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Almond milk is a plant milk with a creamy texture and nutty taste. It contains neither cholesterol nor lactose, and is often consumed by the lactose-intolerant and others who want to avoid dairy products, including vegans. Commercial almond milk comes in sweetened, unsweetened, plain, vanilla and chocolate flavors, and is usually enriched with vitamins. It can also be made at home using a blender, almonds and water. In the US sales of almond milk overtook soy milk in 2013 and in the UK in 2014, where sales increased from 36 million liters in 2011 to 92 million in 2013.〔Rebecca Burn-Callander, ("How the UK is going crazy for almond milk" ), ''The Daily Telegraph'', 17 November 2014.〕 ==History== In the Middle Ages, almond milk was known in both the Islamic world and Christendom. As a nut (the "fruit of a plant"), it is suitable for consumption during Lent. Almond milk was a staple of medieval kitchens because cow's milk could not keep for long without spoiling. Historically, almond milk was also called amygdalate after the Latin name for the almond. It was consumed over a region extending from the Iberian Peninsula to East Asia.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Vegetarians in Paradise/Almond History, Almond Nutrition, Almond Recipe )〕 ''Le Viandier'', a 14th-century recipe collection, contains a recipe for almond milk and recommends its use as a substitute for animal milk during fast days. In the United States, almond milk remained a fairly niche health food item until the early 2000s, when its popularity began to increase. In 2011 alone, almond milk sales increased by 79%. In 2013, it surpassed soy milk as the most popular plant-based milk in the U.S. Popular brands of almond milk include Blue Diamond's Almond Breeze and WhiteWave Foods' Silk PureAlmond.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Almond milk」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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