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Unsweetened Plant Milk
Thin and neutral to faintly nutty or oaty, without dairy's natural sweetness.
Lens analyzedUnsweetened plant milk covers dairy-free milks made from oats, soy, almonds, or coconut, blended with water and strained smooth. Without added sugar, it swaps into savory cooking and coffee more predictably than the sweetened versions do.
Where it comes from
Plant milks trace back to older practices like soy milk in East Asian cooking and almond milk in medieval European kitchens, long predating the cartoned dairy-free category on today's shelves. That category expanded fast in North America as more households looked for options without cow's milk.
Buying it
Scan the ingredient list — fewer added gums and stabilizers usually means it behaves more like dairy milk when heated or curdled with acid. If the carton is near its date, check for excess separation before buying.
Storing it
Refrigerate after opening and use within about a week; unopened shelf-stable cartons can wait in the pantry until then.
Keeps about 7 days in the fridge.
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