Flax milk?

[cattlekid]

So I happened to run across a company called Good Karma Foods that makes Flax Milk.  The stats say 15% daily value of phosphorous for one cup.  The ingredients list tricalcium phosphate.  I have already Facebooked the company to ask why they use tricalcium phosphate.  Can't think of why it would be needed in a milk substitute, other than the fact that it has "calcium" in the name and they want to fortify it.

So what do we all think?  Is 15% daily value of phos worth it for a cup of milk substitute?  I would love to have something to put into a smoothie or drink with a cookie now and then. 

[Restorer]

15% is fairly high - not as high as dairy milk, but about as high as soy milk. Look for Almond Breeze brand almond milk or unenriched rice milk instead.

Yes, tricalcium phosphate is added to make the nutritional qualities more like milk, primarily for calcium.

[cattlekid]

Rice milk, yuck.  Tried one glass and poured the rest down the sink.  Even the dog turned up his nose. 

I thought nuts were no-no's so Almond Breeze would be as well?

15% is fairly high - not as high as dairy milk, but about as high as soy milk. Look for Almond Breeze brand almond milk or unenriched rice milk instead.

Yes, tricalcium phosphate is added to make the nutritional qualities more like milk, primarily for calcium.

[Restorer]

In general, nuts are no-nos, but Almond Breeze brand lists the phosphorus content, which is 2%. Potassium is higher than rice milk, but not as high as soy milk. If you don't like rice milk or almond milk, I doubt you'd enjoy hemp milk either.

[smcd23]

We actually have a kidney recipe book that we got from Fresenius and it says Almond Milk is OK...

[cattlekid]

I did enjoy the almond milk.  Guess I'll go back to that on the rare occasion that I want a milk substitute. 

In general, nuts are no-nos, but Almond Breeze brand lists the phosphorus content, which is 2%. Potassium is higher than rice milk, but not as high as soy milk. If you don't like rice milk or almond milk, I doubt you'd enjoy hemp milk either.

[cattlekid]

I got a response to my Facebook post to the Good Karma people.  They said that I was correct, the tricalcium phosphate was in use in order to calcium-fortify their product.  They also said that based on my post, they will be researching alternatives for calcium fortification. 

Woo hoo!  A company that listens.  I'll keep tabs to see if they make good on their promise.