Almond Milk Nutritional ValueÂ
With only 39 calories a cup (240 ml), this milk is deficient in calories compared with cow’s milk and other plant-based drinks. It also contains various nutrients.
A cup of commercial almond milk provides:
- Fat: 3g
- Carbs: 3.5g
- Calories: 39
- Protein: 1g
- Calcium: 24% of the Daily Value
- Fiber: 0.5g
- Vitamin D: 18% of the Daily Value
- Vitamin E: 110% of the Daily Value
- Potassium: 4% of the Daily Value
Almond milk is a great and NATURAL source of vitamin E, an antioxidant which helps protect your body from any free radical damage. Some types are fortified with calcium and vitamin D, essential for bone health.
You should know that the homemade versions aren’t a good source of these nutrients. Also, almond milk is low in protein: 1 cup only provides 1 gram.
…But since there are so many versions on the market, how do you choose? Keep reading to find out!
4 thoughts on “Almond Milk: 7 Benefits and 5 Side Effects”
Been using almond milk for several years. Really love it in my morning coffee.
I like almond milk in my coffee, but I cannot do unsweetened. I switched from coffee, mate to silk, almond milk, crème brûlée or vanilla. This is great and much better and lower in calories than what I was previously using. But unsweetened I tried, and cannot do in my coffee.
My son was put on a Low Carb diet to help with seizure control by his neurologist he recommended Unsweetened almond milk because it was low in carbs. Just so happened that I had been having digestion problems, my gastroenterologist told me that as we age we loose the ability to breakdown milk proteins so he suggested that I try Soy milk. I tried for a year but the matter only got worse! So I switched to Almond milk along with my son, and have had no problems.
Dairy is a mucus producing item. If one had sinus problems, almond milk WILL be your friend.