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Milks Roundup

We analyzed 609 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.

Finding the perfect Milks shouldn't feel like a guessing game. At CakeID, we take food transparency seriously. We have analyzed over 609 products in this category, breaking down every ingredient list to uncover hidden additives, excessive sugar levels, and potential allergens.

Whether you are searching for strictly Vegan options, Gluten-Free snacks, or simply want to avoid high-processed foods, our algorithm ranks products based on a comprehensive Health Score. Below is our definitive ranking of the safest and healthiest Milks you can buy in 2026, sorted by their ingredient purity.

Editor's Quick Picks

Detailed Reviews

Calories
85
Sugar
12g
Shamrock Farms

Reduced fat strawberry mmmmilk

Ingredients: Reduced fat milk, sugar, nonfat milk, natural and artificial flavor, carrageenan, guar gum, dipotassium phosphate, red 40, vitamins a & d.

The Good

  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
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Calories
88
Sugar
12g
Sharock Farms

Reduced fat milk vanilla

Ingredients: Reduced fat milk, sugar, nonfat milk, natural and artificial flavor, carrageenan, guar gum, dipotassium phosphate, annatto, vitamins a & d.

The Good

  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
46
Sugar
5g
Shamrock Farms

Lowfat Buttermilk

Ingredients: Cultured lowfat milk, nonfat milk, modified food starch, sodium citrate, locust bean gum, carrageenan, salt, vitamins a & d

The Good

  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
79
Sugar
12g
Darigold

1% Milkfat, Low Fat Milk, Chocolate

Ingredients: Lowfat milk liquid sucrose (sugar, water), cocoa processed with alkali, salt, carrageenan, vanillin, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3.

The Good

  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
67
Sugar
5g
Darigold

Whole Milk

Ingredients: Milk, vitamin d3.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
142
Sugar
15g
Darigold

Ultra-Pasteurized Egg Nog

Ingredients: Milk and cream, water, corn syrup, sugar, whey, egg yolks, natural and artificial flavors, nutmeg, carrageenan, guar gum, mono and diglycerides, salt, annatto and tumeric (color).

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
58
Sugar
5g
Cardenas

Reduced Fat Milk

Ingredients: Milk, skim milk, vitamin a palmitate & vitamin d3.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
67
Sugar
10g
Silk, Wwf Operating Company

Soy Nog Original

Ingredients: Soymilk (filtered water, soybeans), cane sugar, locust bean gum, sea salt, natural flavor, turmeric and annatto (for color).

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
38
Sugar
4g
Silk

Vanilla Coconutmilk

Ingredients: Coconutmilk (filtered water, coconut cream), cane sugar, vitamin and mineral blend (calcium carbonate, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin b12, vitamin d2), sea salt, natural flavor, sunflower lecithin, locust bean gum, gellan gum.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
81
Sugar
11g
Natrel,LilMilk, Agropur Inc. Division Natrel Usa

Natrel, lilimilk, 2% reduced fat chocolate milk

Ingredients: Reduced fat milk, sugar, cocoa, carrageenan, vitamin a palmitate and vitamin d3.

The Good

  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
54
Sugar
5g
Agropur Inc. Division Natrel Usa

2% Reduced Fat Milk

Ingredients: Grade a uht reduced fat milk, vitamin a palmitate and vitamin d3.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
54
Sugar
5g
Puget Consumers Co-Op

Pcc, Organic 2% Reduced Fat Milk

Ingredients: Organic grade a reduced fat milk, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
100
Sugar
1g
Sun Hing Foods Inc.

Coconut Milk

Ingredients: Coconut extract, water, modified starch, guar gum, polysorbate 60, sodium carboxy methyl cellulose (cmc), carrageenan, xanthan gum, sodium metabisulfite, locust bean gum.

The Good

  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Contains Sodium Metabisulfite
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Calories
47
Sugar
5g
Guida-Seibert Dairy Co.

