# Almond milk can still be called milk **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [February 23, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/almond-milk-can-still-be-called-milk/7373 "2023-02-23T17:43:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BG5150](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/bg5150/32/38521_2.png) [@BG5150](https://community.goactuary.com/u/BG5150)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2023, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/almond-milk-can-still-be-called-milk/7373/1 "2023-02-23T17:43:10Z")
Almonds don’t lactate, but they can still make milk. So says the FDA… > **[Sour fight ends with FDA ruling soy and nut milks can still be called “milk”](https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/02/almond-milk-can-keep-its-name-despite-lack-of-lactation-fda-says/)** > > FDA found that Americans are generally not confused about what's actually milk. ---
**Author:** ![John.S.Mill](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/john.s.mill/32/9771_2.png) [@John.S.Mill](https://community.goactuary.com/u/John.S.Mill)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/almond-milk-can-still-be-called-milk/7373/2 "2023-02-23T17:54:42Z")
Soy milk isn’t milk either…but it’s probably more popular than actual milk from a world view ---
**Author:** ![John.S.Mill](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/john.s.mill/32/9771_2.png) [@John.S.Mill](https://community.goactuary.com/u/John.S.Mill)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2023, 6:15pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/almond-milk-can-still-be-called-milk/7373/3 "2023-02-23T18:15:23Z")
- Soy milk in the food & beverage segment holds the largest market share of 46.8%. > **[Soy milk in the food & beverage segment holds the largest market share of...](https://www.globenewswire.com/en/news-release/2022/08/10/2495917/0/en/Soy-milk-in-the-food-beverage-segment-holds-the-largest-market-share-of-46-8-Persistence-Market-Research.html)** > > Market Study on Soy Milk: East Asia & Europe to Account for Bulk of Demand... ---
**Author:** ![NormalDan](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/normaldan/32/1013_2.png) [@NormalDan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/NormalDan)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/almond-milk-can-still-be-called-milk/7373/4 "2023-02-23T18:18:11Z")
I’m up for an inclusive definition of milk (and meat), although we have to be good about it or it’ll make the word lose meaning (i.e. plant-based meat should taste/look like cow-based meat or call it something else, similarly for milk). ---
**Author:** ![DeepPurple](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/deeppurple/32/1551_2.png) [@DeepPurple](https://community.goactuary.com/u/DeepPurple)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2023, 6:22pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/almond-milk-can-still-be-called-milk/7373/5 "2023-02-23T18:22:23Z")
> [@BG5150](#): > > Almonds don’t lactate, but they can still make milk. So says the FDA… A chickpea is neither a chick, not a pea. Discuss amongst yourselves… ---
**Author:** ![John.S.Mill](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/john.s.mill/32/9771_2.png) [@John.S.Mill](https://community.goactuary.com/u/John.S.Mill)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2023, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/almond-milk-can-still-be-called-milk/7373/6 "2023-02-23T18:28:02Z")
> [@NormalDan](#): > > I’m up for an inclusive definition of milk (and meat), although we have to be good about it or it’ll make the word lose meaning (i.e. plant-based meat should taste/look like cow-based meat or call it something else, similarly for milk). I wonder if it should be fro a nutritional standpoint or not. Soy milk is a good replacement for milk because it’s also a good source for protein. Almond…not so much ---
**Author:** ![Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/breadmaker/32/83065_2.png) [@Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Breadmaker)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2023, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/almond-milk-can-still-be-called-milk/7373/7 "2023-02-23T18:31:55Z")
Obligatory Simpsons vid: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LS05Okms7cM/hqdefault.jpg "Now With Vitamin R! (The Simpsons)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS05Okms7cM) ---
**Author:** ![NormalDan](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/normaldan/32/1013_2.png) [@NormalDan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/NormalDan)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2023, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/almond-milk-can-still-be-called-milk/7373/8 "2023-02-23T18:47:53Z")
That’s fair. If Almond milk is just white water maybe it’s more of a stretch than soy milk. ---
**Author:** ![twig93](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/twig93/32/527_2.png) [@twig93](https://community.goactuary.com/u/twig93)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2023, 12:52am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/almond-milk-can-still-be-called-milk/7373/9 "2023-02-24T00:52:06Z")
Seems like “juice” is a more accurate description than “milk” but I don’t have strong feelings in either direction. ---
**Author:** ![PatientZombie](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/patientzombie/32/391_2.png) [@PatientZombie](https://community.goactuary.com/u/PatientZombie)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2023, 1:56am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/almond-milk-can-still-be-called-milk/7373/10 "2023-02-24T01:56:56Z")
[![](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/d/f/dfb80ff8bf93f6eaaa2fcb2bdbca895e5af7b887.jpeg "You can milk anything with nipples - Meet The Parents - Ben Stiller") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXI21S4ZWJU) ---
