So Good Fat free soy milk

[JavaPrincess]

Ive been buying So Good, but.....

now i just found an article from 2000 saying that there was/is an unspecified milk protein in it and it caused milk allergy reactions in those severely allergic to milk protien. Regular soy products particularly soy milk have fat contents through the roof and right now i cant deal with that but i need the nutrition in the soy milk so if i cant find another one i will keep drinking this one but does anyone know of another company that makes Fat Free or as Close to as possible? So Nice i think make low fat (3.0g per 100 or so cal ) but im looking for something that is at the very least equivalent to 1% milk like 1g per 100Cal. (So Good is 0.25 and 102 cal)

Im a little peaved since they say on there site that there product is suitable for vegetarians and contains no Animal Products. :mad:

[shethatisnau]

I use Westsoy Low-fat plain, and while I'm not positive of the fat content per 1 cup serving, I do know that the calorie count is 90 calories per serving. Westsoy also has fat-free varieties and at our local Albertsons I've often seen "Soy Slender" which is completely fat-free and only 70 calories per cup serving- of course, it's twice as much as the Westsoy, so I'm willing to gamble 20 calories. Both are devoid of milk proteins from what I gather, as well.

[skunkpumpkin]

Silk Soy milk is 100 calories per cup and 4 g fat. It also provides 300 mg of calcium per cup. I'm kinda new to the soy milk thing, so i really have no other suggestions if 4g is too high for you...sorry. What's the fat content of Rice Milk??? I'm thinkin it could be less...?

[JavaPrincess]

ya see what im looking for is something with 1g or less per 100 cal basically 10% cal from fat. 4g per 100 cal is a little less then 40% cal from fat something like 37% . Rice milk does have less fat, and more cal per cup and i used to drink that at times and i definately prefer rice milk based ice cream for taste. I just was hoping that since So Good made a fat free that so did other companies. :up:

[Quizeen]

Fat-free and low-fat soymilks simply have more water in them. You can continue to use a full-fat soymilk and dilute it with water without a problem. I know it sounds kinda gross, but it will work, especially if you're already used to the lighter taste of the lesser fat versions.

Basically whenever we buy reduced-fat soymilk we're just paying extra for more water.

[JavaPrincess]

Fat-free and low-fat soymilks simply have more water in them. You can continue to use a full-fat soymilk and dilute it with water without a problem. I know it sounds kinda gross, but it will work, especially if you're already used to the lighter taste of the lesser fat versions.

Basically whenever we buy reduced-fat soymilk we're just paying extra for more water.

but by adding whater yourself arent you also diluting the nutritional value of the soymilk? calcium content and all that? but isnt it possible to defat a bean through other processes. like the cocoa bean for example is defated for certain purposes. how i dont know, but often you see on lables defatted cocao. there isnt a price difference either with the So Good where i bought it so i was suprised to hear that there is for other brands. I did find one drink today Pacific Oat and Padific Multigrain non dairy drinks that were relatively low in fat something like 2.0g and 130 cal not sure how that would taste and im hesitant to buy a litre of something i dont know.

oh well. thanks for your advice.

[bluegrrrl79]

I recommend Slender Soy, like shethatisnau said it's only 70 calories :) Plus it's made with splenda instead of sugar, incase sugar is a problem.

[cookingVeg]

> Basically whenever we buy reduced-fat soymilk we're just paying extra
> for more water.

I always compare protein values on different soy milks to get an idea of how much soy I'm getting. I've found that the low-fat ones (which I think are watery and awful, incidentally) have less protein in general, however the ones with soy protein isolate instead of whole soy may have more. So, unless a lowfat soy milk has the same protein content as a regular-fat one, I'd agree that you're paying for water.

I'm not sure why you're concerned about the fat content, but if it's calories you're worried about unsweetened soy milk often has less calories than low fat soy milk, and it's much healthier since you're getting the calories from good fats and protein instead of added sugar.

Just my 2 cents.

[JavaPrincess]

I recommend Slender Soy, like shethatisnau said it's only 70 calories :) Plus it's made with splenda instead of sugar, incase sugar is a problem.

i didnt even know there was sugar in soy milk. *shows ignorance* :dunce:

:think: Wonder if that stuff is available here or if i have to wait for my trip down south which i cant wait for. AMERICAN GROCERIES
:smitten:
Im new to this soy milk stuff cause i havent been drinking my nutrition for a long time.


