Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Unsweetened Original Almondmilk — OKAY

Munch or Dump rates Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Unsweetened Original Almondmilk by Blue Diamond OKAY — score 60/90.

A mostly clean, no-sugar almond milk, but it's watered-down almonds propped up by an emulsifier, a gum stabilizer, and added vitamins.

Why this verdict

• No added sugar and only about 30 calories per cup
• Real base of filtered water and almonds, though almonds are a minor fraction
• Relies on sunflower lecithin and gellan gum to fake the body of real milk
• Genuinely fortified with calcium and vitamins A, D, and E

Ingredients (11)

• Filtered Water (safe) — The base liquid, inert.
• Almonds (safe) — Real nuts, good fats and protein.
• calcium carbonate (safe) — Added calcium to mimic dairy milk; neutral to mildly beneficial.
• Sea Salt (safe) — Standard seasoning in small amounts.
• POTASSIUM CITRATE (safe) — Mineral salt used to buffer acidity and add potassium; benign.
• Sunflower Lecithin (moderate) — An emulsifier used to bind the bar; generally recognized as safe but a marker of processed formulation.
• gellan gum (moderate) — Stabilizer/thickener used to hold texture; generally safe in small amounts.
• Natural Flavors (moderate) — Undisclosed proprietary flavor compounds; a hallmark of engineered, formulated food.
• Vitamin A palmitate (safe) — Added vitamin A; standard fortification.
• Vitamin D2 (safe) — Added micronutrient used as a marketing hook; a small genuine positive but doesn't redeem the sugar.
• D-alpha-tocopherol (vitamin E) (safe) — Added natural vitamin E, an antioxidant.

Healthier alternatives

• Silk Almondmilk
• MALK Organics Unsweetened Almond Milk