Overall Rating: 4/5
Summary: So, this is one non-dairy milk product that is non-GMO. Yay! It's sweet, but not overly-sugary. It's a very light sweetness. There is that distinct soy flavour, so if you're not a fan of the taste of soy, you may be better off with a chocolate flavour. The vanilla flavour isn't as strong as I would have liked, but overall, I'm happy with this product. I use it as a creamer for my coffee and in my cereal. It does contain carrageenan, which has been linked to serious gastrointestinal issues and colon cancer.
Where to buy: Fortinos, Foodland, Longos, Sobeys
Ingredients: Filtered Water, Whole Organic Soybeans, Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Calcium Carbonate, Natural Vanilla Flavour, Sea Salt, Carrageenan, Acidity Regulator (Sodium Bicarbonate), Anti-Foaming Agent (Organic Soybean Oil, Silicon Dioxide), Zinc Gluconate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D2, Riboflavin (B2), Vitamin B12.
Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 1 cup
Calories: 100
Fat: 4g
Saturated: .5g
Trans: 0g
Polyunsaturated: 2.5g
Omega-6: 2g
Omega-3: .3g
Monounsaturated: 1g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 100mg
Potassium: 300mg
Total carbohydrate: 11g
Fiber: 1g
Sugars: 8g
Protein: 7g
Vitamin A: 10%
Calcium: 30%
Iron: 10%
*Full nutritional profile available here.
So, the ingredients aren't bad, but there are some budding concerns about the health impact of carrageenan. You can read more about carrageenan here (2001 UI study). The nutritional profile is quite good. It's low-calorie and has healthy fats and low saturated fat. The protein content is very good and 30% calcium should be appreciated, especially by women and those on dairy-free diets.
Silk has a huge recipe section you can check out here. It's very convenient because it allows you to search recipes by product and occasion.
Some recipes using Silk's Vanilla Soymilk include:
- Breakfast options: Silk Blueberry Pancakes, Berry Coffee Cake
- Desserts: Banana Cream Pie, Chocolate Cherry Bread Pudding, Chocolate Zucchini Muffins
- Sides: Creamed Spinach, Creamy Mustard Potato Salad, Spinach Artichoke dip
- Smoothies: Banana Mint Slush
- Specialty drinks: English Toffee
- Holiday: Silk Chocolate Truffles, Snowball Cookies
- Original
- Chocolate
- Very Vanilla
- DHA Omega-3
- Light Vanilla
- Light Original
- Light Chocolate
- Organic Vanilla
- Organic Original
- Organic Unsweetened
- Verified non-GMO
- Certified Kosher
- Some product varieties are certified organic
- All vegan
- Responsible sourcing initiative
- Champions of wind power, partnered with Bonneville Environmental Foundation
- Partnered with Conservation International, The Organic Center, The Organic Farming Research Foundation, World Soy Foundation and Tree Canada
- Silk for Coffee uses palm oil from suppliers who've joined the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
- Parent company: WhiteWave Foods
- Read about Silk's achievements in environmental conservation through it's manufacturing processes here
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