The Cocos Organic Light Natural dairy-free yogurt alternative is a new gut-friendly product from the Met Foods-owned brand for consumers to enjoy in place of conventional milk-based products.
The yogurt is made with a coconut milk alternative base and is fortified with Bifidobacterium BB-12 to help enhance its functional recipe for consumers. The product contains 96% organic coconut milk, and is arriving at Planet Organic and Ocado locations in the UK for £4.99 per container.
The brand commented on the Cocos Organic Light Natural dairy-free yogurt alternative saying, "Made using traditional techniques to create a gut-friendly, lighter alternative to dairy that can be enjoyed at every time of day, [Light Natural] can add texture and flavour to a range of sweet and savoury dishes, including breakfast bowls, smoothies, dips, curries, pasta sauces and desserts."
What's Driving This Trend
- Fortified Non-dairy Products
- Creating non-dairy products fortified with gut-friendly ingredients presents a disruptive innovation opportunity.
- Coconut Milk Alternatives
- Developing dairy-free products using coconut milk alternatives presents a disruptive innovation opportunity.
- Functional Foods
- Fortifying food products with ingredients that enhance their functional benefits presents a disruptive innovation opportunity.
Who This Affects Most
- Dairy Alternatives
- Dairy alternatives could capitalize on the growing demand for gut-friendly, non-dairy products.
- Organic Foods
- The use of predominantly organic ingredients in non-dairy products could disrupt the organic food industry.
- Functional Foods
- Fortified foods that cater to specific health needs or requirements present a disruptive innovation opportunity within the functional foods industry.
