Costco Cocojune Dairy Free Yogurt Review

During a recent trip to Maui, I took the opportunity to try products we can’t get here in Canada, including Cocojune Dairy-Free Yogurt from Costco. I find the selection of dairy-free yogurt in Canada to be fairly limited compared to the U.S., and many of the options available just don’t taste very good. I was excited to see this organic coconut yogurt and couldn’t wait to find out if it lived up to the hype. Read on to see whether this Cocojune Dairy-Free Yogurt from Costco in Maui is worth buying!

Location in Store

I bought the Cocojune from Costco in Maui, it was located in the refrigerated section near the Chipotle Bitchin’ Sauce and the Kirkland Signatured Salted Sweet Cream Butter. The item number is 2008403.

Taste

The box includes two flavors: Vanilla Cinnamon and Raspberry. During our trip, I tried both the Cocojune Dairy-Free Yogurt and Siggi’s Dairy-Free Yogurt. While I enjoyed trying both, I preferred the Siggi’s. Although Siggi’s yogurt is available in Canada, the dairy-free version isn’t sold in my province.

Overall, I didn’t mind the Cocojune Dairy-Free Yogurt, but a few things stood out to me. Both flavors were sweeter than I expected and had an almost artificial sweetness, even though they’re sweetened with sugar rather than artificial sweeteners. They also have the distinct pea protein flavor that’s common in many plant-based dairy alternatives.

The texture was smooth and creamy after giving the yogurt a good stir, and I especially enjoyed the Raspberry flavor. The Vanilla Cinnamon, however, was disappointing. It lacked both vanilla and cinnamon flavor and tasted mostly sweet. While I wouldn’t go out of my way to buy these again, I would consider purchasing them if they became available in Canada and I wanted another dairy-free yogurt option. That said, I’m much more hopeful that the dairy-free Siggi’s yogurt will eventually make its way to my local stores.

Cost

This isn’t cheap yogurt at all, the pack of eight 5 oz yogurts cost $17.39 USD which works out to be about $2.17 per yogurt. You definitely pay more for plant-based/dairy-free products so I’m not competely shocked by the price.

Convenience

The yogurt needs to be kept refrigerated, and the best-before date was about three weeks from the date we purchased it. Since the yogurts are individually portioned, they’re convenient for packing in a lunch or enjoying as a quick grab-and-go breakfast or snack. They pair well with fresh fruit, granola, or cereal, such as Farm Girl Cinnamon Crisps, for a more filling and satisfying meal.

Nutrition

Calories

The raspberry flavored yogurt contains 160 calories, 10 grams of fat, 11 grams of carbohydrates, two grams of fiber, four milligrams of sodium, six grams of sugar and eight grams of protein. Eight grams of protein isn’t bad but of course dairy yogurt has a lot more protein.

The vanilla cinnamon flavor contains 160 calories, ten grams of fat, three milligrams of sodium, 11 grams of carbohydrates, two grams of fiber, six grams of sugar and eight grams of protein.

Ingredients

I like that for both flavors the ingredients list is short and sweet with organic ingredients. I appreciate that they contain probiotic cultures and some additional protein even though the pea protein doesn’t taste great! Cocojune is dairy, gluten and soy-free.

Scoring

Taste: 7/10

Cost: 510

Convenience: 10/10

Nutrition: 8.5/10

Overall

Give it a try!

If you’re looking for a dairy-free yogurt with some protein, Cocojune is worth trying. It’s not easy to find dairy-free yogurts with eight grams of protein, so this could be a good option if you can’t tolerate dairy but still miss eating yogurt. That said, Siggi’s remains the best dairy-free yogurt I’ve tried in terms of both taste and texture.

Have you tried the Costco Cocojune yogurt? What did you think of it?

Please note that this review was not paid for or sponsored by any third party. This product was purchased by Costcuisine for the purpose of producing this review. The opinions in this review are strictly those of Costcuisine. Costcuisine is not affiliated with Costco or any of its suppliers. In the event that Costcuisine receives compensation for a post from the manufacturer of a product or some other third party, the arrangement will be clearly disclosed (including where the manufacturer of a product provides Costcuisine with a free sample of the product).