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Trader Joe's Icelandic Style Skyr Lowfat Yogurt Cherry: Food Integrity analysis

Updated 2026-10-08 · Trader Joe's

Quick answer

High integrity

Trader Joe's icelandic style skyr lowfat yogurt cherry received a Food Integrity Score of 86 out of 100 (high integrity). This reflects lightly processed and low additive load. This yogurt scores high on integrity, with minimal concern for refined or additive-heavy ingredients. It combines real cherry puree with dairy and probiotics, staying close to simple food values. Although there are some texture-modifying ingredients, the list remains predominately natural and emphasizes live cultures, making it a good everyday choice. Main considerations include ingredient concern. Choose yogurts with fewer additives.

Food Integrity Score 86/100

What stood out on the label?

  • Lightly processed
  • Low additive load
  • Transparency: High

What to watch?

  • Ingredient concern

Simpler options to consider

  • Choose yogurts with fewer additives

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Trader Joe's Icelandic Style Skyr Lowfat Yogurt Cherry
Category
Dairy (source: Dairies)
GTIN / UPC
00000000645980
Serving size
150 g (150.0g)
Source data — ingredients
Ingredient list from product label data (see Sources)
Healthy Food Guide analysis
Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards. See methodology under Sources.
Data last verified

Food Integrity results

Icelandic Style Skyr Lowfat Yogurt Cherry

Trader Joe's

High integrity

Warning Signs

Modified cornstarch and natural flavor may signal some processed inputs worth noting.

Consider This

Ingredients like modified cornstarch are often found in engineered foods for texture or thickening.

Good Substitutes

Choose yogurts with fruit puree only, skipping added starches or flavors.

Overall Assessment

High integrity

This yogurt scores high on integrity, with minimal concern for refined or additive-heavy ingredients. It combines real cherry puree with dairy and probiotics, staying close to simple food values. Although there are some texture-modifying ingredients, the list remains predominately natural and emphasizes live cultures, making it a good everyday choice.

Key Highlights

What stood out

  • Ingredient concern

Family Watchlist

Ingredients some users may personally want to know about.

  • Cherry Base — Contains additives and sugar

Highest concern ingredients

  • Cherry Base (5/10) — Contains additives and sugar

Better choice tips

  • Choose yogurts with fewer additives

Ingredients

Ingredient list

GRADE A PASTEURIZED MILK (PASTEURIZED SKIM MILK, PASTEURIZED CREAM), CHERRY BASE (CHERY PUREE, CANE SUGAR, WATER, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, NATURAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACÍD [ACIDIFIER), VEGETABLE AND FRUIT JUICE FOR COLOR), LIVE ACTIVE CULTURES (BIFIDOBACTERIUM LACTIS, LACTOBACILLUS ADDOPHILUS, L. BULGARICUS, L. PARACASEI, STREPTOCOCCUS THERMOPHILUS)

Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.

Highest-concern ingredients first. Expand an item for notes.

  1. Cherry Base (Cherry Puree, Cane Sugar, Water, Modified Cornstarch, Natural Flavor, Citric Acid [Acidifier], Vegetable and Fruit Juice For Color)Concern 5/10 — Moderate concernFlavor systemWatchlist · Additive · Vague label term

    What this is

    Flavor system

    Processing category

    Processed

    Main concern area

    Ingredient concern

    Why it matters

    Ingredients like cornstarch modify texture.

    Additional note

    Includes additives and sugar

    Family watchlist

    Contains additives and sugar

  2. Grade A Pasteurized Milk (Pasteurized Skim Milk, Pasteurized Cream)Concern 0/10 — No meaningful concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Whole food

    Why it matters

    It's a basic dairy component.

    Additional note

    Base for yogurt

  3. Live Active Cultures (Bifidobacterium lactis, Lactobacillus acidophilus, L. bulgaricus, L. paracasei, Streptococcus thermophilus)Concern 0/10 — No meaningful concernProbiotic

    What this is

    Probiotic

    Processing category

    Whole food

    Why it matters

    Promotes healthy digestion.

