Good & Gather Unsweetened Original Almond Milk — OKAY
Munch or Dump rates Good & Gather Unsweetened Original Almond Milk by Good & Gather OKAY — score 58/90.
Mostly filtered water with a small fraction of almonds, unsweetened and essentially sugar-free. It leans on a stabilizer stack (gellan gum, xanthan gum, sunflower lecithin) plus dipotassium phosphate and added vitamins to stay emulsified and fortified. A fine low-calorie dairy swap, but a processed beverage, not a whole food.
Why this verdict
- Unsweetened with zero added sugar
- Very low calorie, roughly 30 kcal per cup
- Stabilizer stack: gellan gum, xanthan gum, sunflower lecithin
- NOVA 4 processing with added natural flavors and phosphate
- Fortified with calcium and vitamins A, D and E
Ingredients (10)
- Almondmilk (filtered water, almonds) (safe) — Mostly water with a small share of almonds; low protein but low calorie.
- calcium carbonate (safe) — Added calcium — a mineral fortificant.
- Dipotassium Phosphate (moderate) — Buffer and stabilizer; added phosphates are worth limiting for people managing kidney health.
- Sea Salt (moderate) — The only seasoning; pushes sodium high for the portion size but nothing artificial.
- gellan gum (moderate) — Stabilizer that keeps almond solids suspended; generally well tolerated.
- Sunflower Lecithin (safe) — Emulsifier; benign.
- Natural Flavors (moderate) — Nonspecific flavoring typical of formulated convenience meals.
- Xanthan Gum (moderate) — Second thickener; adds body to the thin base.
- Vitamin A palmitate (safe) — Added vitamin A.
- Vitamin D2 (safe) — Added plant-derived vitamin D.
Healthier alternatives
- Organic Almondmilk Unsweetened