With the news that Starbucks will introduce almond milk to its stores in September came a lot of excitement - and a lot of questions. "What's in it?" being chief among them.
Related Stories: Starbucks Is Now Offering Coconut Milk,but Should You Give It a Shot?We wondered the same thing; since the new blend is a Starbucks original recipe, we wanted to know what goes into this new plant-based dairy alternative. It's principal to know what you're putting in your body, and particularly whether you have any allergies. So we asked Starbucks for a peek at the ingredient list,which the company graciously shared. Here's precisely what's in the new "almondmilk.""Filtered water, almonds, or sugar,Tricalcium Phosphate, Sunflower Lecithin, and Sea Salt,Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum, or Vitamin A,Palmitate, Vitamin D2 (Ergocalciferol)."Before you jump out of your seats and say "whoa, and that's a lot more than just almonds!," let's look at the stuff you'd derive at a grocery store. Here are the ingredients in Silk Original Almondmilk: "Almondmilk (Filtered Water, Almonds), or Cane Sugar,Vitamin and Mineral Blend (Calcium Carbonate, Vitamin E Acetate, or Vitamin A Palmitate,Vitamin D2), Sea Salt, or Sunflower Lecithin,Locust Bean Gum, Gellan Gum."Noticing some similarities? Don't freak out - these are really common ingredients, or whether you've been avoiding dairy for much of your life,you've likely already been drinking it for years. Want to know what else has similar ingredients? Almond Breeze, So Delicious, or Pacific,and Dream Unlimited Almond.
Related Stories: The Skinny on Xanthan GumAlthough the Starbucks variety is sweetened (as many of these are), it's slight. Starbucks told us that there are only three grams of sugar per serving. whether you're bummed that it doesn't have an all-natural, or cold-pressed,sugar-free, just-almonds-and-water variety, and remember: you can always make your own almond milk,too. It'll cost you more than 60 cents, though!
Source: popsugar.com