Fage Total 2% Strawberry Greek Yogurt: 18g Protein, Labelgrade B (78/100)
B 78 / 100 — Strained 2% Greek yogurt with a clean two-part panel — real milk and cream plus a strawberry prep sweetened with a modest amount of cane sugar. 18g protein per cup, very low saturated fat, and very low sodium carry the grade. The added sugar in the fruit prep is the only meaningful knock, and it's small for a flavored fruit yogurt.
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Fage Total 2% Strawberry Greek Yogurt delivers 18 g of protein for 180 calories in a 5.3 oz (150 g) split cup (USDA FDC 2756927) — about 12 g of protein per 100 g. The structure is the whole story: it’s strained yogurt, concentrated by removing whey rather than thickened with gums or milk-protein concentrate, with a real strawberry preparation tucked in the side well of the cup. You fold it in yourself. It earns a B (78 / 100) — carried by very low saturated fat (2.25 g) and very low sodium (67.5 mg), held back only by the cane sugar in the strawberry prep (10.5 g total sugar) and the per-gram protein density that any 2% fruit yogurt has to live with.
Why the B
| Dimension | Grade | Score | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protein density | C+ | 68 / 100 | 12 g per 100 g — moderate per gram because the strawberry prep displaces yogurt. The 18 g per cup is what counts in practice |
| Ingredient quality | B | 75 / 100 | Strained milk + cream + five live cultures, plus a real strawberry prep. No milk-protein concentrate, no artificial sweeteners, no gums in the yogurt base — corn starch and pectin live only in the fruit side |
| Saturated fat load | A | 91 / 100 | 2.25 g per cup — the “2%” milkfat is just enough cream to soften the chalkiness without loading saturated fat |
| Sodium load | A+ | 100 / 100 | 67.5 mg per cup — very low, as plain dairy yogurt should be |
| Sugar load | A- | 88 / 100 | 10.5 g total — roughly 5 g lactose, 5–6 g added cane sugar from the fruit prep. Modest for a flavored cup, but not zero |
| Fiber | F | 30 / 100 | 0 g — structural; a strawberry-and-dairy cup has no meaningful fiber |
The fiber F is unavoidable for a dairy product and the scoring doesn’t pretend otherwise. The one honest knock is the added cane sugar: this is a sweetened cup, not a plain one. Everything keeping it out of the A range traces to that strawberry well — and as the comparison below shows, Fage uses less of it than the yogurt that advertises “Less Sugar” on the front.
The 2% tier is the deliberate middle
Fage strains the same milk three ways, and the fat tier you pick is really a texture-and-satiety decision. Plain Total 0% lands 18 g of protein at just 90 calories with zero saturated fat — leanest by far, but some people find nonfat strained yogurt squeaky and tart. Plain Total 5% adds real cream: 15 g protein, 160 calories, and 6 g of saturated fat for a spoon-coating richness. This 2% Strawberry sits between them on purpose — it keeps the full 18 g of protein but adds only 2.25 g of saturated fat, enough cream to round off the tartness without the 5%‘s fat load. If you’re choosing a flavored Fage and want protein-forward without the chalk, the 2% is the tier that was built for exactly that compromise.
The “Less Sugar” twist: it beats Chobani on sugar
Here’s the result that surprises people. Set this cup next to Chobani Less Sugar Wild Blueberry — same 150 g, same 18 g of protein, same 180 calories, same 2.25 g of saturated fat. On paper they’re twins. But the sugar lines diverge: Fage Total 2% Strawberry carries 10.5 g of total sugar; Chobani Less Sugar runs 13.5 g. The cup that markets itself on less sugar has three grams more than the one that doesn’t mention it. The ingredient bases differ too — Fage keeps its yogurt gum-free, while Chobani folds guar gum into the lowfat-milk base. None of this makes Chobani bad (it’s also a B, 78/100, and the blueberry version brings a little fiber). It just means the front-of-pack claim isn’t the shortcut here: the actual sugar advantage sits with the Fage.
What the split cup is really doing
The side-well format isn’t packaging theater. Strained Greek yogurt is thick, and blending a wet fruit prep through it would slacken the texture toward a regular stirred yogurt. By keeping the strawberry preparation separate until you eat it, Fage protects the strained body of the yogurt and lets you control the ratio — stir in all of it for full sweetness, or half of it to cut the added sugar closer to plain. It’s the rare convenience format that also gives you a dial. Functionally, a half-stir turns this into a lower-sugar cup without buying a different product.
