365 by Whole Foods Market Organic Unsweetened Soy Milk — OKAY
Munch or Dump rates 365 by Whole Foods Market Organic Unsweetened Soy Milk by 365 by Whole Foods Market OKAY — score 70/90.
Unsweetened organic soy milk built from whole organic soybeans and water, with stabilizer gums, natural flavor, and vitamin fortification. It is the highest-protein plant milk of this group and has no added sugar. The gums and fortification put it at NOVA 4, but the formula is clean for a shelf-stable beverage.
Why this verdict
- Whole organic soybeans as the base — highest protein of these plant milks
- No added sugar, genuinely unsweetened
- Contains locust bean gum and gellan gum plus vague 'natural flavors'
- Fortified with calcium and vitamins A, D2, B2, and B12
- NOVA 4 comes from stabilizers and fortification, not sugar or refined starch
Ingredients (11)
- Whole organic soybeans (safe) — The protein source. Whole soybeans (not isolate) give this beverage its high protein and a fuller nutrition profile.
- Filtered Water (safe) — The bulk of the beverage.
- calcium carbonate (safe) — Calcium fortification to match dairy levels.
- organic locust bean gum (moderate) — Plant-derived thickener for mouthfeel. Generally safe.
- Sea Salt (safe) — Trace amount for flavor.
- Natural Flavors (moderate) — Undefined flavor blend. Legal and common, but not transparent about what is actually in it.
- gellan gum (moderate) — Stabilizer that keeps soy solids suspended. Safe but a processing marker.
- Vitamin A palmitate (safe) — Standard vitamin fortification.
- Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2) (safe) — Plant-source vitamin D fortification.
- Riboflavin (Vitamin B2) (safe) — Added B vitamin at trace level.
- Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12) (safe) — Added B12, valuable in a plant-based beverage.