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Plant Based Milk

USDA's branded food database lists 1,173 plant based milk products; the median has 42 calories, 2.5 g of sugars, 0.6 g of protein and 49 mg of sodium per 100 g.

Products as manufacturers categorize them when they submit to USDA.

How plant based milk products are spread

Half of all plant based milk products have between 0.4 g and 5.0 g of sugars per 100 g

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Each dot is one of 39 evenly spaced points across the middle 95% of the category. USDA FoodData Central.
Per 100 gLowest quarter up toMedianHighest quarter from
Calories254258
Sugars0.4 g2.5 g5.0 g
Protein0.4 g0.6 g2.0 g
Sodium31 mg49 mg62 mg
Fiber0 g0.4 g0.4 g
Saturated fat0 g0.2 g1.3 g

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; quartiles computed by GetFoodFacts.

How many are at or under FDA's claim lines, per labeled serving

FDA threshold (per labeled serving)ProductsShare
"Low calorie": 40 calories or less per serving*139 of 1,17312%
"High in fiber": 5.6 g or more per serving12 of 1,1441%
"High in protein": 10 g or more per serving89 of 1,1698%
"Low sodium": 140 mg or less per serving*781 of 1,17267%
"Sugar free": less than 0.5 g per serving245 of 1,16521%

Source: 21 CFR 101.54, 101.60 and 101.61 (ecfr.gov). * Also per 50 g when a serving is 30 g or less; a product in a meal or entree category with a serving of 6 oz or more stands in for FDA's meal and main-dish products and is tested per 100 g: 140 mg of sodium, 120 calories (101.61(b)(5), 101.60(b)(3)). Counted per labeled serving, which since 2016 follows FDA's reference amounts for most products; the counts are not findings that any label complies; the protein line is before FDA's protein-quality correction (fda.gov).

Brands with the most plant based milk products

BrandProducts
Silk81
So Delicious Dairy Free27
Califia Farms26
Full Circle Market23
Wegmans21
Nature's Promise21
Pacific19
O Organics19

Aisles this category feeds

The almond milk aisle

The oat milk aisle

Every plant based milk product, A to Z

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.

Sources for this page
USDA FoodData Central
the food and product records, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
FoodData Central documentation
what each data type is and how branded records are submitted. fdc.nal.usda.gov
21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
the label format, rounding and Daily Values. ecfr.gov
21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
the thresholds for "low sodium", "sugar free", "high in". ecfr.gov
FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov