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Almond Breeze Milk, Original
Dairy
📊 NOVA 4🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-Free🥛 Dairy-Free

Almond Breeze Milk, Original

Blue Diamond
64 foz
Available at Foodtown
60
Calories
1g
Protein
7g
Sugars
150mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
25
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Almond Breeze Almondmilk, Original (64 fl oz) sits with other plant-based milks in the refrigerated dairy-alternatives section or on the shelf-stable beverage aisle, typically near soy and oat milks, coffee creamers, and lactose-free cow’s milk. Shoppers grab it for morning cereal, smoothies, coffee, weekday breakfasts, or pantry-stable baking when a non-dairy option is wanted. The brand positions itself as a mainstream, approachable almondmilk: friendly, familiar packaging and messages like “the best almonds make the best almondmilk” appeal to health-conscious but convenience-minded consumers, flexitarians, and families looking to reduce dairy. Labels emphasize “non-dairy,” added calcium and vitamins, and often suggest naturalness and simplicity without carrying organic certification; there’s a mild health halo from the almond callout and “original” sweetness. Visually it’s marketed as wholesome and accessible rather than artisanal—no kids’ cartoons, but clear nutrition and ingredient lists. In plain terms this is an industrially formulated beverage: filtered water blended with almonds, sweetened with cane sugar and stabilized with lecithin and gellan gum, then fortified with vitamins. Sensory details: it pours smooth and creamy but lighter than cow’s milk, with a subtly sweet almond note and a slightly silky mouthfeel from added emulsifiers. The 64-ounce carton invites family use—pouring into cereal, blending into smoothies, splashing into coffee, or measuring for baking. Rituals include sliding it into the fridge after shopping, shaking the carton, and using it as a quick, shelf-friendly everyday dairy substitute in American grocery routines.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1.0 cup
Servings per Container: 8
Calories60
% Daily Value*
Total Fat2.5g3%
Saturated Fat0g0%
Sodium150mg7%
Total Carbohydrate8g3%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Total Sugars7g
Added Sugars7g14%
Protein1g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Almondmilk, (Filtered, Water,, Almonds),, Cane, Sugar,, Calcium, Carbonate,, Sea, Salt,, Potassium, Citrate,, Sunflower, Lecithin,, Gellan, Gum,, Vitamin, a, Palmitate,, Vitamin, D2,, D-Alpha-Tocopherol, (Natural, Vitamin, E)..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Sunflower - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Sunflower Lecithin - Processed emulsifier
No Seed OilNo Emulsifier

Dietary Labels

This product is vegan, is gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

This is an industrially formulated beverage with added sugar, emulsifiers (sunflower lecithin), stabilizers (gellan gum), and vitamin fortification, which fits NOVA category 4 for ultra-processed foods.

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Common Questions about Almond Breeze Milk, Original

Well, 'healthy' can be a bit subjective! Almond Breeze Milk is low in calories and has some added vitamins like D2 and calcium, which can be beneficial, especially for those avoiding dairy. However, it does contain added sugars, so if you're watching your sugar intake, it's good to keep that in mind.

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