Review of 'Vitasoy' Holly Nog

Vitasoy -- Holly Nog (vegan)
Overall Rating: 1/5
Summary: mmm the aroma is bang on--cinnamonny and nutmeggy! ...but...the flavour...something's just off for me. The first second tastes great...like your good ol egg nog --sweet, thick, and spiced. But *after* that initial second, there's some really odd flavours going on. It tasted kinda like alcohol/chemicals. And it's a strong chemically flavour as well. Also, the nutritional profile isn't all that great, so I definitely won't be buying this again.

Where to buy: Fortions 
 
Ingredients: filtered water, organic dried sugar cane juice, organic whole soybeans, natural flavors, salt, carrageenan, organic cinnamon, organic annatto, organic nutmeg.

Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 125mL
Calories: 60
Fat: 1g
     Saturated: .2g
     Trans: 0g
     Polyunsaturated: .5g
          Omega-6: .5g
          Omega-3: .1g
     Monounsaturated: .2g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 70mg
Potassium: 170mg
Carbohydrate: 12g
     Fibre: 0g
     Sugars: 11g
Protein: 2g
Iron: 2%

So the second ingredient, after water, is sugar cane juice and not soybeans. This explains why the nutritional profile isn't really all that great. For a full cup (two servings), there are 120 calories, with no fiber and only 4g protein. There's no calcium, which is really surprising. It really doesn't offer much beyond some healthy omega fats. There's nothing I'm really impressed with. 

Since I really don't like the taste, I'll probably end up just using it in my protein shakes to hide the taste.

Other flavours (all vegan):

• Original
• Vanilla
• Chocolate
• Lite Original
• Lite Chocolate
• Lite Vanilla
• Unsweetened (reviewed here)

Brand:

• It's difficult to say whether or not Vitasoy is non-GMO because its www.vitasoy.com.au website cites its products as non-GM BUT the Cornucopia Institute ranks it very low (a 1 out of 5) on the non-GMO scale (read here). Update: rating has gone up to 3/5, so it's likely that Vitasoy does use non-GMO soybeans.
• "Vitasoy-USA readily shared their sourcing information, but they do not buy directly from family farmers. Their supplier would not disclose the sourcing of their organic soybeans, but our research indicates that their supplier works directly with North-American organic farmers." (cited from cornucopia.org)