Just when you thought store-bought almond milk is better for the health. Almond Breeze, a popular almond milk brand in the UK recently revealed that each carton of their almond milk contains only 2% actual almonds.
Customers are paying $3-$5 for 32 fluid ounces of almond milk. The revelation led to a lawsuit for false advertising. According to a Time report, the company is being sued for "deceiving customers into thinking that they’re buying a product made from almonds"
Meanwhile, Almond Breeze responded to the lawsuit by dragging cow milk products, "cow’s milk is 85% to 95% water and the same can be said for most soy and almond milks which is why our brand is not alone in responding to recent claims."
Turns out that almond milk you’ve been diligently adding to your morning coffee instead of full-fat, grass-fed, delicious cream actually contains almost no almonds. Like me, you are probably pissed off because you thought you were being all healthy and told yourself that, all the while thinking: “this stuff tastes like dirty water,” but it’s OK because, it’s good for me.
Turns out you were close to being correct about the dirty water because, Almond Breeze’s UK website disclosed that each carton of their almond milk only contains two percent of actual almonds costing unsuspecting consumers $3-$5 for 32 fluid ounces.
And, if you have ever made it from scratch at home using 100 percent almonds—you know that it takes way more than just that 2 percent amount of almonds to produce even a cup of almond milk (there’s a recipe below if you do care to make your own and I promise, you will never go back to the carton).
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