Importantly, none of these additives would need to be listed on the label as they would simply be swept under the definition of "milk," so that when a company lists "milk" on the label, it automatically includes aspartame or sucralose - not the case with Almond milk, or cashew milk, or soy, or rice, or or or.
Tying this back to the original article by Tom Philpott. Long-time readers may recall the time Mr. Philpott tried to advocate the idea of a vegan-omnivore alliance in 2011 or the time he defended 'organic' dairy (twice) as a healthier alternative to conventional dairy by citing a study that was funded by the dairy industry itself.
His argument against almond milk is primarily that it's A.) Artificially inflated in Price and B.) Environmentally unfriendly due to its water usage.
Ironically, Philpott could have learned about the environmental consequences of almond growing vs. Dairy by reading an article i n his own magazine with very clear charts and known that from an environmental standpoint, almond milk is still a better choice than cow's milk.
So is there a connection between the falling market value of Dairy products and the sudden rash of anti-almond milk articles by people in or around 'Big Ag' and the Dairy manufacturers? Time will tell, though I can tell you that if it is the case, it certainly wouldn't be the first time an industry used media contacts to push a false narrative.
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