Let's take a look at the nutrition profile for almond milk. Take, as an example, Blue Diamond unsweetened vanilla almond milk.
Take a look at that nutrition information (per 1 cup). Right from the start, the almond milk nutrition looks completely wrong. Almonds are known for their high amount of heart-healthy fats, fiber, and protein. Almond milk has little to none of those. But to be fair, it does look like there are some good nutrients.
Highlights include:
30 calories (unsweetened)
2.5g fat
160 mg potassium
1g protein
less than 1g fiber
50% Vitamin E
45% dv Calcium
10% dv Vitamin A
At first blush, that looks like a pretty reasonable nutrition profile: low in carbs, low in fat, low in calories, and a good amount of vitamins.
But to get some insight as to where those nutrients come from, take a look at the ingredients list: it includes calcium carbonate, potassium citrate, Vitamin A Palminate, Vitamin D2, and Natural Vitamin E. So, the high amounts of vitamins and nutrients are not from the almonds; those nutrients are added artificially. They ADDED all those nutrients.
