Consumer Reports: Best Greek yogurts for you

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Yogurt continues to grow in popularity. Sales now top 7 billion dollars a year. A lot of the latest growth is propelled by Greek-style yogurt.

Consumer Reports just tested more than two dozen Greek yogurts to find the best.

More people than ever are eating yogurt, especially Greek yogurt.

"Yogurt is nutritious and a good source of calcium. But Greek yogurt has even more protein and that's part of the appeal," said Amy Keating with Consumer Reports.

Consumer Reports checked out 27 popular Greek yogurts in plain and vanilla flavors for both taste and nutrition.

"I get a slight, mod, generic vanilla intensity with a slight fruity note," said one taste tester.

The nutritionists noticed something unusual when reviewing the nutrition facts labels. Whole Foods' 365 Everyday Value Fat Free Plain Greek Yogurt claims to have only two grams of sugars per eight-ounce cup.

"That seemed really low. The other plain Greek yogurts we looked at had 5 to 10 grams of sugars per cup," adds Keating.

So Consumer Reports tested six samples and found that the Whole Foods yogurt averaged 11 grams of sugar more than five times the label's claim.

In Consumer Reports taste tests, the Whole Foods yogurt received a "Good" rating, but others scored much better.

In the end, Fage Total 2% Fat was the top rated plain Greek yogurt. It's thick and creamy with a well-balanced flavor.

Among the Greek vanilla yogurts, Wallaby Organic Whole Milk is the best in the tests. It almost tastes like a dessert with real cream and vanilla flavors, but it does have eight grams of fat and 27 grams of sugars per cup.

A spokesperson for Whole Foods says that Consumer Reports' findings are not consistent with the test results it has gotten from reputable third-party labs. It is investigating the matter and says it will take corrective action if any is warranted.