Unsweetened Soy Yogurt
Bill T
btread@adelphia.net
04/19/02
Can anyone tell me who sells unsweetened cultured soy yogurt any how I can contact the seller?
ellen
ellenskitchen2017@gmail.com
04/20/02
Hi, Bill,

In the US, the commonly available plain soy yogurts are SILK and NANCY's, both available in our upscale grocery stores here in Texas. These are good- you may not be able to use them for cultures

If you go to my soy yogurt page (go to the Clearlight section) there is an address for GEM Cultures, which sells a soy culture for making your own soy yogurt at home.

Enjoy, Ellen

Gabriela Oconnell

05/03/03
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i need to know by 5/2/03
i live in the whittier area
ellen

05/04/03
Gabriella, your message cut off, please email me directly. ellenskitchen2017@gmail.com
Mark
orangeray21@yahoo.com
04/07/04
I made my own soy yogurt using a thermometer some 16 ounce glass jars with lids and a bit of plain goat yogurt . With the bulb cover off in my oven (some ovens don't have) it is about 108 degrees with the light left on, a great temp. for culturing yogurt. I bought the unsweetened soy milk in the aseptic containers which assures a sterile start. Just add one teaspoon of the yogurt and stir till dissolved. It should be thick and sour in about 12-18 hours in the oven. Hang a sign so no one turns on the oven or the good germs will die! All the best!
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Pete E.
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03/02/05
Hey folks,

I work in the natural foods industry, and last time I checked, all Silk yogurts had evaporated cane juice, aka sugar. Nancy's flavored yogurts are fruit juice sweetened, and I thought the plain variety also was fruit juice sweetened. So, as far as I know, neither of those really qualify as unsweetened. Plain, yes. Unsweetened, no.

Antonia

03/16/05
There are no unsweetened plain soy yogurts on the market in the US, are there?... I was beginning to suspect that. :(
Please correct me if this is wrong and there is some company out there selling them.
ellen

03/19/05
yes there are unsweetened plain yogurts available. If the label does not list any fruit juice or sweetemer, it is unsweetened. Look at continental, for example. Silk has sweetener because the soy milk is sweetened, cow milk is not.
TS
allthatstuff@postmark.net
03/28/05
Antonia is seeking unsweetended SOY yogurt, not yogurt made with cows milk. Not everyone can tolerate yogurt made with cows milk and it is very frusterating that one cannot find a SOY-based yogurt without added sweeteners, even if it is only friut juice. With our culture so hooked on sugar, even the organic producers are leary of making an unsweetened SOY yogurt for fear that it will not sell.
Andrea

08/19/05
From the Silk website FAQs:

"Can you make a sugar-free soymilk or cultured soy yogurt?

We offer Silk Unsweetened Soymilk for those of you who enjoy soymilk, but don't care for the added sugar. In the case of our Silk Cultured Soy yogurt, sugar is required to help feed the live cultures. We do understand the needs of our diabetic or health conscious consumers and would like to point out that our soymilk contains less sugar per serving than a glass of milk. Fat free dairy milk has 11 grams of sugar per serving, compared to 4 grams of sugar per 8 oz. serving of Silk Organic Plain Soymilk. One 8 oz. serving of Silk Unsweetened Soymilk has 1 gram of sugar. Look for Silk Unsweetened at your local heath foods stores or ask about it at your local grocery."

katie

10/11/05
Could you please tell me how yogurt is made in industry?
ellen

10/11/05
It depends on the company, but all must be cultured with live cultures. Patuerized milk is heated to 105 degrees, live cultures added, held at this temp for 3-12 hours until it thickens.

However some are pastuerized after culturing, killing te cultures. The ones that say "live cultures" are made from pastuerized milk, but NOT repastuerized after culture. Many American have gelatin, guar gum, or another thickener added. Natural yogurts from non-concentrated milks are rather soft, almost liquid.

Fruits and flavors and sweeteners are usually added after culturing.

Velida
03/28/06
We are posted overseas with the US Embassy. My son is highly allergic to cow milk proteins. I would like to make soy yogurt for him (it is not available locally). I looked in you clear light section and could not find the addresses where I can buy the starter with live bacteria non casein or whey.
Thank you.
ellen
03/28/06
G.E.M. Cultures
30301 Sherwood Road
Fort Bragg, CA 95437 USA
(707) 964-2922

www.gemcultures.com/index.htm

If all else fails, you can buy mixed lactobacillus acidophilus/bifidus cultures not on a dairy base in some health food stores, usually as a liquid. This is the base culture for yogurt and you could try it that way for your starter.

MANJARI
05/04/06
Hi Ellen

Based on your 03/19/05 message, you have mentioned that, there are unsweetened soy plain yogurt, could you please tell us the brand name and where did you find it. meaning Unsweetened Soy Plain yogurt.

Your reply is highly appreciated

ellen
05/05/06
The folks at GEM cultures, above address, sell cultures that can make a cultured soy product from unsweetened soy milk. It is more like kefir than yogurt, but is very simple to make and has those friendly bacteria.
Judy
06/17/06
i am tyring to buy unsweetened yogurt and have been unsuccessful. do you have any suggestions? i live in the raleigh nc area.
Steve
07/10/06
Wildwood Natural Foods, out of California produces a soy yogurt with no added sugar. It's the only brand I have found. I live in Colorado and they do not distribute to my state. Perhaps you will have better luck. Here is contact info if you can't find the brand on your health food store shelves.

The company was recently pruchased by a Korean company called Pulmuone.
www.pmo.com
800.499.TOFU

FLvamp
07/16/06
I've successfully made my own soy yogurt by starting the first batch with Silk soy peach yogurt. I make 2 more batches, and by the 4th the sweetner is gone. :o) I've gotten good results up to 7 batches out.
ellen
08/01/06
Our friend and vegan kitchen goddess, Bryanna Grogan, has posted a terrific guide to making unsweetened soy yogurt at home. Look here first:

www.bryannaclarkgrogan.com/page/page/1999382.htm

matthews mambo
02/25/07
why soy yogurt contain live culture? what is simplest way of processing it? consumer acceptance of soy ygurt? the future of soy yogurt, any improvement so far about the processing of soy yogurt
lc
03/03/07
Hi, I always make yogurt at home but I tried soy yogurt but failed. Can anybody tell me how to make simple soy yogurt. Thank you
ellen
03/04/07
there are links forsevefal good articles in this column, some are on this website and dome off. Get reading! Soy yogurt is simpler than dairy !