# Why is vanilla the most common flavor for yogurt? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** food-cooking\ **Created:** [May 29, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-vanilla-the-most-common-flavor-for-yogurt/965315 "2022-05-29T18:39:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-vanilla-the-most-common-flavor-for-yogurt/965315/1 "2022-05-29T18:39:35Z")
So look at the yogurt case at the grocery store. The most common variety of any type of yogurt—Greek, Skyr, … American (?)—is plain. That makes perfect sense. Yogurt is a basic food and a lot of people eat it plain or use plain yogurt in cooking. And then there will usually be some kind of flavored yogurt, to be eaten by itself, usually as part of a breakfast, snack, or dessert. All that makes sense. What doesn’t make sense to me is that the most common flavoring in flavored yogurt is vanilla. Now yogurt goes with a lot of different flavors, mostly fruit flavors. But the one thing yogurt doesn’t go with is vanilla. Vanilla yogurt is repulsive, disgusting. Which of you degenerates have made vanilla the most common flavoring for yogurt? What’s wrong with you? Who harmed you so badly that you would support the existence of such a thing, and so much that it’s the most common type of yogurt, after plain yogurt? Now, clearly there’s a lot of hyperbole here. But seriously, vanilla yogurt is terrible. Who is eating it? ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-vanilla-the-most-common-flavor-for-yogurt/965315/2 "2022-05-29T19:12:20Z")
Both my DH and I _like_ vanilla yogurt. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-vanilla-the-most-common-flavor-for-yogurt/965315/3 "2022-05-29T19:23:11Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > the most common flavoring in flavored yogurt is vanilla Cite? ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-vanilla-the-most-common-flavor-for-yogurt/965315/4 "2022-05-29T19:24:38Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > Vanilla yogurt is repulsive, disgusting. Cite?🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-vanilla-the-most-common-flavor-for-yogurt/965315/5 "2022-05-29T19:35:01Z")
> [@Seanette](#): > > Both my DH and I _like_ vanilla yogurt. I prefer natural yoghurt with most types of fruit. But vanilla yoghurt is excellent with sliced banana, and pretty good with oranges. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-vanilla-the-most-common-flavor-for-yogurt/965315/6 "2022-05-29T19:38:38Z")
> [@Acsenray](#): > > Which of you degenerates have made vanilla the most common flavoring for yogurt? I have done, and regularly do, my part. One degenerate accounted for. I cannot identify, nor do I represent, any of the others but they _are_ my people. > [@Acsenray](#): > > What’s wrong with you? The consensus seems to be: a great deal. > [@Acsenray](#): > > Who harmed you so badly that you would support the existence of such a thing, and so much that it’s the most common type of yogurt, after plain yogurt? The list is shockingly long but not terribly distinguished. I believe we’ve covered everything 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-vanilla-the-most-common-flavor-for-yogurt/965315/7 "2022-05-29T19:43:35Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > But vanilla yoghurt is excellent with sliced banana, and pretty good with oranges. Those sound good. I tend to favor mixing it with granola. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-vanilla-the-most-common-flavor-for-yogurt/965315/8 "2022-05-29T19:44:24Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > I believe we’ve covered everything …in vanilla yoghurt. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-vanilla-the-most-common-flavor-for-yogurt/965315/9 "2022-05-29T19:48:45Z")
What’s the difference between yogurt and yoghurt? ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-vanilla-the-most-common-flavor-for-yogurt/965315/10 "2022-05-29T19:52:36Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > What’s the difference between yogurt and yoghurt?.. Vanilla is the best yogurt flavor. Vanilla is the best yog **H** urt flavo **U** r. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-vanilla-the-most-common-flavor-for-yogurt/965315/11 "2022-05-29T19:54:23Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > What’s the difference between yogurt and yoghurt? An H? ---
**Author:** ![dirtball](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dirtball/32/18772_2.png) [@dirtball](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dirtball)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-vanilla-the-most-common-flavor-for-yogurt/965315/12 "2022-05-29T20:02:36Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > One degenerate accounted for. I cannot identify, nor do I represent, any of the others but they _are_ my people. I’ll cop to being a degenerate. Regarding vanilla yogurt, I’ll happily eat it if that’s what’s in the fridge, no complaints. But if I’m making selections at the store, I’m going to make sure I grab some peach, no doubt about it. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-vanilla-the-most-common-flavor-for-yogurt/965315/13 "2022-05-29T20:05:01Z")
Vanilla’s ok, but I prefer plain unflavored full fat yoghurt, to which I add dried cherries and some maple syrup, and let them blend for a few hours before having it for lunch. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-vanilla-the-most-common-flavor-for-yogurt/965315/14 "2022-05-29T20:24:33Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > …full fat yoghurt, to which I add dried cherries and some maple syrup, and let them blend for a few hours before having it for lunch. That much decadence seems to merit at least a Roman orgy, rather than just “lunch”. ---
**Author:** ![velomont](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8491ac/32.png) [@velomont](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/velomont)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-vanilla-the-most-common-flavor-for-yogurt/965315/15 "2022-05-29T20:31:35Z")
This degenerate’s recommendation: get the fattest vanilla yogurt you can, then sprinkle a dusting of ground espresso and/or chocolate on it - priceless 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-vanilla-the-most-common-flavor-for-yogurt/965315/16 "2022-05-29T20:38:18Z")
Being diabetic most yogurt for me is really just over-sugared dessert I can’t eat any of. And I almost don’t do artificial sweeteners for (admittedly arbitrary) doctrinal reasons. I eat a lot of plain full-fat as you might imagine. Cabot Greek being my current favorite. I’ve also found that of the flavored yogurts in at least some brands, the vanilla is the least sugar-laden. So I can have a decent serving and enjoy it, not just a teaspoon of the disgustingly sweet fruit compote-glopped HFCS-infested other flavors on offer. Call me a degenerate as you will, but I’ll stand my ground. 😉 And no, I don’t find vanilla to be the most common flavor. Of the dozen brands/types on offer at the store, everybody offers a blueberry and a peach. Barely half of them seem to have a vanilla. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-vanilla-the-most-common-flavor-for-yogurt/965315/17 "2022-05-29T20:44:40Z")
We’ve learned to separate the orgy play from the food experiences. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-vanilla-the-most-common-flavor-for-yogurt/965315/18 "2022-05-29T20:46:22Z")
… which makes clean-up … a _breeze._ ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-vanilla-the-most-common-flavor-for-yogurt/965315/19 "2022-05-29T23:35:53Z")
The heavily sugared yogurts also seem to overlap with the ones that are thickened with gelatin. That isn’t an issue for me, but it would be for vegetarians. (I used to work with a woman who gave up eating meat when she was 7 years old and found out what it was; she always had a Yoplait with her lunch, and I was not about to tell her what one of the ingredients was.) Just because the OP doesn’t like vanilla yogurt doesn’t mean other people don’t, either. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2022, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-vanilla-the-most-common-flavor-for-yogurt/965315/20 "2022-05-29T23:41:26Z")
I’ve found coffee flavored the worst. But I love coconut. 🥥 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-is-vanilla-the-most-common-flavor-for-yogurt/965315.md?page=2)