Pacific -- Rice non-Dairy Beverage (Original)
Overall Rating: 4/5
Summary: very smooth, medium-thick texture. It has a pleasant scent--ricey sweet. I actually really like this. It doesn't work well added to coffee or tea if you're looking for a nice creamy look, though it tastes good in coffee/tea. It's lightly sweetened (with no added sugar) and I do get the underlying rice flavour, which I quite enjoyed. This project is Non-GMO project certified.
Where to buy: Fortino's
Ingredients: filtered water, brown rice, expeller pressed canola oil, tricalcium phosphate, natural flavour, sea salt, guar gum, xanthan gum, caron bean gum,
carrageenan, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin D2.
Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 1 cup
Calories: 130
Total fat: 2g
Saturated fat: 0g
Trans fat: 0g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 60mg
Total carbohydrate: 27g
Dietary fiber: 0g
Sugars: 14g
Protein: 1g
Vitamin A: 10%
Calcium: 30%
Iron: 6%
Vitamin D: 25%
The ingredients are all good, except there's some question about the health impacts of carrageenan, which has been linked to higher rates of colon cancer in laboratory animals
The nutritional profile is good because the beverage is fortified with vitamin A, D, and calcium. It's also low in fat and sugar, which is great. I'd recommend this product, yet I'm looking forward to more information on carrageenan in the future.
Other non-dairy rice beverages:
Brand:
- All natural and organic
- Certified to the Source
- "At our founder's family farms that supply Pacific Natural Foods the milk
for our delicious creamy soups, you'll find healthy cows fed an
organic, vegetarian diet with room to roam in open pasture."
- Cows are fed 100% an organic, vegetarian die, not given antibiotics
or synthetic hormones, and reared humanely and under stress-free
environments
- Awarded for sustainability initiatives
- Engaged in Wetlands Conservation
- Top donor to the Oregon Food Bank
- Supports local community
