They say you can milk anything with teets, but if this is true, how then do they milk an almond or a soybean?
Anyway..... Whether you're lactose intolerant, vegan, or just not wanting to support the dairy industry, which milk alternative should you choose?
There are many different versions of each of the milk substitutes listed below including flavored and sweetened ones. So for simplicity, let's take a look at the nutrition of each type in its purest form. Also, nutrition could vary slightly between brands, but this will give us a general idea as to how the milk alternatives compare.
Soy milk is probably the most popular milk substitute.
Nutrition: Silk Organic Unsweetened (1cup serving)
Ingredients: Organic Soymilk (Filtered Water, Whole Organic Soybeans), Calcium Carbonate, Sea Salt, Natural Flavors, Carrageenan, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D2, Riboflavin (B2), Vitamin B12.
Nutrition: Rice Dream Enriched Rice Milk (1 cup serving)
Ingredients: Filtered water, brown rice (partially milled), expeller pressed high oleic safflower oil, tricalcium phosphate, sea salt, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin D2, vitamin B12.
Nutrition: Almond Dream Unsweetened (1 cup serving)
Ingredients: Almond base (filtered water, almonds), tricalcium phosphate, natural almond flavor with other natural flavors, sea salt, gellan gum, vitamin E, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin B12, vitamin D2.
Hemp milk is made from the hemp nut and is a new comer in the milk alternative market, so it may be harder to find in stores.
Nutrition: Tempt Hempmilk - Unsweetened (1 cup serving)
Ingredients: Hemp Nut Base (Filtered Water, Hemp Nut [Shelled Hemp Seed]), Natural Flavors, Tricalcium Phosphate, Carrageenan, Sea Salt, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D2, Riboflavin, Vitamin B12.
Coconut milk has been around forever, but it just recently has begun to be marketed as a cow's milk alternative. Since it's new, I couldn't find an unsweetened carton version.
Nutrition: Silk Pure Coconut (1 cup serving)
Ingredients: Coconuts, filtered water, natural sweetener, natural flavorings, vitamins, minerals.
All milk alternatives have added vitamins and minerals in order to make them similar to cow's milk. To determine which one is the best is a bit tricky, but it would greatly depend on what your nutrition goals are.
If you're looking for a protein rich beverage, then soy milk is the best or if you're cutting back on carbs, then rice milk should be avoided. Also, the fat content needs to be considered because in almond, hemp, and coconut milk most of their calories come from fat.
It may come down to taste, so determine which of these milk alternatives you enjoy drinking the most while still fitting in with your dietary guidelines. My only recommendation would be to avoid the products with added sugar as the calories greatly increase in those.
Which of the above milk alternatives do you prefer?
Its need to know the that nutrition is being getting in to body through various food we eat above post is much descriptive about it an among it hemp milk nutrition is much rich i guess.
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