|  | Diet Nutrition | Healthy Eating

Silk Almond Milk Ingredients and Facts

For people who are lactose-intolerant, dairy-free, vegan or health conscious, almond milk is an alternative to milk from cows. Silk, distributed by WhiteWave Foods, makes almond milk as well as soy and coconut milk. Silk's Pure Almond Milk comes in four flavors: Original, Unsweetened, Vanilla and Dark Chocolate, and is available at most grocery stores.

  1. Ingredients

    • Silk Almond Milk Original Flavor contains all-natural almond milk, which is filtered water and almonds. Other ingredients include all-natural evaporated cane juice, calcium carbonate, sea salt, locust bean gum, gellan gum, sunflower lecithin, d-alpha-Tocopherol (natural vitamin E, zinc gluconate, vitamin A palmitate, riboflavin), B-2, B-12 and D-2. Flavorings such as vanilla and cocoa are added to Vanilla and Dark Chocolate almond milk flavors, respectively.

    Nutritional Facts: Original and Unsweetened

    • In 1 cup of Silk Almond Milk Original Flavor are 60 calories, 2.5 g total fat, 1 g dietary fiber, 7 g sugar, 1 g protein, 10 percent vitamin A, 50 percent vitamin B-12, 25 percent vitamin D, 50 percent vitamin E, 45 percent calcium, 2 percent copper, 4 percent iron, 4 percent magnesium, 4 percent manganese, 25 percent riboflavin and 10 percent zinc, based on the daily value of a 2,000 calorie diet. No saturated or trans fat, 0.5 g polyunsaturated fat, 1.5 g monounsaturated fat, no cholesterol, 150 mg sodium, 60 mg potassium, 8 g carbohydrates is in the Original flavor.

      Silk Almond Milk Unsweetened Flavor contains 35 calories, 2.5 g total fat, 1 g dietary fiber, 1 g protein, 10 percent vitamin A, 50 percent vitamin B-12, 25 percent vitamin D, 50 percent vitamin E, 45 percent calcium, 2 percent copper, 4 percent iron, 4 percent magnesium, 4 percent manganese, 25 percent riboflavin and 10 percent zinc. The Unsweetened flavor has no saturated or trans fat, 0.5 g polyunsaturated fat, 1.5 g monounsaturated fat, no cholesterol, 150 mg sodium, 60 mg potassium, 1 g carbohydrates, and no sugar.

    Nutritional Facts: Vanilla and Dark Chocolate

    • A serving size of 1 cup Silk Almond Milk Vanilla Flavor has no saturated or trans fat and 0.5 g polyunsaturated fat and 1.5 g monounsaturated fat, no cholesterol, 150 mg sodium, 60 mg potassium, 16 g carbohydrates. It contains 90 calories, 2.5 g total fat, 1 g dietary fiber and 15 g sugar, 1 g protein, 10 percent vitamin A, 50 percent vitamin B-12, 25 percent vitamin D, 50 percent vitamin E, 45 percent calcium, 2 percent copper, 4 percent iron, 4 percent magnesium, 4 percent manganese, 25 percent riboflavin and 10 percent zinc.

      Silk Almond Milk Dark Chocolate Flavor contains 120 calories, 3 g total fat -- no saturated or trans fat and 0.5 g polyunsaturated fat and 1.5 g monounsaturated fat, no cholesterol, 190 mg sodium, 122 mg potassium, 23 g carbohydrates -- 1 g dietary fiber and 22 g sugar, 1 g protein, 10 percent vitamin A, 50 percent vitamin B-12, 35 percent vitamin C, 25 percent vitamin D, 50 percent vitamin E, 45 percent calcium, 2 percent copper, 4 percent iron, 4 percent magnesium, 4 percent manganese, 25 percent riboflavin and 10 percent zinc.

    Benefits

    • Almonds are packed with antioxidants and are recommended for a healthy diet, according to Silk's Almond Milk site. You can use almond milk in recipes as a replacement for dairy milk as well. Compared to 1 percent dairy milk, Silk Almond Milk has 40 less calories, 15 percent more calcium, 50 percent more antioxidant vitamin E, 1.5 g less saturated fat, 10 mg less cholesterol, 6 g less sugar and the same amount of vitamin D, according to the Silk Almond Milk Original Flavor packaging and the USDA National Nutrient Database.

Healthy Eating - Related Articles