![]() So next time you’re in the grocery store passing the alternative milk shelves – just have a little chuckle and move on. There are plenty of other ways to count, and mine is an estimate at best. Undisclosed ingredients (anything less than 0.5 grams per serving) are not included in the study because we don’t know what they are. My analysis here is based on the accepted nutrients in almonds and the reported nutrition labels. A better name for these commercial brands might be “Almond flavored water”. ![]() It should come as no surprise that Blue Diamond and Almond Breeze are fighting a class action lawsuit in New York claiming false advertising, since their “almond milk” contains only 2% almonds. These numbers clearly indicate there’s a problem. INGREDIENTS: Almond Base (Water, Almonds), Rice Starch, Sea Salt, Vanilla, Natural Flavor, Carrageenan, Riboflavin (B2), Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D2. Contains Less Than 2% Of The Following: Vitamin/ Mineral Blend (Calcium Carbonate, Vitamin A, Vitamin E, Vitamin D2, Vitamin B12, Vitamin B2, Zinc), Sunflower Lecithin, Sea Salt, Potassium Citrate, Natural Flavors, Locust Bean Gum, Gellan Gum INGREDIENTS: Almond milk (Water, Almonds). INGREDIENTS: Almondmilk (Filtered Water, Almonds), Sea Salt, Locust Bean Gum, Sunflower Lecithin, Gellan Gum, Natural Flavor, Calcium Carbonate, Vitamin E Acetate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D2. INGREDIENTS: Almond Milk (filtered water, almonds), calcium carbonate, sea salt, possatium citrate, sunflower lecithin, Gellan Gum, Natural Flavors, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D2 and D-Alpha-Tocopherol (Natural Vitamin E). It’s just plain yummy! (Of course I could also make it with 1/4 cup almonds. Since homemade milk is filled with almond goodness, proteins, and healthy fats, I don’t have to pump it full of thickeners, starches, gums, flavorings, lecithin, and synthetic vitamins. It is smooth, rich, and fantastic! It takes me about 5 minutes to make, a lot quicker and cheaper than going to the store. My homemade almond milk recipe uses 1/2 cup or 75 almonds and 2 cups filtered water.What ingredients are in 2 cups of almond milk that cause us to love it so much? Let’s take a look at the additives that make our empty milk so smooth, thick and appealing. I compared unsweetened and unflavored varieties only, so these are presumably the “purest” nut milks available.Įven though almonds are extremely high in nutrients, it seems we’re getting precious few of them in commercial almond milks. The graph below shows a complete breakdown of nutrition facts of the various almond milks.Īlmonds are loaded with beneficial nutrients, rich in complete protein, healthy fats, vitamins, minerals, and oh such a wonderful flavor! However as much as we love non-dairy milks, it appears that the almond-milk industry is selling us a carton of filtered water whizzed up with a couple of almonds, and pleasantly thickened with a myriad of other ingredients to make it more “dairy-like”. Califia Farms Unsweetened Almond Milk – 10 almonds.Silk Almond Milk Original Unsweetened – 9 almonds.Almond Breeze Unsweetened Almond Milk – 14 almonds.My homemade almond milk contains 1/2 cup almonds – 75 almonds.This won’t be my most popular post. There are only 9 to 14 almonds in 2 cups of commercial almond milk. A profitable business model indeed! I thought you might enjoy the detailed comparison below. Have you ever wondered how many almonds are in your almond milk? I compared four brands to find the number of almonds used. ![]()
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