I'm not sure why you're concerned about the fat content, but if it's calories you're worried about unsweetened soy milk often has less calories than low fat soy milk, and it's much healthier since you're getting the calories from good fats and protein instead of added sugar.

im not so much concerned about the calories as i am the fat i have found soy milks with 80 cal or so but right now I am looking for fat free or near that for 2 reasons one is psychological and the other is i have found i dont digestively tolerate high levels of fat in my diet very well so I try to keep it under 20% although im eating closer to 10% right now so i probably could drink a regular soy milk ;)

[Nevek]

Being a Vegan drinker of So Good Fat Free Soy Milk, I too am extremely infuriated with this sudden surprise, so I attempted to conduct some research on the matter, via an internet search. Please tell me if the article you located is similar to one of the following:

Undeclared Milk Protein in So Good Brand Fortified Soy Beverage (http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/recarapp/2002/20020910e.shtml)
Milk Protein in So Good Brand Soy Beverage (http://www.cbc.ca/consumers/market/recalls/reclfull/2002/10sept2002.html)

If so, then I believe there is nothing to be concerned about. It simply means that one batch was contaminated. Thus, subsequent batches and cartons should be fine (as a side note, this remindes me of the Silk Soy Milk recalls that occured previously -- see the following sites:
Silk Recalled #1 (http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2003/04/18/some_silk_recalled.php)
Silk Recalled #2 (http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/recarapp/2000/20000721e.shtml)
Silk Recalled #3 (http://www.inspection.gc.ca/english/corpaffr/recarapp/2000/20000719be.shtml)

However, it does lower my faith in the SoyaWorld company.

Plesae post a reply declaring as to whether this is the article in question or not, for I too will switch soy beverages if it is not a case of a one-time contamination

[artisma]

I buy this for my daughter (the non fat free, as she is a toddler).
I don't think I will be buying it any longer, not because I don't feed her lactose but for the false advertising from the company.

[JavaPrincess]

the origianl article I found did not reall alude to it being a temorary situation, but after etting over my initial disgust and frustration i too did some more research and found the articles you listed and was more reasured and continue drinking it.. It seems like a common problem in the soy milk industry. they really need to find a way around this.

:/

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[Nevek]

I agree. I think that it is highly doubtful that SoyaWorld would market three brands of Soy Milk (So Good, So Nice, and Sunrise), and then proceed to make one non-vegan.

However, one thing confuses me. At the So Good FAQ (http://www.sogoodbeverage.com/sogoqa.htm) question eight reads "Does So Good contain animal products?" and the answer reads "So Good is 100% free of animal products and suitable for vegetarians.".

Conversely, at the So Nice FAQ (http://www.sonice-soyganic.com/SoniceQA.htm), question six reads "Does So Nice Soyganic contain animal products?" and the answer is "So Nice Soyganic is 100% free of animal products and is suitable for vegan diets.".

My theory for the use of the term "Vegan" in the So Nice FAQ and "Vegetarian" in the So Good FAQ is as follows:
--So Good Does not have a "beany" taste, while "So Nice" does
--Since it does not have a "beany" taste, non-vegans will purchase So Good
--Non-vegans are more familiar with the term "vegetarian" than they are with the term "vegan"
--SoyaWorld does not wish to confuse any non-vegans who visit the So Good website and read the FAQ

In addition, at the Sanitarium site (which, if I understand correctly, is the company who makes So Good and supplies it to SoyaWorld to distribute locally), they have a So Good Product Range page (http://www.sogood.sanitarium.com.au/product-range.html). At the introduction to that page, under a blue heading of "The So Good Range", it states "...each is suitable for vegan and vegetarian diets".

[Nevek]

I just got off the phone with SoyaWorld. It has been confirmed that both the So Good and So Nice product lines are Vegan. The FAQ's were just worded differently.

I also asked for it in writing, and they will be sending the confirmation to me in writing shortly. If I can, I will try to scan the it into my computer as a jpeg image and post it somewhere on the net. However, I do not know if I will be able to do this or not.

At least we now know for certain that it is Vegan!

[JavaPrincess]

very cool. Im glad you were able to recieve verbal confirmation, I pretty much came to trust that it was indeed vegan, but every little bit more helps. :)

[Nevek]

Actually, it is even better than that. While I was on the phone with the SoyaWorld company representative, I told her that I wanted that statement in writing, and they will be sending something to that effect to me in the mail, for I provided them with my mailing address. Since I live relatively close to where their office's are located, I should hopefully receive it soon.