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Cashew Milk

Plant beverage made from cashews.

Cashew Milk — illustrative ingredient image

About Cashew Milk

Cashew milk is a plant-based beverage made by blending cashews with water and, depending on the process, straining or homogenizing the mixture. It is used as a drink and as a liquid ingredient in cereals, beverages, sauces, desserts, and baked goods. It is a **cashew-based beverage**, not one fixed recipe.

Its flavour is usually mild and cashew-like, and its texture is smooth and pourable. Commercial products can be more uniform and diluted than homemade preparations; an unstrained blend may be thicker or less uniform than a strained beverage.

The beverage is usually off-white and sold ready to drink, commonly plain or with sweeteners, salt, stabilizers, flavourings, or added nutrients. Straining produces a smoother, more uniform liquid, while blending without straining can retain more fine cashew material and body.

Ingredient type
derived ingredient
Form
milk

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cashew milk

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Cashew Milk nutrition & diet

Cashew Milk nutritional value

Representative benchmark: Milk, fresh, not further specified

Representative nutrition benchmarkOfficial table values for a comparable food category, not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient.

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
50kcal
Protein
3.5g
Carbs
5.2g
Fat
1.6g

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Portions & preparation

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Compare the right form: Match references to ready-to-drink cashew beverage, specifying homemade or commercial form, dilution, sweetening, fortification, and added oils or stabilizers.

Diet considerations

Cashew milk is plant-derived when made from cashews and water, but packaged products vary. Dairy, honey, cereal-derived ingredients, or other additions change compatibility, while sweetened versions have a different portion-dependent carbohydrate pattern from unsweetened versions. Brand, recipe, and label details are necessary for classification.

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Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Pacific Nutrient Database 2020 — 01.1.4.2.0_99 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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