Silk Chocolate Cashewmilk - June 15, 2017

Chocolate of the Day: 

WhiteWave Foods
Silk Chocolate Cashewmilk
Good
Weight: 4 oz. (118.3 mL) / 12 oz. (355 mL) in total container
Calories: 46.6 calories in 1/3 bottle
Cost: $missing information
Purchased from: missing information

Welcome to the first day (Day #1) of Chocolate and Cashew Theme Week.

While most chocolates this week involve chocolate-covered cashews, or cashews as inclusions in chocolate bars or confections, this first entry today was an alternative (nut) chocolate "milk" beverage.

Today's Silk Chocolate Cashewmilk from (WhiteWave Foods, Broomfield, CO) was advertised as being "free of dairy, soy, lactose, gluten casein, egg and MSG," and having "55% fewer calories and 33% less sugar than low-fat milk." Also, there were "no artificial flavors, colors or funny business," and no saturated fat.

Yes, but how did it taste?

It tasted a bit like commercial chocolate milk. Cashews were high up in the ingredients list, but the nut flavor was relatively mild. (Cashews do have a very subtle flavor, as far as nuts go; so perhaps they are the best choice for a dairy milk-like taste.)

The texture and sweetness level was also similar to regular chocolate milk. There was a very faint chemical/artificial flavor note, similar to what one might find in commercial chocolate milks.

ChocolateBet: February 22, 2008

Chocolate of the Day:

1 serving/container
Silk Soymilk - Chocolate
(Made with organic soybeans)
Good - Very Good
Wt: 11 fluid oz. (325 mL)
Calories: 200 calories in container (small plastic bottle)
Cost: $ 0 (free sample)
Purchased from: N/A - free sample

Someone was handing out free sample bottles of Silk Soymilk near Union Square in San Francisco, CA. I picked up the Chocolate flavor.

Fake milks, or what I call "filks," are often hit and miss in the flavor and texture department. Distributed by WhiteWave Foods (Broomfield, CO), this Silk Chocolate Soymilk, was lactose free and made from organic soybeans; and it was smooth, and better than I thought it might be. It was actually quite good.