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Jul 27 WHICH CASHEW MILKS ARE CLOSEST TO HOMEMADE?

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CASHEW MILKS — CLOSEST TO HOMEMADE®

Information updated March 2024

Homemade Unsweetened Cashew Milk is simply Cashews, Water and possibly Salt. Items such as Vanilla Extract and Cocoa Powder can be added for variations.

INGREDIENTS WHICH DO NOT NEED TO BE THERE WHICH WE ARE PAYING FOR: Some manufactured Cashew Milks — such as those sen below from Pacific Foods and Silk — contain ingredients Not In Kitchen™ >> ingredients we would never use at home to make Cashew Milk such as Gums, Emulsifiers, Chemical Preservatives and commercial Natural Flavor. (Sources for ingredients: Brand Web sites 3/24) Seen in the offering from Danone’s Silk, Ascorbic Acid is an FDA-recognized Preservative. (Source: U.S. FDA 2024)

CLOSEST TO HOMEMADE: Shown below, there are some Organic Cashew Milks which are Closest To Homemade with no Added Flavors, Colors, Oils, Lecithin, Gums, Chemical Preservatives or Sweeteners. These include Elmhurst Milked Cashews with no added Salt; Nuthatch with no Added Salt; MALK with Himalayan Pink Salt; Kosher certified Forager Project Organic Cashewmilk with Organic Oats and Sea Salt, and Joi Cashew Milk Concentrate with no Added Salt which is verified Non-GMO and Kosher. (Sources: Brand Web sites 3/24)

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And here is a Closest To Homemade Cashew Milk Concentrate from Joi which is made with only Cashews:

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