**Author:** ![Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/cooke/32/15467_2.png) [@Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Cooke)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2023, 2:48am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/almond-milk-can-still-be-called-milk/7373/11 "2023-02-24T02:48:43Z")
Even though I grew up on a dairy farm, and thus sympathize a bit with dairy farmers, I have no problem as long as there is an adjective like soy before the word milk on the carton. What really cheeses me off, so to speak, is the use of the word cheese on non-dairy products without any adjective. It is hard here sometimes to determine what is dairy cheese unless you look carefully at the small print in the ingredient listing. ---
**Author:** ![twig93](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/twig93/32/527_2.png) [@twig93](https://community.goactuary.com/u/twig93)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2023, 2:56am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/almond-milk-can-still-be-called-milk/7373/12 "2023-02-24T02:56:48Z")
In the US I think the non-dairy cheese can’t be called “cheese”… typically it is called “cheeze”. But what has almost gotten me (as in, it made it into my cart before I said “wait a second”) is when it says neither “cheese” nor “cheeze”. It just says something vague like “cheddar-style slices” or “mozzarella-style shreds”. What they mean by “cheddar style” is: **WARNING: FAKE CHEESE ALERT!!!** (Edited to correct the spelling of “cheeze”) ---
**Author:** ![Triweasel](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/triweasel/32/159_2.png) [@Triweasel](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Triweasel)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2023, 2:59am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/almond-milk-can-still-be-called-milk/7373/13 "2023-02-24T02:59:42Z")
> [@twig93](#): > > … typically it is called “cheze I don’t think I’ve seen that. Cheez is what I remember. Like Cheez Whiz and Cheez-its ---
**Author:** ![Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/cooke/32/15467_2.png) [@Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Cooke)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2023, 3:05am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/almond-milk-can-still-be-called-milk/7373/14 "2023-02-24T03:05:58Z")
> [@twig93](#): > > In the US I think the non-dairy cheese can’t be called “cheese”… That is what I wish Canada would do to help our struggling dairy farmers. We have a lot of non-dairy “cheese” products in our household that my children have bought and they taste like crap, to add insult to injury. ---
**Author:** ![twig93](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/twig93/32/527_2.png) [@twig93](https://community.goactuary.com/u/twig93)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2023, 3:06am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/almond-milk-can-still-be-called-milk/7373/15 "2023-02-24T03:06:07Z")
Well those both contain actual cheese! I guess it’s actually “cheeze”, not “cheze”… I will correct my earlier post in a second. Examples: ![image](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/e/1/e1efcd63a54e44d106ebe87f40e76e895ba0f787.jpeg) ![image](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/8/8/88506d1d5c746a76c85a815b2122cccad721d80c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/cooke/32/15467_2.png) [@Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Cooke)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2023, 3:09am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/almond-milk-can-still-be-called-milk/7373/16 "2023-02-24T03:09:45Z")
I wouldn’t like the word “cheeze” as a non-dairy name for cheese though because half the population here don’t know how cheese is spelled anyway! ---
**Author:** ![twig93](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/twig93/32/527_2.png) [@twig93](https://community.goactuary.com/u/twig93)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2023, 3:11am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/almond-milk-can-still-be-called-milk/7373/17 "2023-02-24T03:11:25Z")
Yeah, I wish it was off by more than one letter. But it’s something… ---
**Author:** ![Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/cooke/32/15467_2.png) [@Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Cooke)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2023, 3:13am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/almond-milk-can-still-be-called-milk/7373/18 "2023-02-24T03:13:39Z")
My daughter thinks that non-dairy milk should be called mylk without any adjectives. Just as bad as cheeze imo. ---
**Author:** ![twig93](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/twig93/32/527_2.png) [@twig93](https://community.goactuary.com/u/twig93)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2023, 3:18am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/almond-milk-can-still-be-called-milk/7373/19 "2023-02-24T03:18:48Z")
I would think buyers would want to know if they’re getting almond mylk, soy mylk, oat mylk, etc. I think the most important thing is that it’s clear to a buyer of lower-than-average intelligence what they are buying. “Almond milk” is pretty clear what you’re getting. “Mozzarella-style shreds” is not. “Macaroni and cheeze” is somewhere in the middle. IMHO :judge: ---
**Author:** ![twig93](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/twig93/32/527_2.png) [@twig93](https://community.goactuary.com/u/twig93)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2023, 3:28am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/almond-milk-can-still-be-called-milk/7373/20 "2023-02-24T03:28:59Z")
Also… while I know that cheeze is not real cheese… I do NOT know what cheeze actually **is**. I know not to buy almond milk for my nut-allergic niece. But can she have cheeze? I have no clue. I mean, **I** wouldn’t buy it anyway, but my niece’s other aunt avoids dairy. Niece would know to avoid almond milk when she’s visiting her other aunt, but can she have cheeze? No clue. [Next page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/almond-milk-can-still-be-called-milk/7373.md?page=2)