Goat Milk Greek Yogurt vs Almond Milk Greek Yogurt – Which is Healthier?

Our Verdict

When comparing goat milk yogurt to almond milk yogurt, we picked the almond milk yogurt.

Why?

Surprised? Honestly, we were too!

Much as we love almonds, we were fully expecting to write about how they’re very close in nutritional value, but the dairy yogurt has more probiotics, but no, as it turns out when we looked into them, they’re quite comparable in that regard.

It’s easy to assume “goat milk yogurt is more natural and therefore healthier”, but in both cases, it was a case of taking a fermentable milk, and fermenting it (an ancient process). “But almond milk is a newfangled thing”, well, new-ish…

So what was the deciding factor?

In this case, the almond milk yogurt has about twice the protein per (same size) serving, compared to the goat milk; all the other macros are about the same, and the micronutrients are similar. Like many plant-based milks and yogurts, this one is fortified with calcium and vitamin D, so that wasn’t an issue either.

In short: the only meaningful difference was the protein, and the almond came out on top.

However!

The almond came out on top only because it is strained; this can be done (or not) with any kind of yogurt, be it from an animal or a plant.

In other words: if it had been different brands, the goat milk yogurt could have come out on top!

The take-away idea here is: always read labels, because as you’ve just seen, even we can get surprised sometimes!

👆 seriously if you only remember one thing from this today, make it the above 👆

Other thing worth mentioning: yogurts, and dairy products in general, are often made with common allergens (e.g. dairy, nuts, soy, etc). So if you are allergic or intolerant, obviously don’t choose the one to which you are allergic or intolerant.

That said… If you are lactose-intolerant, but not allergic, goat’s milk does have less lactose than cow’s milk. But of course, you know your limits better than we can in this regard.

Want to try some?

Amazon is not coming up with the goods for this one (or anything even similar, at time of writing), so we recommend trying your local supermarket (and reading labels, because products vary widely!)

What you’re looking for (be it animal- or plant-based):