Are Arla Protein Yoghurts High In Syns? Can I Have These Yoghurts On Slimming World?

Protein yoghurts are an excellent way to get more sneaky protein into your daily diet during the day and are great if you are trying to maintain muscle while losing weight, but how many syns do Arla protein yoghurts have in particular on the SW plan?

Arla protein yoghurts have on average around 7.5 syns per 200g yoghurt, making them quite high in syns and consuming half of your 15 syn daily allowance on the plan. 

In our syn guide below, we will discuss in more detail why Arla protein yoghurts are so high in syns, some syn values of their whole yoghurt range and some low syn protein yoghurt alternatives.

Why Are Arla Protein Yoghurts So High In Syns?

At 7.5 syns for 200g, Arla protein yoghurts are very high in syns, taking up half of your 15 syn daily allowance, we, therefore, suggest having these yoghurts in moderation.

These yoghurts get their high syn value from the sugar and flavours, having around 12g of sugar per pot, if you are looking for low syn and syn-free yoghurts, it's best to buy fat-free plain yoghurts and add your own flavourings and ingredients to keep the yoghurts low in syns.

We have a good syn guide to fat free syn free yoghurts here.

Syn Values Of Arla Protein Yoghurts

Arla has a big range of protein yoghurts on offer for high protein snacking, most have a similar syn value, so as you can compare, we've listed their whole range and values below.

• Arla Protein Strawberry Yogurt 200g - 7.5 syns.
•  Arla Protein Strawberry Yogurt Pouch 200g - 7.5 syns.
•  Arla Protein Raspberry Yogurt 200g - 7.5 syns.
•  Arla Protein Salted Caramel Yogurt 200g - 8 syns.
•  Arla Protein Blueberry Yogurt 200g - 7.5 syns.
•  Arla Protein Mango Yogurt Pouch 200g - 7.5 syns.
•  Arla Protein Passionfruit & Papaya Yogurt 200g - 7.5 syns.
•  Arla Protein Vanilla Yogurt Pouch 200g - 7.5 syns.

Low Syn Alternatives To Arla Protein Yoghurts

If you find Arla protein yoghurts to be too high in syns, there are lots of other low syn protein yoghurts on offer to add to your slimming world diet.

• Alpro Plain style Greek yogurt 100g - 3 syns.
•  Alpro oat yogurt Greek style - 6 syns.
•  Alpro coconut yogurt Greek style - 5 syns
•  M&S Skyr natural yogurt - 5 syns per 1/3 pot.
•  Lindahls Kvarg raspberry flavour - 4 syns a pot.
•  Light & Free Skyr raspberry Icelandic yogurt - 4 syns.
•  Light & Free Skyr banana and peanut Icelandic yogurt - 4 syns.
•  Graham's protein strawberry yogurt - 4 syns per serving.
•  Muller rice protein vanilla - 4.5 syns.
•  Muller rice protein chocolate - 4.5 syns.
•  Alpro big pot coconut yogurt - 3 syns per 100g.
•  Alpro big pot cherry yogurt - 4 syns per 100g.
•  Lindahls Kvarg Stracciatella - 4.5 syns.
•  Lindahls Pro+ Kvarg lemon cheesecake - 4.5 syns.
•  Lindahls Kvarg blueberry & vanilla - 4 syns.

Final Words

Overall, Arla protein yoghurts are quite high in syns for a 200g pot, consuming 7.5 syns which is half of your 15 syn daily allowance on the plan. Most of the syns in Arla protein yoghurts come from sugar due to the added ingredients.

In order to keep syns low when snacking on yoghurts, we recommend choosing fat free plain yoghurt types which are syn free on slimming world, we have a good syn guide to some fat free yoghurts here.