<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[yogurt.gr]]></title><description><![CDATA[The independent reference for Greek (strained) yogurt: definition and law, nutrition and health evidence, how it is made, producers in Greece and abroad, market data, recipes and a verified product directory. Every article is sourced.]]></description><link>https://www.yogurt.gr/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 18:49:17 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.yogurt.gr/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Greek Yogurt FAQ: 30 Questions People Actually Ask, Answered Briefly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Short, sourced answers to the questions people type into search engines about Greek yogurt, from "is it the same as strained yogurt" to "can dogs eat it", with links to the full guides.]]></description><link>https://www.yogurt.gr/post/greek-yogurt-faq</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae262c00eb17349bde83cdf</guid><category><![CDATA[Guides]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 21:01:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7ddb9d_ffc6544829fd4e5f8013a5676b26f7d7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vangelis Pallis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Acid Whey: Greek Yogurt's Two-Kilogram Byproduct Problem and What the Industry Does With It]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every kilogram of strained yogurt leaves about two kilograms of acid whey behind. It cannot go down the drain, it is hard to dry, and the 2013 "dark side of Greek yogurt" story was about it. Where it goes now, and what is changing.]]></description><link>https://www.yogurt.gr/post/acid-whey-greek-yogurt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae262bf0eb17349bde83cde</guid><category><![CDATA[Industry & Market]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 21:01:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7ddb9d_ee9e6387c10346e0bc2f703a1400d800~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vangelis Pallis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yogurt in Greek Life: Village Yogurt, Sheep's Milk, the Skin on Top and What "Straggisto" Means at Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Greece "Greek yogurt" is just yogurt, and the interesting distinctions are different ones: set versus strained, sheep versus cow, with skin or without, village or supermarket. A guide to how Greeks actually buy, eat and talk about it.]]></description><link>https://www.yogurt.gr/post/yogurt-in-greek-culture</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae262c00eb17349bde83ce2</guid><category><![CDATA[History & Culture]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 21:01:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7ddb9d_bdb29bce2ca84f9c8e0938875fcb2ced~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vangelis Pallis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Greek Yogurt Market in Numbers: Global Size, US Share, Greek Exports and Who Is Growing (2026)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Market-size estimates range from US$19 billion to US$38 billion depending on definition. Greek exports hit €559 million in 2025. Here are the figures, their sources, and what they do and do not measure.]]></description><link>https://www.yogurt.gr/post/greek-yogurt-market-size</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae262c00eb17349bde83ce1</guid><category><![CDATA[Industry & Market]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 21:01:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7ddb9d_f04e9a05f32e4dcabce1a9bd19a87385~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vangelis Pallis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[15 Greek Yogurt Breakfasts and High-Protein Snacks (With the Protein Count for Each)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bowls, overnight oats, savoury plates, smoothies and snacks built on strained yogurt, each with an approximate protein and calorie figure so you can pick by goal rather than by photo.]]></description><link>https://www.yogurt.gr/post/greek-yogurt-breakfast-ideas</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae261c9bf64f1ecc5df4794</guid><category><![CDATA[Recipes & Cooking]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 20:57:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7ddb9d_ca4430bc0ca0442fb0bdcc9b988896aa~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vangelis Pallis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A History of Greek Yogurt: From Oxygala and Village Cloth Bags to the 1926 Athens Dairy and the American Boom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yogurt is older than Greece; strained yogurt is a Balkan-Anatolian craft; "Greek yogurt" as a global product is a story that runs from a Patissia dairy shop in 1926 through a Queens grocer in 1998 to a market worth tens of billions.]]></description><link>https://www.yogurt.gr/post/history-of-greek-yogurt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae261c9bf64f1ecc5df4796</guid><category><![CDATA[History & Culture]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 20:57:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7ddb9d_07e5606b2bc745b5bb9171981f4fe22a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vangelis Pallis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cooking and Baking with Greek Yogurt: Substitutions, Marinades, Sauces and the Rules for Heat]]></title><description><![CDATA[How to swap Greek yogurt for sour cream, cream, butter, mayonnaise and buttermilk; why it tenderises meat; how to keep it from splitting in a hot pan; and a Greek yogurt cake that works every time.]]