Danimals is an American brand of low-fat drinkable yogurt. Launched by

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in 1994, it is decorated with pictures of wild animals and is popular among children and in school lunches.

History

Danimals parent company

popularized

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in the United States in the 1950s and has remained the nation's leading producer of yogurt. Danimals was released in 1994 and initially donated a small part of their proceeds to the

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. Intended to be marketed to children, Dannon's marketing team told a ''

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'' reporter that "Yogurt hasn't been very kid-friendly in the past because the taste was too sour. This is a way of creating a new generation of yogurt eaters."

Variations

One variation of the product is Danimals Yo-Tubes, which lets kids squeeze yogurt out of a tube. The same design concept is used in Danimals Squeezables.

Ingredients and nutrition

Danimals used to have 14 grams of sugar per serving, but in 2013 Dannon cut the sugar in the product to 9 grams peer 50-calorie serving, accounting for 72 percent of the total calories. Their

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flavors do not contain any real fruit. As of 2019, their products are

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References

Brand name yogurts Groupe Danone brands Drink brands Products introduced in 1994