Guest guest Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Hi all I prefer (and love) drinking almond milk, but every brand seems to include carrageenan, the vegetarian equivalent of casein. I've read nasty things about carrageenan online. Can anyone recommend almond milk that doesn't include this additive? Thanks, Rose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Dear Rose, Almond Milk....Yum... Cafe Gratitude comes to mind:-) http://www.withthecurrent.com/cafe.html Peace, sam On May 17, 2006, at 4:28 PM, Rose Aguilar wrote: > Hi all > > I prefer (and love) drinking almond milk, but every brand seems to > include carrageenan, the vegetarian equivalent of casein. > > I've read nasty things about carrageenan online. > > Can anyone recommend almond milk that doesn't include this additive? > > Thanks, > Rose > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Hi Rose, Almond milk is a piece of cake to make yourself. It's basically just almonds and water. I think you have to soak the almonds overnight and then grind it up with some water and strain out the solids. Optionally add sweetener and you're done. There should be lots of recipes online on how to do this. Cheers, Matthew , Rose Aguilar <rosea wrote: > > Hi all > > I prefer (and love) drinking almond milk, but every brand seems to > include carrageenan, the vegetarian equivalent of casein. > > I've read nasty things about carrageenan online. > > Can anyone recommend almond milk that doesn't include this additive? > > Thanks, > Rose > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 18, 2006 Report Share Posted May 18, 2006 Great advice, Matthew!! Making things yourself is always a great option. Things will taste much better and be far healthier, and of course, one does not have as much waste when you use fresh ingredients instead of packaged products. And it is cheaper! i make my own nut, bean and grain milks all the time. phil Philip Gelb shakuhachi player, teacher vegan personal chef and catering http://philipgelb.com matthew <straycat000 wrote: Hi Rose,Almond milk is a piece of cake to make yourself. It's basically justalmonds and water. I think you have to soak the almonds overnight andthen grind it up with some water and strain out the solids. Optionally add sweetener and you're done. There should be lots ofrecipes online on how to do this.Cheers,Matthew , Rose Aguilar wrote:>> Hi all> > I prefer (and love) drinking almond milk, but every brand seems to > include carrageenan, the vegetarian equivalent of casein.> > I've read nasty things about carrageenan online.> > Can anyone recommend almond milk that doesn't include this additive?> > Thanks,> Rose> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Hi Rose, We had a debate on this list about carrageenan on August 4 & 5 of 2002, if you want to look in the archives as to what was said. I haven't looked into it recently, but here is a link to an article by Jeff Nelson of Vegsource which talked about the research on carrageenan at the time (the article is also from 2002): http://www.vegsource.com/articles/silk3.htm#carrageenan To summarize for the list, it basically says there is no good evidence that carrageenan is harmful to humans. Unfortunately, the article is also about a dispute going on at the time, so you'll have to work your way through that stuff to see the carrageenan parts. Jack Norris, Registered Dietitian Vegan Outreach www.veganoutreach.org > I've read nasty things about carrageenan online. > > Can anyone recommend almond milk that doesn't include this additive? > > Thanks, > Rose > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 19, 2006 Report Share Posted May 19, 2006 Judging from what is on Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrageenan), I'd err on the side of caution and avoid processed carrageenan unless you know it's produced at low temperatures (just like I recommend avoiding all hydrogenated oils): <snip> Health concerns There is evidence from animal studies, performed on rats, guinea pigs and monkeys, which indicates that degraded carrageenan (polygeenan) might cause ulcerations in the gastro-intestinal tract and gastro-intestinal cancer. Polygeenan is produced from carrageenan under high temperature and acidity. A scientific committee working on behalf of the European Commission has recommended to limit the amount of degraded carrageenan (defined as carrageenans with a molecular weight of less than 50 kDa) to at most 5% of total carrageenan mass.[1] In addition, carrageenan is claimed to inhibit absorption of certain minerals (e.g. potassium), and to induce gastro-intestinal discomfort in some people. <snip> -JP > Hi Rose, > > We had a debate on this list about carrageenan on August 4 & 5 of 2002, if > you want to look in the archives as to what was said. I haven't looked > into > it recently, but here is a link to an article by Jeff Nelson of Vegsource > which talked about the research on carrageenan at the time (the article is > also from 2002): > > http://www.vegsource.com/articles/silk3.htm#carrageenan > > To summarize for the list, it basically says there is no good evidence > that > carrageenan is harmful to humans. Unfortunately, the article is also about > a > dispute going on at the time, so you'll have to work your way through that > stuff to see the carrageenan parts. > > Jack Norris, Registered Dietitian > Vegan Outreach > www.veganoutreach.org > >> I've read nasty things about carrageenan online. >> >> Can anyone recommend almond milk that doesn't include this additive? >> >> Thanks, >> Rose >____ > BAY AREA VEGETARIANS (BAV) is a non-profit 501 ©(3) community > organization for veggies to network, find support and promote veg*nism. > > Events Calendar - http://bayareaveg.org/events > Newsletter - http://bayareaveg.org/news > Veg Mentor Program - http://bayareaveg.org/mentor > Ultimate Guide - http://bayareaveg.org/ug > Veg Food Finder - http://bayareaveg.org/finder > Charter & Post Guidelines - http://bayareaveg.org/charter > Compassionate Living Program - http://bayareaveg.org/cl > Map It Veg - http://www.frappr.com/baveg > ____ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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