Almond Breeze Almondmilk Unsweetened Vanilla — OKAY
Munch or Dump rates Almond Breeze Almondmilk Unsweetened Vanilla by Blue Diamond Almonds OKAY — score 60/90.
A genuinely light, no-added-sugar almond milk with a short, recognizable ingredient list, held back mainly by its thin nutrition, added flavors, and gum.
Why this verdict
- Short list mostly of water, almonds, and added vitamins/minerals
- No added sugar and no artificial colors
- Barely any protein (about 1g per cup), so it's thin nutrition
- 'Natural flavors' is a vague catch-all and gellan gum is a processing additive
Ingredients (10)
- Almondmilk (filtered water, almonds) (safe) — Mostly water with a small amount of ground almonds; harmless but nutritionally thin and low in protein.
- calcium carbonate (safe) — Mineral used as a firming/anti-caking agent and calcium source; harmless.
- Natural Flavors (moderate) — Undefined lab-blended flavor compounds standing in for real vanilla; a marker of a formulated product.
- Sea Salt (safe) — Small amount for flavor balance.
- POTASSIUM CITRATE (safe) — Acidity regulator and stabilizer; also adds a little potassium.
- Sunflower Lecithin (safe) — Plant emulsifier that keeps fat and water blended; benign but a sign of engineered texture.
- gellan gum (moderate) — Fermentation-derived stabilizer/gelling agent; safe in these amounts but a texture engineering additive.
- Vitamin A palmitate (safe) — Added vitamin A; standard fortification.
- Vitamin D2 (safe) — Added plant-source vitamin D (ergocalciferol) for fortification. Fine in itself, does not offset the refined base oil.
- D-alpha-tocopherol (natural vitamin E) (safe) — Natural vitamin E, an antioxidant and beneficial fortification.