Hands down, the most popular type of milk beverage with food allergy families is rice milk. Almond milk might be winning with adults, but the taste of rice milk seems to have an edge with kids. It’s also nut-free, and thus suitable for both milk and nut allergies. Perhaps this is why Rice Dream milk beverages are still available in so many varieties, even after 30 years on the market!
We first shared this brand in our listings about a decade ago, but their line up has changed quite a bit. So we’ve updated this post with their current varieties, ingredients, and our new ratings for you to post your own review below.
Rice Dream Milk Beverage Has Options for Everyone
While other milk beverage brands focus on flavors, Rice Dream covers the nutritional bases. They technically have just three flavors (original, vanilla, and horchata), but they offer organic, non-organic, classic, fortified, and even sprouted rice milks.
And don’t let the sugars fool you. The only Rice Dream variety with added sweetener is the Horchata. The sweetness and sugars come from the rice itself. The “Unsweetened” varieties use a different processing method to remove most of the sugars.
Original Classic Organic
Ingredients: filtered water, organic brown rice (partially milled), organic expeller pressed canola oil and/or organic safflower oil and/or organic sunflower oil, sea salt.*
Nutrition (per 1 cup): 120 calories, 2.5g fat, 23g carbs, 0g fiber, 10g sugars, 1g protein.*
Original Enriched Organic
Nutrition (per 1 cup): 120 calories, 2.5g fat, 23g carbs, 0g fiber, 10g sugars, 1g protein. Fortified with RDA percentages: 10% vitamin A, 30% calcium, 25% vitamin D, 25% vitamin B12.*
Original Enriched Organic Unsweetened
Ingredients: organic rice base (filtered water, organic rice), organic expeller pressed canola oil and/or organic safflower oil and/or organic sunflower oil, organic tapioca starch, tricalcium phosphate, carrageenan, natural flavors, sea salt, xanthan gum, vitamin a palmitate, vitamin d2, vitamin b12.*
Nutrition (per 1 cup): 70 calories, 2.5g fat, 11g carbs, 0g fiber, 1g sugars, 0g protein. Fortified with RDA percentages: 10% vitamin A, 25% calcium, 25% vitamin D, 25% vitamin B12.*
Original Enriched Organic Sprouted Unsweetened
Nutrition (per 1 cup): 70 calories, 2.5g fat, 11g carbs, 0g fiber, 1g sugars, 0g protein. Fortified with RDA percentages: 10% vitamin A, 25% calcium, 25% vitamin D, 25% vitamin B12.*
Vanilla Classic
Nutrition (per 1 cup): 130 calories, 2.5g fat, 26g carbs, 0g fiber, 12g sugars, 1g protein.*
Vanilla Enriched
Nutrition (per 1 cup): 130 calories, 2.5g fat, 26g carbs, 0g fiber, 12g sugars, 1g protein. Fortified with RDA percentages: 10% vitamin A, 30% calcium, 25% vitamin D, 25% vitamin B12.*
Horchata
Nutrition (per 1 cup): 160 calories, 2.5g fat, 33g carbs, 0g fiber, 25g sugars, 1g protein.*
More Facts on Rice Dream Milk Beverage
Price: $2.99 per quart; $4.69 per half gallon
Availability: Most Rice Dream Milk Beverage is shelf-stable, so it’s sold in the center aisles of grocery stores. You can purchase it online via Amazon, and it’s widely distributed to supermarkets and natural food stores throughout the U.S. It’s also available in Canada and Europe. They also offer a couple of refrigerated varieties in the half gallon size.
Certifications: Rice Dream Milk Beverage is Non-GMO Verified and Certified Kosher Pareve. The Organic varieties are Certified Organic.
Dietary Notes: By ingredients, Rice Dream Milk Beverage is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free, peanut-free, soy-free, vegan, and vegetarian.*
For More Product Information: Visit the Dream website at www.dreamplantbased.com.
*Always read the ingredient and nutrition statement prior to consumption. Ingredients, processes, and labeling are subject to change at any time for any company or product. Contact the company to discuss their manufacturing processes if potential allergen cross-contamination is an issue for you. No food product can be guaranteed “safe” for every individual’s needs. You should never rely on ingredient and allergen statements alone if dealing with a severe food allergy.