></description><link>https://www.yogurt.gr/post/cooking-baking-with-greek-yogurt</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae261c9bf64f1ecc5df4795</guid><category><![CDATA[Recipes & Cooking]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 20:57:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7ddb9d_7cd7f4e2999b4bff842e85d452d40108~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vangelis Pallis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best Greek Yogurt: How to Choose by Goal (Protein, Taste, Cooking, Budget, Kids, Lactose)]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is no single best Greek yogurt. There is a best one for high protein, for eating with honey, for tzatziki, for a tight budget, for children and for lactose intolerance. A decision guide, not a ranking.]]></description><link>https://www.yogurt.gr/post/best-greek-yogurt-buying-guide</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae261260eb17349bde8396b</guid><category><![CDATA[Brands & Buying]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 20:55:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7ddb9d_4ccb956c5bea470cba05577713589fa8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vangelis Pallis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Greek Yogurt Product Directory: Every Verified Product, from Strained Tubs to Sunscreen]]></title><description><![CDATA[An independent, verified directory of products made with or from Greek yogurt — plain strained yogurts from Greece and abroad, flavoured and protein lines, drinks, frozen desserts, dips and cosmetics — with each maker's own page linked.]]></description><link>https://www.yogurt.gr/post/greek-yogurt-product-directory</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae261260eb17349bde8396c</guid><category><![CDATA[Brands & Buying]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 20:55:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7ddb9d_2b2e20c400df4a18ba42f4cae59c115b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vangelis Pallis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greek Yogurt with Honey and Walnuts, and Ten Other Ways Greeks Actually Eat It]]></title><description><![CDATA[The national dessert takes thirty seconds and three ingredients, if they are the right three. Which honey, which yogurt, how to toast the walnuts, plus spoon sweets, breakfast, savoury and taverna uses.]]></description><link>https://www.yogurt.gr/post/greek-yogurt-honey-walnuts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae261260eb17349bde8396a</guid><category><![CDATA[Recipes & Cooking]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 20:55:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7ddb9d_71462cb48ad042b89193daae7b746e95~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vangelis Pallis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Authentic Tzatziki: The Greek Recipe, the Technique That Keeps It Thick, and the Mistakes to Avoid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Strained yogurt, cucumber squeezed dry, garlic, olive oil, vinegar, salt, dill. The ratios Greek households use, why the cucumber must be salted and wrung out, how long it keeps and the common ways it goes wrong.]]></description><link>https://www.yogurt.gr/post/authentic-tzatziki-recipe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae261260eb17349bde8396d</guid><category><![CDATA[Recipes & Cooking]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 20:55:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7ddb9d_9bdd183bb0b94dbcb35b66e7ca41f8ae~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vangelis Pallis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greek Yogurt Brands Around the World: Chobani, Oikos, FAGE USA, Stonyfield, siggi's and the Rest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The brands that made "Greek" the biggest yogurt category in America, the ones that followed in Canada, the UK and Australia, and how to tell which of them strain, which thicken, and which are not Greek yogurt at all.]]></description><link>https://www.yogurt.gr/post/greek-yogurt-brands-worldwide</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae261260eb17349bde8396e</guid><category><![CDATA[Brands & Buying]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 20:55:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7ddb9d_90d08d860bce4030be588fff17f12b71~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vangelis Pallis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Greek Yogurt Producers of Greece: FAGE, Kri Kri, Olympus, Mevgal, Dodoni, Delta and the Rest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who actually makes Greek yogurt in Greece, where their plants are, who owns them, what they export and how big they are, with 2025 figures.]]