Milk Alternatives
This is just a small experiment to test what's out there to buy at the moment. The rating is based on how similar it tastes to regular cow milk.
Regular Cow Milk
- Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (baseline)
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Nutrition facts
| Value per | 100 ml |
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| Energy | 286 kJ (68 kcal) |
| Total fat Saturated fat |
4.0 g 2.3 g |
| Total Carbohydrates Sugar |
4.8 g 4.8 g |
| Fiber | - |
| Protein | 3.3 g |
| Salt | 0.1 g |
| Calcium | 120 mg |
Soy
- Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Product tested: Bjorg - Soja Léger
- -> Light Soy
- Verdict:
- Good level of sweetness
- Not too strong soy flavor (which I personally don't enjoy)
- Nutritionally similar to milk (light version)
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Ingredients
- Tonyu (water, shelled soy beans without GMO 4.3%), water, cane sugar, agave inulin, lithothamnium calcareum seaweed 0.4%, natural flavor, thickener: gellan gum
Nutrition facts
| Value per | 100 ml |
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| Energy | 163 kJ (39 kcal) |
| Total fat Saturated fat |
1.3 g < 0.3 g |
| Total Carbohydrates Sugar |
4.3 g 3.6 g |
| Fiber | 0.7 g |
| Protein | 2.1 g |
| Salt | 0.01 g |
| Calcium | 120 mg |
Spelt
- Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Product tested: Bio village - Boisson Épeautre, sans sucres ajoutés
- -> Spelt drink without added sugar
- Verdict:
- Good flavor, has some creaminess to it
- A bit too sweet
- Low in nutrion, mostly carbohydrates
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Ingredients
- Water, spelt flour 15%, sunflower oil, salt
Nutrition facts
| Value per | 100 ml |
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| Energy | 218 kJ (52 kcal) |
| Total fat Saturated fat |
1.4 g < 0.1 g |
| Total Carbohydrates Sugar |
9.8 g 6.3 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | < 0.5 g |
| Salt | 0.08 g |
| Calcium | - |
Almond (intense)
- Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️
- Product tested: Bio village - Lait Amande Intense
- -> Intense Almond Milk
- Verdict:
- Strong almond flavor (probably due to "intense")
- No creaminess
- Nutritionally similar to regular milk (except for lack of calcium)
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Ingredients
- Water, almond puree 7%, cane sugar, natural flavor, thickener: carob seed flour
Nutrition facts
| Value per | 100 ml |
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| Energy | 264 kJ (63 kcal) |
| Total fat Saturated fat |
4.1 g < 0.4 g |
| Total Carbohydrates Sugar |
4.9 g 4.2 g |
| Fiber | <0.5 g |
| Protein | 1.7 g |
| Salt | 0.02 g |
| Calcium | - |
Coconut (without added sugar)
- Rating: ⭐️
- Product tested: Bjorg - Coco - Sans Sucres
- -> Coconut without sugar
- Verdict:
- Weak flavor
- No creaminess
- A lot of additives
- Low in nutrition
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Ingredients
- Water, coconut milk 8% (coconut 4.8%, water, thickener: guar gum), rice starch, Algae Lithothamnium calcareum 0.3%, stabilizers: guar gum, xanthan gum, carrageenans; natural coconut flavor, sea salt
Nutrition facts
| Value per | 100 ml |
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| Energy | 84 kJ (20 kcal) |
| Total fat Saturated fat |
1.5 g < 1.2 g |
| Total Carbohydrates Sugar |
1.7 g <0.5 g |
| Fiber | <0.5 g |
| Protein | <0.5 g |
| Salt | 0.1 g |
| Calcium | 100 mg |