Kidspot families joined our free product trial to discover how drinking one bottle of Yakult daily is a refreshing way to include probiotics in their family’s diet. Drinking one bottle daily is an easy way to restore and maintain the balance of beneficial bacteria in the gut.
What is Yakult?
Yakult is a fermented milk drink that contains a very high concentration of the unique bacteria Lacticaseibacillus paracasei Shirota (LcS) strain.
The beneficial bacteria strain in Yakult is scientifically proven to survive the journey through the gastric juices to reach the small intestine alive. Each 65ml bottle contains 6.5 billion of these highly acid-resistant bacteria, exclusive to Yakult. This means that every millilitre of Yakult contains 100 million (100, 000, 000) of the live LcS strain!
Yakult LIGHT contains the same high numbers of beneficial LcS bacteria and flavour as Yakult Original.
How is Yakult made?
Yakult and Yakult LIGHT is made fresh in Australia from at least 99% and 88% Australian ingredients respectively, by locals for locals.
Benefits
Probiotics are live beneficial bacteria that help the overall balance of bacteria in the digestive system. However, not all probiotics are created equal!
Yakult is the only product in the world to contain the unique LcS probiotic bacteria. The LcS strain has over 85 years of scientific research behind its benefits and efficacy. It has been proven to:
- Survives and reach the intestines alive
- Positively alter the balance, by increasing the number of beneficial gut bacteria
- Improve stool consistency
How do I get these benefits?
To be able to experience the benefit of Yakult, consistency is key! Probiotic bacteria don’t stay in the gut long-term. Drinking one bottle of Yakult daily is the best way to ensure you obtain and maintain the LcS benefits. Probiotics require time to take action – it is recommended that Yakult is consumed daily for at least two weeks to allow for the bacteria to begin influencing your health.
Dietary notes
Yakult is suitable for individuals following a vegetarian diet who consume milk-based products such as milk, cheese and yoghurt. However, Yakult may not be appropriate for individuals following a vegan diet as Yakult contains skim milk powder. Individuals who experience allergies to dairy, cow’s milk protein or those with sensitivity to citrus should not drink Yakult.
Read the reviews!
We gave five Auckland families the chance to trial and review Yakult LIGHT. Every family member (adults and children) was asked to drink a bottle of Yakult LIGHT every day for two weeks. Read their reviews below.
Reviewer: Jtnz
Thanks for the opportunity to be a reviewer for the Yakult LIGHT for my family of two girls age 12 and 10. We enjoyed trying these over the last couple of weeks.
My husband, one of my daughters and I really enjoyed the taste and ease of having these probiotic drinks daily during the trial. The other child didn’t enjoy the taste as much so it was harder to get her to enjoy these every day.
The little bottles are easy to open and very easy to drink so it’s a great way to get probiotics as well as the light version having less sugar.
I don’t think that I would continue drinking these daily. However I think these would be great to add to our regular shop to have in the fridge to drink a couple a week and still enjoy the probiotic benefits. Would recommend.
Reviewer: Stepanka
First of all let me say, I’m a big believer in probiotics.
We have never tried Yakult before so this was our first time. Mum 47, Dad 54, kids 10 and 7 (both of them only just after their birthdays
). All of us love the taste, mainly my 10 year daughter. It was little bit fiddly to open for their little hands but after a couple of tries they mastered it. My little boy is a fussy eater (well… He doesn’t eat fruit so maybe not too fussy). My daughter has sensitive skin, growing out of dairy and egg sensitivity, but she can handle dairy pretty good now. Dad…not a fussy eater, just bad habits . Myself….not fussy at all but after a gallbladder removal surgery so should pay attention what I put in me. I myself have noticed much less of a bloated feeling which is so good!
I couldn’t really spot much of a difference in my kids, but I know it did them good, very good. And Dad …after a week of consuming Yakult, he became more regular. All in all, I love knowing we did something good for all of us, I will definitely purchase again, maybe not all the time, but regularly enough.
And yes, I would highly recommend!
Reviewer: Mibold
My family was lucky enough to trial this product I have to say I was somewhat sceptical having not tried this product but having walked past it many times in my local supermarket.