    Additional note

    Beneficial bacteria

This score reflects ingredient transparency, not food safety. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

How this product may fit different goals

The same food can look different depending on what matters most to you. Here is a general preview of how this product may align with several common goals.

  • Low-Spike Stability

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Sweetener/sugar on watchlist (see Food Integrity)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • GLP-1 Eating Support

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Sweetener/sugar ingredients (Mentions "sugar", "cane", "cane sugar". See ingredients for details.)

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  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Sweetener/sugar on watchlist (see Food Integrity)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Sweetener/sugar ingredients (Mentions "sugar", "cane", "cane sugar". See ingredients for details.)

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  • Vegan

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Vegan, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Animal-derived ingredients (Mentions "milk", "cream". See ingredients for details.)

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  • Plant-Based

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Plant-Based, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Animal-derived ingredients (Mentions "milk", "cream". See ingredients for details.)

    See more for this goal

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Understanding the Food Integrity analysis

What the Food Integrity analysis evaluates

The Food Integrity analysis focuses on how a packaged food is formulated and made. It examines processing level, ingredient quality, additives, oils, sweeteners, purity cues, and how clearly a label communicates what is in the product. The Food Integrity Score summarizes that formulation and transparency picture on a 0–100 scale. It is not a full nutrient report and it is not a personalized meal plan.

Why processing, ingredients, and transparency matter

Processing level and ingredient quality shape what you are actually eating beyond calories on the label. Additives, industrial oils, and intense sweeteners can change how clean or heavily engineered a product feels, even when the front of pack looks wholesome. Purity and transparency matter because incomplete or marketing-heavy labeling can hide tradeoffs that only show up when the full ingredient list is reviewed carefully.

Who may prioritize Food Integrity

Some people care mainly about Food Integrity because their dietary goals center on formulation rather than macros alone. Examples include checking vegetarian or vegan suitability, preferring simpler ingredient sources, avoiding certain additives or sweeteners, watching oil choices, or preferring less processed options. For those priorities, the Food Integrity Score can be the more practical first read.

How Food Integrity differs from Longevity

Food Integrity is the focused analysis of processing, ingredients, additives, purity, and transparency. Longevity is the broader analysis of nutritional composition, metabolic and dietary characteristics, processing, and ingredient quality together. Favorable nutrition values do not necessarily mean strong Food Integrity: a product can look balanced on macros yet still rely on heavy processing or additives that the Food Integrity analysis flags in more detail.

Why the two analyses overlap—and why to review Longevity too

The analyses overlap intentionally. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, and Longevity still benefits from the same ingredient-quality lens. They are not competing verdicts; they answer different questions at different depths. Reviewing the Longevity analysis can add information about nutritional composition, metabolic characteristics, and dietary balance that Food Integrity alone does not emphasize. Looking at both usually gives the most complete understanding of tradeoffs.

Common questions about this product

Is Trader Joe's Icelandic Style Skyr Lowfat Yogurt Cherry highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Lightly processed. That reflects formulation and processing signals from the ingredient analysis — not a medical or regulatory classification.

Why are the Longevity and Food Integrity scores different?

Longevity emphasizes nutrition per serving and longer-term dietary alignment. Food Integrity emphasizes ingredients, additives, processing, and label transparency. The same product can score differently on those lenses.

How much fiber is in one serving?

Trader Joe's Icelandic Style Skyr Lowfat Yogurt Cherry shows about 0g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Trader Joe's Icelandic Style Skyr Lowfat Yogurt Cherry: 7g total sugar per serving. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: High protein content; Low sugar per serving; Live active cultures.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Contains added sugar; Processed cherry base.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

People prioritizing different goals (for example lower carbs, higher protein, or minimally processed eating) may weigh the same dairy differently. Use the goal preview on this page, then personalize in KarbCoach for your priorities.

Other published analyses in Dairy, selected from the same Healthy Food Guide catalog.

Source data and Healthy Food Guide analysis

  1. Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
  2. Healthy Food Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
  3. How the Longevity Score is calculated
  4. How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
  5. Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
  6. Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
  7. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions. Full sources and safety details.
Label accuracy and safety information

Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

Sources, citations & safety

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