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Plain Skyr

Plain Skyr: 110 kcal and 14.93 g protein per 1 pot (150 g). Full USDA nutrition — 54 nutrients, high in Selenium, Vitamin B12, Phosphorus.

Vegetarian · Gluten-free · High-protein


Plain Skyr
Per portion
110 kcal
Protein
14.93 g
Carbs
5.91 g
Fat
2.88 g
Fibre
0.0 g

Your portion

110kcal · 458 kJ
Protein
14.93 g
Carbs
5.91 g
Fat
2.88 g

A 150-gram pot of plain lowfat skyr is mostly water, at over 83 grams per 100 grams, which is why it is light yet filling. Its standout feature is protein, delivering nearly 15 grams per pot and supplying about 55 percent of its energy from protein. It also provides useful amounts of selenium, vitamin B12, phosphorus, and riboflavin, covering roughly a fifth of the daily reference for the first three.

A normal single pot works well as a quick breakfast or an afternoon snack when you want something substantial without much fat or sugar. Since it contains no fibre, pairing it with fruit or a handful of nuts rounds out the meal nicely. The sugar content is modest at just over five grams per pot, so it suits a low-sugar routine, though its low calorie count means it may not keep you full for hours on its own.

Nutrition claims, per 100 g:

High protein Source Selenium · 23% Source Vitamin B12 · 21% Source Phosphorus · 20% Source Riboflavin (B2) · 17% Low fat

Full nutrition

Nutrition

per 1 pot (150 g)

Energy 110 kcal 5.5%
Energy 458 kJ 5.5%
Protein 14.93 g 29.9%
Carbohydrates 5.91 g 2.3%
of which sugars 5.34 g 5.9%
Starch 0.0 g
Fibre 0.0 g
Fat 2.88 g 4.1%
of which saturates 1.84 g 9.2%
Monounsaturated 0.73 g
Polyunsaturated 0.11 g
Trans fat 0.09 g
Cholesterol 15.0 mg
Water 125.34 g
Ash 0.94 g

Sugar breakdown

Sucrose 0.0 g
Glucose 0.0 g
Fructose 0.0 g
Lactose 4.38 g
Maltose 0.0 g
Galactose 0.96 g

Minerals

Potassium 211.5 mg 10.6%
Calcium 172.5 mg 21.6%
Magnesium 16.5 mg 4.4%
Phosphorus 205.5 mg 29.4%
Sodium 51.0 mg
Iron 0.06 mg 0.4%
Zinc 0.9 mg 9.0%
Copper 0.03 mg 3.0%
Manganese 0.01 mg 0.5%
Selenium 18.6 µg 33.8%

Vitamins

Vitamin A (RAE) 135.0 µg 16.9%
Vitamin C 1.2 mg 1.5%
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Vitamin E 0.06 mg 0.5%
Vitamin K 0.3 µg 0.4%
Thiamin (B1) 0.07 mg 6.4%
Riboflavin (B2) 0.35 mg 25.0%
Niacin (B3) 0.3 mg 1.9%
Pantothenic acid (B5) 0.7 mg 11.7%
Vitamin B6 0.08 mg 5.7%
Folate (B9) 18.0 µg 9.0%
Vitamin B12 0.78 µg 31.2%
Choline 22.8 mg
Beta-carotene 9.0 µg

Fatty acids

Omega-3 (ALA) 0.01 g
Omega-3 (EPA) 0.0 g
Omega-3 (DHA) 0.0 g
Omega-6 (linoleic) 0.07 g

Amino acids

Tryptophan 0.04 g
Leucine 0.71 g
Isoleucine 0.43 g
Valine 0.65 g
Lysine 0.23 g

Nutrition from USDA FoodData Central (public domain), scaled to the stated portion. Reference intakes: EU Regulation 1169/2011. Percentages track your portion; claim badges are per 100 g (Reg. 1169/2011, 1924/2006).

How it compares

Against 322 other foods in “Dairy and Egg Products”, per 100 g. The mark is this food; the faint line is the category median.

Energy 73.0 · higher than 20%
Protein 9.95 · higher than 51%
Fibre 0.0 · higher than 0%

Common portions

  • container (7 oz) — 200 g (146 kcal)

Sources

  1. USDA FoodData Central — Yogurt, Greek, plain, lowfat — Nutrition values for Yogurt, Greek, plain, lowfat.

Jan Horák — Founder & Engineer, Kaloria

Jan Horák is the founder and lead engineer of Kaloria, an AI-powered calorie and nutrition tracking app for iOS and Android. He builds and ships the app's photo and voice food-logging pipeline himself and writes about the nutrition math, product tradeoffs, and app-comparison data behind it.