Plant-based beverages and flavoured milks

• 203 plant-based beverages and flavoured milks were listed for this study
• 16 g of sugars per serving of flavoured beverages
• 4 g of sugars per serving of unflavoured beverages

The results of this study show variability in the nutritional composition according to different types of plant-based beverages and flavoured milks. The levels of saturated fats and sugars are especially high for beverages of animal origin, while in general, plant-based beverages have lower levels of proteins. Improving the nutritional composition of animal origin beverages and nut-based beverages would impact a majority of consumers since these two categories represent 70% of total sales. Additionally, improving flavoured beverages and beverages with added sugars would be beneficial since these beverages have higher levels of saturated fats, sugars, and sodium. Consumers should then prefer unflavoured beverages (without flavour or added sugars). Finally, plant-based beverages or flavoured milks that mention eco-responsibility don’t seem to have better nutritional composition since they have lower levels of proteins, calcium, and vitamin D in comparison to beverages that do not mention eco-responsibility.

Follow-up portrait – to come Summer 2026