We all tried it my two kids said “no mum not for us “they just did not come around to the taste so maybe the Yakult Original might be better for my son and daughter so I am going to purchase a pack of Yakult Original to see if any different.
My husband and I however thought it was perfectly tasty and easy to fit into each of our morning routines and have [regularly] had it each morning before breakfast and I have to say I feel it has really made a difference to our general feeling of well-being as I feel I just have more energy not so tired and bloated overall just feel better and my husband feels the same.
I will definitely be purchasing this product and not just walking past this in my local supermarket as I really do feel it makes such an improvement to my everyday wellbeing and like I mentioned I am going to try my kids on the Yakult Original to see if that one is more to their liking.
Thank you for the opportunity to trial this product I feel everyone should give it a try and see for themselves the difference it can do for your health.
Reviewer: Maddiemummy
Our family was privileged to take part in the trial. There are four of us in our family, two adults, an 11 year old and 17 year old. Our 11 year old wasn’t overly enthused about the flavour. She said she was expecting it to be sweet but instead it was a bit tangy for her. She continued the trial though. Our 17 year old on the other hand loved the flavour and the first thing she would go for in the morning is her Yakult. She also enjoyed looking through the recipe booklet provided and decided to tweek the icecream recipe and use Yakult in berry icecream, on the days she made icecream she obviously had more than one bottle per day.
Mum loved the flavour and continued with the trial. Dad took the Yakult for 3 or 4 days then decided he didn’t like the flavour. Miss 17 was pleased as it meant left over bottles for her icecreams!
Overall, I would continue purchasing Yakult LIGHT for the children as I believe there has been clear benefits. It is on the pricy side though so a bit unaffordable for the whole family to consume. If Dad were to have it, we would get the Yakult Original and see how he is with that.
Reviewer: Katnaylan
We were lucky enough to try Yakult LIGHT. Our family of 4. Two adults, a 4 year old and a 6 year old.
The flavour was nice, sweet but not too much. They are the perfect size to drink in the mornings. All members of the whānau enjoyed drinking these and found them to help with regularity, and reducing wind.
We will 100% continue to use these daily, as they have really helped our whānau.
The youngest was unlucky enough to need IV antibiotics during the trial, and [I believe] these helped his tummy cope with the strong medication, and not leaving it sore or upset.
Reviewer notes
- By registering for this product trial, you agree to the terms and conditions. Please note that comments, images, or videos provided by reviewers may be used by Yakult on their website and social media channels to promote the product.
- Kidspot Terms and Conditions apply, including: Open to Kidspot members 18+ only. Only available for NZ residents. If you are selected, you will be required to use the product as soon as possible and supply a review, as set out in our review instructions. Your name, address, and contact phone number will be given to the supplier for the purpose of delivery.
Would love to try this with my family of 4, both my girls have been on antibiotics for strep throat and tonsillitis recently so would be great to try this to balance their gut health
Hi there, we are a family of 4. We have never tried any Yakult product before. I have friends and family who have and they rave about it. I’m interested in how these tastes and the benefits of consuming it.
Four people family two kids and us
We would live to try as we have gastro issues in our family and also getting pills into the kids are hard. We try the gummies but the kids see them more as lollies and sometimes get into them. This would be a quick and an easy solution and I imagine you. An even pop one in a smoothie if the flavour got boring for the kids. The lite ones make this a better option for the family now as I looked at the the nutrition and they seem much healthier and a really amazing addition to our diets and the kids
Hi, we have 5 family members. Coming out of a long winter all our immune systems have all taken a beating with a preschooler and a child at school. We would love to trial Yakult, to see how it helps with the immune system and toilet habits.
Thanks
Angela
Our family of five would love to try Yakult please! What a fantastic opportunity and looks so healthy too!
Thank you!
3 people in our household, I would like myself and my family to try this product because having a healthy gut would be good for us and Pro biotics are awesome, I definitely want to try it out as I’m on medication and they I shall say play with my guts. Having a good bowel movement and better consistency of stool sounds like something my family needs.
we are family of 5, children age 7,11,15. I grew up with yakult in Japan. when we go home, we drink them everyday in Japan, but we never tried light one. we would love to try them. thank you!