></description><link>https://www.yogurt.gr/post/greek-yogurt-brands-greece</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae2604b71a5938361b36ab4</guid><category><![CDATA[Brands & Buying]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 20:51:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7ddb9d_4362083913f44c8fa018154e3f0a8d60~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vangelis Pallis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does Greek Yogurt Have Probiotics? Cultures, Strains, Survival and the Evidence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every real Greek yogurt contains two live bacteria by definition. Whether they count as "probiotics" depends on who is defining the word. Here is what is in the tub, what survives, and what it does.]]></description><link>https://www.yogurt.gr/post/greek-yogurt-probiotics</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae2604b71a5938361b36ab5</guid><category><![CDATA[Health & Nutrition]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 20:51:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7ddb9d_20b7565feac445ffaff07ecc10a00d6f~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vangelis Pallis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greek Yogurt for Skin and Hair: Masks, Lactic Acid, Probiotic Skincare and What the Evidence Says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yogurt has been rubbed on faces for as long as it has been eaten. Here is what in it could plausibly work (lactic acid, fats, proteins), what commercial yogurt skincare actually contains, two cautious home masks with safety notes, and where the claims outrun the data.]]></description><link>https://www.yogurt.gr/post/greek-yogurt-skin-hair-cosmetics</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae2604a71a5938361b36ab2</guid><category><![CDATA[Health & Nutrition]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 20:51:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7ddb9d_48d3404a309f4f45bd12c47ba16d7b90~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vangelis Pallis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greek Yogurt for Protein, Training and Weight Management: How Much, When and Which Kind]]></title><description><![CDATA[17 g of slow casein per cup, a leucine profile that triggers muscle protein synthesis, and the cheapest high-quality protein in the fridge. Doses, timing, comparisons with whey and skyr, and the sugar trap.]]></description><link>https://www.yogurt.gr/post/greek-yogurt-protein-fitness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae2604b71a5938361b36ab3</guid><category><![CDATA[Health & Nutrition]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 20:51:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7ddb9d_e5392078988c4ccaa107002c39c77d18~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vangelis Pallis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greek Yogurt Nutrition Facts: Protein, Calories, Calcium and Sugar by Fat Level]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reference tables for 0%, 2%, 5% and 10% Greek yogurt per 100 g and per typical serving, what changes with fat level, and how flavoured versions compare.]]></description><link>https://www.yogurt.gr/post/greek-yogurt-nutrition-facts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae25f800eb17349bde835eb</guid><category><![CDATA[Health & Nutrition]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 20:48:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7ddb9d_a5b77e555c3647ae822415d34c1d4084~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vangelis Pallis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Greek Yogurt Good for You? What the Research Actually Shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Diabetes risk, bone health, weight, gut and blood pressure: a plain reading of the cohort studies, meta-analyses and trials on yogurt, where Greek yogurt fits, and where the evidence stops.]]></description><link>https://www.yogurt.gr/post/is-greek-yogurt-good-for-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae25f800eb17349bde835e9</guid><category><![CDATA[Health & Nutrition]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 20:48:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7ddb9d_b6ce3d5989e94485b0daf3ea38f5219e~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vangelis Pallis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greek Yogurt vs Skyr vs Labneh (and Quark): The Strained Dairy Family Explained]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four thick, white, tangy dairy products that get confused with each other. What each one is, how it is made, what it tastes like and where it belongs in the kitchen.]]></description><link>https://www.yogurt.gr/post/greek-yogurt-vs-skyr-vs-labneh</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ae25f800eb17349bde835ea</guid><category><![CDATA[Guides]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 20:48:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7ddb9d_46d7b3a6ce634c69957e1be9791e3158~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Vangelis Pallis</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Greek Yogurt Lactose-Free? Lactose Content, Intolerance and What the Cultures Do]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plain Greek yogurt carries about 2.6 g lactose per 100 g, roughly half that of milk, and its live cultures help digest what remains. 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