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so delicious dairy free unsweetened vanilla cashew milk beverage

Summary


Total Ingredients: 19 (More than average)

Total Additives: 16 (More than average)

health risk: low (15)
environment risk: high (2) moderate (4) low (4)
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Full Ingredients List


CASHEW MILK(WATER, CASHEWS), NON-GMO CANOLA OIL, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE, VANILLA EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVORS, LOCUST BEAN GUM, GELLAN GUM, GUAR GUM, VITAMIN A ACETATE, SEA SALT, VITAMIN D-2, L-SELENOMETHIONINE (SELENIUM), ZINC OXIDE, FOLIC ACID, VITAMIN B-12.


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Additives or Preservatives

zinc oxide

  • In Percent of Plant Milks: 2% Uncommon
  • Health Risk: Low
  • Environment Risk: Low - Moderate
  • Function: Additive used as a dietary supplement to add Zinc. It also may helps improve the apperance, flavor, and texture of food.

cashews

  • In Percent of Plant Milks: 4% Uncommon
  • Health Risk: Low
  • Environment Risk: Low-Moderate
  • Function: Cashews are typically used as a base in plant based milks, and are also used for flavoring.

vanilla extract (flavor)

  • In Percent of Plant Milks: 3% Uncommon
  • Health Risk: Low
  • Environment Risk: Moderate-High
  • Function: Additive used to sweeten and enhance the flavor of foods.

d-alpha tocopheryl acetate (natural vitamin e)

folic acid

vitamin b12

vitamin d2

l-selenomethionine (selenium)

salt (sea salt, natural salt, etc)

canola oil

  • In Percent of Plant Milks: 3% Uncommon
  • Health Risk: Low
  • Environment Risk: Moderate - High
  • Function: Additive used to texturize processed foods - it is especially useful when foods are processed at high temperatures.

guar gum

  • In Percent of Plant Milks: 17%
  • Health Risk: Low
  • Environment Risk: Low-Moderate
  • Function: Additive that is used for thickening liquids - particularly those that have been processed at high temperatures.

locust bean gum

  • In Percent of Plant Milks: 23%
  • Health Risk: Low
  • Environment Risk: Low
  • Function: Additive that works as a thickener in food, and in combination with some other additives as a gelling agent. It is particularly useful in processed foods that are heated to high temperatures during manufacturing.

gellan gum

  • In Percent of Plant Milks: 58%
  • Health Risk: Low
  • Environment Risk: Low
  • Function: Additive that works as a bind ingredients, stabilize ingredients, and texturize food. It is particularly useful in processed foods that are heated to high temperatures during manufacturing. It typically works as a plant based alternative to gelatin.

magnesium phosphate

calcium phosphate

Natural Flavors (MSG)