Força Foods recently launched the “world’s first” watermelon seed-based plant milk. Read more: UK Brand Unveils Powdered Dairy-Free Milk Força’s MILKish is free from soy, gluten, sugar, nuts, carrageenan, artificial colors, and artificial flavors. It combines pea protein with its star ingredient: the watermelon seed.
On its website, Força describes watermelon seeds as a “climate-friendly superfood” with a water footprint 99 percent lower than almonds. The Californian, Latino-owned beverage company announced the new product in a release published to BEVNET in September. Força’s MILKish contains just 50 calories per serving, along with 2g of protein and 35 percent of the recommended daily allowance (RDA) for calcium.
It also contains 35 percent of the RDA for vitamin E, 10 percent of vitamin D, and six percent of potassium. MILKish is available in Unsweetened Vanilla and Unsweetened Original flavors. The products are currently listed on Força’s website as a six-pack of 32 oz cartons for USD $29.
99, and according to the brand will soon be available in stores. Read more: USDA Urged To Remove Dairy Category From 2025 Dietary Guidelines Plant-based milks all more sustainable than dairy While some plant milks may be more sustainable than others, all plant-based alternatives are much better for the environment than traditional dairy milk. (Including those sold in plastic packaging .
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