Unsweetened plain soy-based drinks
Silk Shelf Stable Original Soymilk
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
Why it scores 43
Silk Shelf Stable Original Soymilk scores 43 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 9 points Sugars 5 g / 100 ml: High in sugar. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Shelf Stable Original Soymilk
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Gellan gum minus 2.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 2.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 ml
- Sugars 5 g / 100 ml minus 9 points
- Energy 46 kcal / 100 ml minus 4 points
100 − 57.5 = 42.5 → 43
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 ml
| Energy | 46 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 4.5 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.5 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 8 g |
| Sugars | 5 g |
| Added sugars | 0.9 g |
| Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 8 g |
| Salt | 0.3 g |
Serving: 240 ml (240 ml)
Ingredients
- Soymilk (Filtered Water, Soybeans)
- Cane Sugar (high concern)
- Vitamin and Mineral Blend (Calcium Carbonate Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D2, Riboflavin [B2], Vitamin B12)
- Sea Salt
- Gellan Gum
- Sodium Ascorbate (to Protect Freshness)
- Natural Flavor
Label text, as published
Soymilk ( Filtered Water, Soybeans), Cane Sugar, Vitamin and Mineral Blend ( Calcium Carbonate Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D2, Riboflavin [B2], Vitamin B12), Sea Salt, Gellan Gum, Sodium Ascorbate (to Protect Freshness), Natural Flavor. Contains soy. Produced in a facility that also processes tree nuts. Silk employs stringent allergen quality control procedures in all of our manufacturing facilities. For more information on allergens, visit us at www.silk.com / allergens.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy
May contain: Tree nuts
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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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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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