Hi. We have enjoyed Yakult so it would be great to try to light version, for the same benefits but better! We have 4 in our family. Thanks.
We are a family of four, two adults and two kids (6 and 9). I do know the importance of good gut health for both myself and the rest of my family. We eat our yoghurts and occasionally take some extra probiotics in form of a tablet, but we have not tried yakult or any other form of drinking yoghurt/probiotic. I myself am after a gallbladder removal surgery so need to take extra care of my guts. I have got a very fussy six year old and not so fussy 9 nine year old but I’d do anything to enhance their health and wellbeing. And their dad is a case on its own, not fussy but not overly keen on healthy diet. 🙂 We would definitely benefit from this, I think. Thank you.
I would love to try this for my family. I am always on the look-out for healthier alternatives to add into our lunchboxes to make sure that we get the best fuel into our bodies. I am pregnant with my 3rd baby and I am often looking for ways to ensure that I am looking after myself too. We are a family of 4 people.
We have 4 family members and would love to try this to improve our gut health. One member has finished a 3 month course of antibiotics for a condition and another has finished a 10 day course due to a bacterial infection after the flu. This will certainly help to get good bacteria up again! Would be interested to see if a course of this also helps with a sensitive tummy in our youngest.
I would love to give this a go. A couple of family members have digestive issues and it would be great to give this a go and see if it makes any difference. 4 people. 2 adults and 2 children. Thanks.
Our family of 4 would love to try these please.
We take probiotics regularly and would love to give these ones a go. We know the importance of good gut health and these look great.
Would love to try these. We are families of five. Two adults and three kids.
We would love to try this. We are a family of 4. My kids don’t like the powdered probiotics so these would be a good replacement.
5 of us 3 kids and 2 adults. Would love to try this as I feel this will benefit my family massively. Helping improve their digestive system is very important
We are 3 generational family living together-mum, dad, grandma and our 6year old son. We would love to try this product to see if it improves our gut health. Thank you
Having 3 of us, with the youngest at daycare bringing home all the bugs would be nice to replace some of the good bacteria in my gut.
Hi, we are a family of 3. Mum, Nana and a 2 year old boy.
Would love to try and review this product because we are a family who doesn’t eat well and all suffer from gut issues. We are abit of a gassy family here….
Love to try this with my family
Hi, we are a family of four living in sunny Nelson. My daughter already has got a bottle of yakult (red label) in her lunchbox for over a year now. She loves it, would love to try out the yakult light for all of us but haven’t seen it in our local supermarket.
I would live to try this. My have 5 members in my family. The main reason for trying would be for my husband who has terrible heartburn daily and is on medication everyday. He has been looking at alternative medicines and gut health is the biggest factor. Would love to see if these could be on the way to helping him. Also be great for my kiddies just for general health and well being putting all the probiotic in to them.
We are a family of four (with a one year old being the youngest so not sure if Yakut would be suitable for him) and enjoy trialing new products to find new favourites and also giving our feedback! 😊
I’d love to trial this product with my family, bowel and therefore gut health is an ongoing discussion following a year of various medications and illnesses! I’d love to try it with my parents and my daughter making us a family of 5 if accepted for the trial. Thanks
We are a family of 4 and would love to try Yakult. I have seen the original in store but I prefer lighter options that are less sugar for the family, so this would be amazing to trial as it is up our alley. And hopefully make it a staple in our meal plans 🙂
We’re a family of 2 adults and one kid
Love to try this.
I would love to trial Yakult light as I feel it might be really helpful for my 3 year old daughter. She has some digestive issues and we haven’t tried Yakult yet! It is a two person house hold.
We have a family of 5 (2 adults and 3 kids – 4, 2 and 8 months) I would love to try this to add a delicious and healthy way to add probiotics to my families daily diet
We are a family of 4. I would like to improve my family’s gut health and see if something like Yakult can make a difference to my son’s digestive issues.