Many manufacturers of soymilk utilize a food additive called carrageenan in their formulas as a thickener.  Carrageenan is extracted from seaweed using powerful solvents, and certain forms of it have been implicated in various human cancers and digestive disorders.  Regardless of the debated health issues surrounding carrageenan, it is one reason that some people conclude that they are "allergic" to soymilk when they have digestive upset after consuming brands with carageenan.  Several brands of soymilk do not contain carrageenan and so are preferable for sensitive individuals. Persons with interstitial cystitis may need to eliminate all soymilk from their diets, as even carrageenen-free versions often irritate the bladder and cause "flares".

 

*Note:  Carrageenan Free Soymilk available is "WESTSOY Organic Original" (in the pale blue box - the rest of the varieties contain carrageenan).

 

Westsoy Organic Original Ingredients: Organic soymilk (filtered water, whole organic soybeans), filtered water, organic brown rice syrup, sea salt

 

(See Page - www.westsoy.biz/products/product/organic/1117.php) on the company website for more info.

 

Organic Soymilk is recommended because Non-Organic soybeans are known to be GMO.