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You're going to have to provide some sources if you'll be making such bold claims ...

https://www.ewg.org/foodscores/ might help you target specific brands. Many soy milks count as ultra processed because the additives are (calcium, vitamin b etc.). Less healthy than the unadulterated brands? I think the research is still out on that.

(and cow milk often has similar additives, so this isn't supporting the original claim)

I'll bite. I'm currently carrying a bottle of whole milk home from the shop to have a glass.

It has 15g of protein per 500ml, a ton of calcium and 350ish calories.

Super nutritious.

500ml of soy milk has almost twice as many protein and tons of nutrients too. It requires like 5% as much water to produce, 0 antibiotic, and no animals

And when factoring in the negative externalities extremely expensive. When factoring in the moral aspect considering the way the cows are treated it’s an immoral product.

Too bad animal protein increases calcium (and other mineral) excretion so your body can't use all that calcium [1].

That's also 1/3 of your saturated fat in a single glass.

[1] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6566930/

Looking at the carton of soymilk from my fridge.

It has 18g of protein per 480ml, 60mg of calcium, and 200 calories. (Also 2.4mg of iron and 860mg of potassium)

The only ingredients are water and soybeans.

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