Lowfat milk

Ingredients: Lowfat milk, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
55
Sugar
5g
Guida's

Reduced fat milk

Ingredients: Reduced fat _milk_, vitamin A, palmitiate, vitamin D3

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
59
Sugar
6g
Lucerne Dairy Farms

Reduced fat milk

Ingredients: Reduced fat milk, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
96
Sugar
14g
Lucerne Dairy Farms

Chocolate reduced fat milk

Ingredients: Grade a reduced fat milk, fat free milk, high fructose corn syrup, cocoa processed with alkali, corn starch, salt, carrageenan, artificial flavor, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup
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Calories
46
Sugar
5g
Lucerne

1% Lowfat Milk

Ingredients: GRADE A Lowfat milk, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
92
Sugar
15g
Lucerne

Chocolate Lowfat Milk

Ingredients: GRADE A LOWFAT MILK, FAT FREE MILK, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, CORN STARCH, SALT, CARRAGEENAN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, VITAMIN D3.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup
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Calories
118
Sugar
12g
Lucerne

Reduced fat milk

Ingredients: Reduced fat milk, fat free milk, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
62
Sugar
4g
Guernsey Dairy Stores Inc.

Cultured Buttermilk

Ingredients: Made from pasteurized milk products.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
58
Sugar
9g
Toft's, Toft Dairy Inc.

Nonfat Chocolate Milk

Ingredients: Grade a nonfat milk, sugar, corn syrup, cocoa (processed with alkali), cornstarch, salt, carrageenan and vanillin. vitamin a palmitate and vitamin d3 added.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
75
Sugar
12g
Big Y

Chocolate 1% Low Fat Milk

Ingredients: Lowfat milk, corn syrup, fat free milk, cocoa processed with alkali, natural and artificial flavor, salt, guar gum, carrageenan, ascorbic acid (vitamin c), vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
185
Sugar
2g
Aroy-D

Aroy-D, Coconut Milk

Ingredients: Coconut extract 60%, water

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
46
Sugar
5g
Borden

1% Lowfat Milk

Ingredients: Lowfat milk, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
65
Sugar
10g
Starbucks

Pumpkin spice latte iced espresso beverage, pumpkin spice latte

Ingredients: Reduced-fat milk, brewed starbucks espresso coffee (water, coffee), sugar, skim milk, natural flavors, salt, carrageenan.

The Good

  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
130
Sugar
12g
Roundy's

2% reduced fat milk

Ingredients: Reduced fat milk, vitamin a, palmitate, vitamin d3.

The Good

  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
68
Sugar
11g
Kroger, The Kroger Co.

Low fat chocolate milk

Ingredients: Skim milk, milk, high fructose corn syrup, sugar, cocoa processed with alkali, salt, carrageenan, artificial flavor, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3.

The Good

  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup
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Calories
75
Sugar
13g
Kroger,The Kroger Co.

Chocolate 1% Lowfat Milk

Ingredients: Skim milk and milk, high fructose corn syrup, sugar, nonfat milk, cocoa processed with alkali, natural and artificial flavor, salt, carrageenan, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d3.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains High Fructose Corn Syrup
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Calories
38
Sugar
5g
Ralph's

Fat free milk

Ingredients: Skim Milk, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D3

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Frequently Asked Questions

Are products in the Milks category always vegan?+
Not necessarily. We analyzed over 609 products in the Milks category on CakeID. While some are plant-based, many contain hidden animal ingredients like milk powder, whey, or gelatin. Always check the "Is Vegan" status on our product pages.
How does CakeID rank the best Milks?+
We rank Milks based on their nutritional value, ingredient cleanliness (fewer additives), and vegan compatibility. Products with lower sugar and simpler ingredients rank higher.
Can I find low-calorie Milks here?+
Yes! Our list highlights the nutritional details of each product. Look for the "Calories" badge on the product cards above to find low-calorie options.
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