Moderate Health Risk High Environment Risk

rouse's markets original unsweetened coconut milk

Summary

Total Ingredients: 10 (Less than average)

Total Additives: 6 (Less than average)

health risk: moderate (3) low (3)
environment risk: high (2) moderate (1) low (1)
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Full Ingredients List

COCONUT EXTRACT, WATER, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, MODIFIED STARCH (STABILIZER), XANTHAN GUM, SODIUM CARBOXYMETHYL CELLULOSE (STABILIZER), COCONUT FLAVOR, POLYSORBATE (EMULSIFIER), SODIUM METABISULPHITE (ANTIOXIDANT).

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Additives or Preservatives

sodium metabisulfite

  • In Percent of Plant Milks: 2% Uncommon
  • Health Risk: Low
  • Environment Risk: Moderate-High
  • Function: Preservative that inhibits the growth of microbes in food, and extends shelf life. It also helps to retain color.

rice starch

  • In Percent of Plant Milks: 1% Uncommon
  • Health Risk: Low
  • Environment Risk: Moderate-High
  • Function: Additive used as a whitening and smoothing agent (texturizer).

sodium carboxymethyl cellulose

  • In Percent of Plant Milks: 1% Uncommon
  • Health Risk: Low
  • Environment Risk: Low
  • Function: Additive used to stabilize, thicken, and modify the viscosity (how quickly a fluid flows) of food.

polysorbate 60

  • In Percent of Plant Milks: 2% Uncommon
  • Health Risk: Low - Moderate
  • Environment Risk: Unknown
  • Function: Additive that stabilizes ingredients in a mixture to create a consistent texture - this is known as emulsification

xanthan gum

  • In Percent of Plant Milks: 14%
  • Health Risk: Low - Moderate
  • Environment Risk: Low - Moderate
  • Function: Additive that works to prevent oil separation in water, which stabilizes food products - this is especially useful when foods are processed at high temperatures.

monoglycerides

  • In Percent of Plant Milks: 6% Uncommon
  • Health Risk: Low - Moderate
  • Environment Risk: Unknown
  • Function: Generally recognized as safe in recommended quantities, but it is a trans fat, which can be unhealthy in large quantities.