Who it’s for
A breakfast or snack yogurt for someone who wants genuinely strained Greek texture, real strawberry rather than syrup, and 18 g of protein, and is fine with a moderate amount of added sugar to get the flavor pre-made. The shopper who should keep walking is the one chasing zero added sugar — for them, plain Fage Total with their own berries delivers the same protein and the same strained body with none of the cane sugar, at the cost of thirty seconds of stirring.
Ingredients
Strained yogurt: Grade A pasteurized skimmed milk and cream, live active yogurt cultures (L. bulgaricus, S. thermophilus, L. acidophilus, bifidus, L. casei). Strawberry fruit preparation: strawberries, water, cane sugar, corn starch, contains 2% or less of: strawberry juice concentrate, lemon juice concentrate, natural flavors, fruit pectin. (Verbatim from the USDA Branded Foods entry, FDC 2756927 — a clean two-part panel, with all the added sugar and thickeners confined to the strawberry side.)
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Quick Facts
Per serving · 1 cup (150 g)
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Full nutrition facts
| Nutrient | Per Serving (1 cup (150 g)) |
|---|---|
| Calories | 180 |
| Protein | 18g |
| Total Fat | 3.75g |
| Saturated Fat | 2.25g |
| Total Carbohydrates | 19.5g |
| Total Sugars | 10.5g |
| Sodium | 67.5mg |
Scope: This page applies specifically to Fage Total 2% Strawberry Greek Yogurt (5.3 oz (150 g) split-cup) · UPC 00689544081463. Other sizes, flavors, or formulations may differ.
How this fits each diet
Each score is computed from the same USDA nutrition + ingredient data, against the published rules of each diet. They tell you "does this food fit this diet" — not whether the diet is right for you.
contains animal-derived ingredients
contains no listed meat or fish
no wheat, barley, rye, or malt detected in USDA ingredient list
Frequently Asked Questions
How much protein is in Fage Total 2% Strawberry Greek yogurt?
18 g per 5.3 oz (150 g) split cup (USDA FDC 2756927) — about 12 g per 100 g. That's a strong number for a fruit-flavored yogurt, because the strawberry prep takes up cup space that would otherwise be plain strained yogurt. Two cups put you at 36 g, more than a third of a typical daily protein target.
How much of the 10.5 g sugar is added cane sugar?
Plain Fage Total at this size carries about 5 g of sugar, all of it naturally-occurring milk lactose. This Strawberry cup reads 10.5 g total — so the strawberry preparation is adding on the order of 5 to 6 g of sugar, which is the cane sugar (the third ingredient in the fruit prep) plus a little fruit sugar. That's a moderate amount: enough to taste like dessert, far less than a fruit-on-the-bottom cup.
Why is the protein density only a C+ when the cup has 18 g?
Two different questions. Per cup, 18 g is excellent. Per 100 g, it works out to 12 g — a C+ on Labelgrade's density scale — because the strawberry prep and the water in it dilute the strained-yogurt base. Plain Fage Total 2% scores higher per gram precisely because nothing is displacing the yogurt. The 18 g per-cup total is the number that matters when you actually eat it.
Is the strawberry prep real fruit or just flavoring?
Real fruit. The preparation leads with strawberries, then water, cane sugar, and corn starch, with strawberry and lemon juice concentrate, natural flavors, and fruit pectin under the 2% line. Fage keeps it in the side well of a split cup so it stays thick and you fold it in yourself, rather than blending it through where it would thin the yogurt.
Fage Total 2% Strawberry vs Chobani Less Sugar — which has less sugar?
Fage, narrowly. Both cups are 150 g, both deliver 18 g of protein at 180 calories. But this Fage carries 10.5 g total sugar versus 13.5 g in Chobani Less Sugar Wild Blueberry. Despite the 'Less Sugar' name on the Chobani, the Fage Strawberry is the lower-sugar of the two — and it leaves the gums out of the yogurt base, where Chobani uses guar gum.
Is it 'high in protein' under FDA rules?
Yes. 18 g is 36% of the FDA's 50 g Daily Value, comfortably past the 20% threshold required to claim 'high in protein.' The cane sugar in the fruit prep doesn't change that.
I want strained Greek texture with no added sugar — what should I buy?
Buy plain Fage Total (0%, 2%, or 5%) and stir in your own fruit. You keep the same heavily-strained yogurt and the same protein, drop the added cane sugar entirely, and decide your own sweetness. The only thing you lose is the convenience of the pre-portioned strawberry well.