Yogurt or ayran, which one is a portion?
Both are from the milk group but their measures differ: one portion of yogurt is 200 milliliters, of ayran 350 milliliters.
Yogurt and ayran come from the same group but their portion measures are not the same. TÜBER, Türkiye's national dietary guideline, gives one standard portion of yogurt as 1 small bowl or 200 milliliters, and that of ayran as 1.5 cups or 1 large glass, that is 350 milliliters. The difference comes from ayran being thinned with water; a larger volume is needed to take in the same contribution to the group.
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- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.1.1, s. 262 Süt-yoğurt-peynir grubu, 1 standart porsiyon yaklaşık 150 kkal — süt 1 kupa / 240 mL; yoğurt 1 küçük kase / 200 mL; ev yapımı yoğurt 1 kupa veya 1 küçük kase / 240 mL; kefir 1 kupa / 240 mL; ayran 1,5 kupa veya 1 büyük bardak veya 1 büyük hazır ayran / 350 mL; beyaz peynir 3 parmak veya 2 kibrit kutusu / 60 g; kaşar peyniri 2 parmak / 40 g accessed: 2026-08-15
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.1.2, s. 263 Süt-yoğurt-peynir için önerilen günlük toplam porsiyon — 18-49 yaş 3, 50-70 yaş 3, 70 yaş üstü 3 porsiyon accessed: 2026-08-15
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Bölüm 10.2.1, s. 229 16 cm çapındaki küçük kase meyve ve yoğurt için uygundur; evdeki kase çeşitleri 1-2 kupa dolusu su ile test edilerek tanınmalıdır accessed: 2026-08-15
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