Strained yogurt, Greek yogurt, yogurt cheese, sack yogurt, or kerned yogurt is yogurt that has been strained
to remove most of its whey, resulting in a thicker consistency than regular unstrained yogurt, while still
preserving the distinctive sour taste of yogurt. Like many types of yogurt, strained yogurt is often made
from milk that has been enriched by boiling off some of its water content, or by adding extra butterfat and
powdered milk. In Europe and North America, it is often made from low-fat or fat-free cow's milk. In
Iceland, a similar product named skyr is made.
Strained yogurt is generally marketed in North America as "Greek yogurt" and in Britain as "Greek-style
yoghurt", though strained yogurt is also widely eaten in Levantine, Eastern Mediterranean, Middle Eastern,
Central Asian and South Asian cuisines, where it is often used in cooking, as it curdles less readily when
cooked. It is used in a variety of dishes, cooked and raw, savoury and sweet. Straining makes even non-fat
varieties thicker, richer, and creamier than unstrained. Since straining removes the whey, more milk is
required to make strained yogurt, increasing the production cost. Thickeners such as pectin, locust bean
gum, starches or guar gum may also be used to thicken yogurts. In western Europe and the US, strained yogurt
has increased in popularity compared to unstrained yogurt. Since the straining process removes some of the
lactose, strained yogurt is lower in sugar than unstrained yogurt.
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