Yogurts
Silk Vanilla Dairy-Free Smooth & Creamy
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
Why it scores 48
Silk Vanilla Dairy-Free Smooth & Creamy scores 48 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 5 points Added sugars 10.7 g / 100 g: High in sugar. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
Better plant milks
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Non-Dairy Oat Beverage Trader Joe's Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 97 out of 100 , 49 points higher -
Organic Unsweetened Vanilla Soymilk The Hain Celestial Group Inc. Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 100 out of 100 , 52 points higher -
Multicolored creamy or potatoes Hungry? · 12 oz Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 100 out of 100 , 52 points higher -
Unsweet Vanilla Almondmilk New Barn Organics · 32 oz Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 94 out of 100 , 46 points higher -
Hint of honey, vanilla Blue Diamond Almond Breeze · 1.89 L Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 90 out of 100 , 42 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Vanilla Dairy-Free Smooth & Creamy
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Pectin minus 2.5 points
- Calcium phosphate minus 2.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 1.5 points
- Potassium phosphate minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Added sugars 10.7 g / 100 g minus 5 points
100 − 52.5 = 47.5 → 48
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 140 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 3.5 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 21 g |
| Sugars | 16 g |
| Added sugars | 10.7 g |
| Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Salt | 0.2 g |
Serving: 1 container (150 g)
Ingredients
- Soymilk (Filtered Water, Soybeans)
- Cane Sugar (high concern)
- Corn Starch
- Pectin
- Tricalcium Phosphate
- Citric Acid
- Natural Flavor
- Dipotassium Phosphate
- Sea Salt
- Vanilla Bean
- Live and Active Cultures
- Mixed Tocopherols and Vitamin C Ester ( To Protect Freshness)
- Vitamin D2
- Soy (Soybeans, Soymilk)
- Vitamin C
- Citric Acid
- Corn Starch
- Cultures
- Dipotassium Phosphate
- Live and Active Cultures
- Natural Flavor
- Pectin
- Sea Salt
- Cane Sugar (high concern)
- Mixed Tocopherols
- Tricalcium Phosphate
- Vitamin D2
Label text, as published
Ingredients: Soymilk ( Filtered Water, Soybeans), Cane Sugar, Corn Starch, Pectin, Tricalcium Phosphate, Citric Acid, Natural Flavor, Dipotassium Phosphate, Sea Salt, Vanilla Bean, Live and Active Cultures, Mixed Tocopherols and Vitamin C Ester ( To Protect Freshness), Vitamin D2 ; Soy ( Soybeans, Soymilk) ; Vitamin C ; Citric Acid ; Corn Starch ; Cultures ; Dipotassium Phosphate ; Live and Active Cultures ; Natural Flavor ; Pectin ; Sea Salt ; Cane Sugar ; Mixed Tocopherols ; Tricalcium Phosphate ; Vitamin D2
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
More yogurts on GoodSwap
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Blended Vanilla Too Good & Co. · 32 oz Ultra-processedContains non-nutritive sweeteners Score 73 out of 100 Good -
Simple Ingredient Skyr Siggi's · 24 oz Ultra-processedContains added sugars Score 63 out of 100 Good -
Plain Yogurt Dannon · 32 oz No additives Score 100 out of 100 Excellent -
French Vanilla Yoplait original · 6 oz Ultra-processedContains added sugars Score 51 out of 100 Okay -
Less Sugar Harvest Raspberry Chobani · 5.3 oz/150 g Ultra-processedContains added sugarsNo synthetic dyes Score 53 out of 100 Okay -
Whole Milk Yogurt Mocha & Chocolate Creamy Oui by Yoplait · 5 oz Ultra-processedContains added sugarsContains caffeineSeed-oil free Score 22 out of 100 Poor
More from Silk
Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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EFSA issues new advice on phosphates
“We estimated that dietary exposure to phosphates may exceed the new ADI for infants, toddlers and children with average consumption of phosphates in their diet.”
efsa.europa.eu
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21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
“whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
ecfr.gov
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org