can use it to make more of your own yogurt as well.
Selecting which products are UPF and which are not is an inexact process. Yogurt should have cultures listed as an ingredient. I would consider any yogurt that does not have cultures to be UPF. The inverse is not necessarily true though, because they seem to be adding cultures to UPF yogurts as well to make them look better.
For the purposes of this list I included any yogurt product that included pectin as a UPF product. Pectin is a soluble fiber that naturally occurs in fruits such as apricots. It is an ingredient that has traditionally been used to make jams and jellies set up.
Ordinarily, I would not say that pectin makes something an ultra-processed food. However I have elected to include anything with pectin as UPF because in yogurt because here the pectin is being used as a thickener. The cultures in the yogurt should be what thickens the yogurt, not an added thickener like pectin.
In many other dairy products the low-fat version of products is more likely to be UPF or to contain many more additives. This is not true with yogurt. Generally with yogurt it is just an indication of whether it is made from whole milk or skim milk.
Plain yogurts that are not UPF:
365 Whole Foods Organic Lowfat Yogurt, Plain
Ingredients: Cultured Pasteurized Organic Low Fat Milk, Pectin, Vitamin D3, Contains Live and Active Cultures: S. Thermophilus, L. Bulgaricus, L. Acidophilus, Bifidus, L. Paracasei, L. Rhamnosus.
Alexandre Family Farm A2/A2 100% Grass-Fed Extra Cream Top Whole Milk Yogurt
Ingredients: Organic 100% Grass-fed Milk, Live Culture (Lactobacillus Rhamnosus, Bifidobacterium Species, Lactobacillus Acidophilus, Lactobacillus Delbrueckii Subsp. Bulgaricus Lactobacillus Paracasei), Streptococcus Thermophilus).
Brown Cow Cream Top Whole Milk Yogurt, Plain
Ingredients: Cultured Pasteurized Whole Milk, Pectin.5 Live Active Cultures: S. Thermophilus, L. Bulgaricus, L. Acidophilus, Bifidus and L. Paracasei.
Dannon Whole Milk Yogurt
Ingredients: Cultured Grade A Milk, Live & Active Yogurt Cultures S,Thermophilus, L. Bulgaricus & L. Acidophilus.
Great Value Plain Nonfat Yogurt
Ingredients: Cultured Grade A Non Fat Milk, Pectin, Contains Active Yogurt Cultures including L. Acidophilus.
Green Valley Creamery Organic Plain Whole Milk Yogurt, Lactose Free
Ingredients: Organic Pasteurized Cultured Whole Milk, and Lactase Enzyme., Live and Active Cultures: Bifidobacterium Lactis, S. Thermophilus, L. Casei, L. Rhamnosus, L. Acidophilus, L. Delbrueckii Subsp. Lactis, L. Delbrueckii Subsp. Bulgaricus, Lactococcus Lactis Subsp. Cremoris, Lactococcus Lactis Subsp. Lactis, Lactococcus Lactis Subsp. Lactis Biovar Diacetylactis, and Leuconostoc Mesenteroides Subsp. Cremoris.
Kalona SuperNatural Organic Whole Milk Plain Yogurt
Ingredients: Certified Organic Grade A Nonfat Milk, Organic Grade A Cream, Cultures (S. Thermophilus, L. Acidophilus, Bifidus, L. Bulgaris).
Maple Hill 100% Grassfed Organic Cream on Top Yogurt, Plain
Ingredients: Organic Whole Milk, Live and Active Cultures.
Nancy’s Yogurt Organic Plain Lowfat Yogurt
Ingredients: Organic Pasteurized Whole Milk, Organic Pasteurized Nonfat Milk., Live Yogurt Cultures: S. Thermophilus, L. Bulgaricus., Live Probiotic Cultures: Bifidobacterium Lactis Bb-12, L. Acidophilus La-5, L. Rhamnosus Lb3, L. Casei (2 Isolated Strains), L. Rhamnosus (2 Isolated Strains), L. Acidophilus (2 Isolated Strains), Bifidobacterium Lactis (2 Isolated Strains).
Nancy’s Yogurt Organic Plain Whole Milk Yogurt
Ingredients: Pasteurized Organic Whole Milk, Organic Nonfat Dry Milk, L. Acidophilus, S. Thermophilus, L. Bulgaricus, L. Casei, L. Rhamnosus, B. Bifidum Cultures
Mountain High Original Whole Milk Plain Yogurt
Ingredients: Cultured Grade A Milk, Fruit Pectin, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D3. Contains Live And Active Cultures (S. Thermophilus, L. Bulgaricus, L. Acidophilus, B. Bifidus, And L. Casei).
Wallaby Organic Smooth Plain Whole Milk Yogurt
Ingredients: Cultured Pasteurized Whole Organic Milk., Live and Active Cultures: L. Acidophilus, L. Bulgaricus, S. Thermophilus, Bifidus, L. Paracasei
White Mountain Organic Bulgarian Yogurt
Ingredients: Organic Grade A Pasteurized Whole Milk And Live Cultures (L. Acidophilus, L. Bulgaricus, S. Thermophilus, B. Bifidum).
Plain yogurts that are ultra-processed:
365 Whole Foods Market Organic Whole Milk Plain Yogurt
Ingredients: Cultured Pasteurized Organic Whole Milk, Pectin, Vitamin D3, Contains Live and Active Cultures: S. Thermophilus, L. Bulgaricus, L. Acidophilus, Bifidus, L. Paracasei, L. Rhamnosus.
Amazon Fresh Plain Yogurt, Lowfat
Ingredients: Cultured Pasteurized Lowfat Milk, Nonfat Milk and Pectin.
Kroger Lowfat Plain Yogurt
Ingredients: Cultured pasteurized lowfat milk, nonfat milk, pectin, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin D3.
Lucerne Plain Yogurt Made with Whole Milk
Ingredients: Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Modified Corn Starch, Pectin, Carrageenan, Tricalcium Phosphate, Contains Live and Active Cultures.
Simple Truth Organic Plain Lowfat Yogurt
Ingredients: Cultured pasteurized organic skim milk and milk, organic tapioca starch, pectin, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin D3, and active cultures with L. acidophilus and B. bifidum.
Stonyfield Organic Plain Whole Milk Probiotic Yogurt
Ingredients: Our Recipe: Cultured Pasteurized Organic Whole Milk, Pectin, Vitamin D3.6 Live Active Cultures: S. Thermophilus, L. Bulgaricus, Bifidobacterium Bb-12, L. Acidophilus, L. Paracasei and L. Rhamnosus.