What's the difference between coconut milk in the can and the beverage in the box?

ViolaMum · 11-20-2010, 07:50 PM

I mean, besides the obvious packaging difference.

Are they interchangeable in recipes?

relizabeth · 11-20-2010, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ViolaMum

I mean, besides the obvious packaging difference.

Are they interchangeable in recipes?

Ohh, good question.

Kiara.I · 11-20-2010, 08:02 PM

I don't have a can of coconut milk around. But, the beverage version is designed to be a milk alternative. It has added Vitamin D, folic acid, zinc oxide, and some other stuff. (I have the vanilla flavour, so some of the additives may come from that.

The coconut milk in a can is just the meat of the coconut squeezed, then soaked and re-squeezed, possibly with water added as filler (according to wikipedia, anyway.)

cbmk4 · 11-20-2010, 09:16 PM

yeah, what the pp said. The stuff in the carton has guar gum, I think and other vitamins added. It's good, but not as good as the stuff from the can. It's cheaper than the canned stuff, though.

teamommy · 11-20-2010, 10:00 PM

The ones in the carton often have sugar added, also. And are more watered down.

BeachMama · 11-21-2010, 03:48 PM

Are you talking about the refrigerated beverage? As others said the "beverage" has various other ingredients added. The canned coconut milk should just be coconut milk. I looove powdered coconut milk from WildernessFamilyNaturals.com I keep it in my freezer. It is pricey though. (I get it in a coop occasionally.)

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ViolaMum Rose Garden Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 5,542	What's the difference between coconut milk in the can and the beverage in the box? I mean, besides the obvious packaging difference. Are they interchangeable in recipes? __________________ Darcy married to my Photographic Genius (1/00) Mom to: Prima, Secunda, Tertia, and Quarta Youth and Beauty are fleeting, but the ability to bake a great chocolate cake lasts forever!

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Kiara.I Rose Garden Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: The Pacific South-West. You know, north of the Pacific North-West Posts: 12,922	Re: What's the difference between coconut milk in the can and the beverage in the bo I don't have a can of coconut milk around. But, the beverage version is designed to be a milk alternative. It has added Vitamin D, folic acid, zinc oxide, and some other stuff. (I have the vanilla flavour, so some of the additives may come from that. The coconut milk in a can is just the meat of the coconut squeezed, then soaked and re-squeezed, possibly with water added as filler (according to wikipedia, anyway.)

11-20-2010, 09:16 PM	#4
cbmk4 Rose Garden INTJ Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 7,198	Re: What's the difference between coconut milk in the can and the beverage in the bo yeah, what the pp said. The stuff in the carton has guar gum, I think and other vitamins added. It's good, but not as good as the stuff from the can. It's cheaper than the canned stuff, though. __________________ Married to my sweetheart for 25 years Mama to my four dear children ages 22, 19, (forever 13) and 10

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teamommy Rose Garden Spring! Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,024	Re: What's the difference between coconut milk in the can and the beverage in the bo The ones in the carton often have sugar added, also. And are more watered down.

11-21-2010, 03:48 PM	#6
BeachMama Rose Bouquet Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 701	Re: What's the difference between coconut milk in the can and the beverage in the bo Are you talking about the refrigerated beverage? As others said the "beverage" has various other ingredients added. The canned coconut milk should just be coconut milk. I looove powdered coconut milk from WildernessFamilyNaturals.com I keep it in my freezer. It is pricey though. (I get it in a coop occasionally.) __________________ ~Kai~ Mama to W (8/12/06) , D (9/22/09), B (7/23/12) ... (5/08) (12/08)

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