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Bonsoy Long-Life Soy Milk $3.80 (Was $5.28 Save $1.48) @ Coles

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Bonsoy Long-Life Soy Milk $3.80 (Was $5.28 Save $1.48) @ Coles
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joeiwu on 22/06/2017 - 14:19 shop.coles.com.au (590 clicks)
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Don't think it has been cheaper than this, doesn't go on special much.
ALDI had it for $3.99 not long ago but don't think it was nation-wide special as I could not find any.

For the Bonsoy lovers, time to stock up.
Its really a matter of personal taste; I know there will be comments asking what the difference is between Bonsoy and Vitasoy or other brands that are typically half the price, I love the taste of Bonsoy with coffee and could not find a cheaper substitute, again personal preference.

I think its a good deal for those that like Bonsoy.

For those that are worried about the "incident" Bonsoy had a few years back, I think it has been fixed and I don't think it would be approved for shelving otherwise especially in major supermarkets (not to mention a lot of cafes use only Bonsoy as their Soy Milk of choice).

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  • pull the lever on 22/06/2017 - 14:32
    +2

    +1 good post with background info. Normally $4.80 at Coles. All the hipster cafes use bonsoy when you ask for soy.

    • FatBlanket on 22/06/2017 - 18:36
      +3

      Yup and it's the only soy coffee that's drinkable

  • geek001 on 22/06/2017 - 14:33
    +4

    Have you tried Woolworths Macro Organic Soy Milk? We have tried a few and settled on this one and also it has affordable everyday pricing $1.79/L.

    • GateauBoeuf on 22/06/2017 - 17:37
      -1

      If you want to go even lower, Woolworths Select Soy Milk is $1.19/L. Rich, textured flavour.

      • geek001 on 22/06/2017 - 18:30
        +1

        I didn't try the ones with very low percentages of soy protein, after all I am buying soy milk, not water. :) The very cheap ones tend to only have about 3-4% soy. The more expensive ones are around 12% onwards.

        • GateauBoeuf on 22/06/2017 - 21:40

          Fair enough! I never thought about it that way since i'm not particularly picky. :p

  • Calvin27 on 22/06/2017 - 14:33
    +1

    Are they still poisoning people?

    • joeiwu on 22/06/2017 - 14:36

      I knew a comment like this was coming hence the last line of OP but I guess you missed it. But if still in doubt, better stay away :-)

      • Calvin27 on 22/06/2017 - 14:37
        +1

        People gotta know. I drank that stuff for years.

        • ankor on 22/06/2017 - 18:25
          +1

          But you're still here and still posting. So it must be alright, right? :D

        • Calvin27 on 22/06/2017 - 22:28

          My boobs are huge!

    • [Deactivated] on 22/06/2017 - 14:38

      I'd be more worried about developing man titties

      • Calvin27 on 22/06/2017 - 14:44
        +1

        I have a pair of those too. Bloody bonsoy.

      • geek001 on 22/06/2017 - 14:45
        +1

        Is this referring to soy milk containing hormones very similar to oestrogen? Better man titties than prostate cancer, I would say. :P

      • wasabisauce on 22/06/2017 - 17:22
        +2

        I knew there was a reason for my man boobs. I'm going to stop drinking this stuff

        Now time for my mcdonalds 24 Nuggets for $9.95 and kfc box for $5

      • fantombloo on 22/06/2017 - 21:32
        +3

        Then don't drink the milk from a female mammal that is in a height of hormonal activity.

        • Calvin27 on 22/06/2017 - 22:28

          Nah gonna go hunt the suckers and eat a manly steak!

        • fantombloo on 23/06/2017 - 00:29

          @Calvin27: you're gonna hunt a placid, domesticated animal. From the supermarket fridge to boot. So manly (whatever that means).

        • FatBlanket on 23/06/2017 - 07:27

          @thevofa: manly : to have man inside of you.

        • Strahany on 23/06/2017 - 11:46
          +1

          It's the phytoestrogens contained within soy that raise the concerns of gynecomastia; nothing to do with milk from cattle.

          Having said that, most studies (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4270274/) indicate that it's a rare occurrence, despite the physiology seemingly making a stronger case on paper.

        • fantombloo on 23/06/2017 - 14:04

          @Strahany: Yeah, let's just forget the mammalian estrogens (and numerous other hormones) in cow's milk.

        • Strahany on 23/06/2017 - 14:11
          +1

          @thevofa: There is no physiological effect of these other hormones on humans. It would be like saying we shouldn't eat cocoa products because it can affect dogs. The hormones within a cow's milk affects cows and some other animals; not humans.

  • ipac on 22/06/2017 - 14:36

    Filtered water, organic whole soybeans, tapioca syrup, sea salt, job's tears (hato mugi), calcium carbonate E170.

  • sourdawg on 22/06/2017 - 15:38

    Not sure if they still do but when I lived in Melbourne, the normal price a la manna in Brunswick was $20 for a 6 pack. Also available at the Preston market health food store for about $22

    • joeiwu on 22/06/2017 - 16:03

      Thanks for heads up! Didn't know, but also could be a lot further than a Coles depending on where you are in Melbourne!

    • drprox on 22/06/2017 - 17:22

      Can't recall exact price but it is cheaper than usual at la Manna still. I buy it there.

  • Ge3ks on 22/06/2017 - 15:40
    -1

    I want to hear more about this 'incident'.

    • swimmingtoad on 22/06/2017 - 15:45
      +1

      …. Then google it.

    • Birdseye on 22/06/2017 - 15:45
      +2

      For a long time Bonsoy had dangerously high levels of iodine due to some of the ingredients they used. It was fixed up a few years ago though so it should be fine now.

      http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-24/bonsoy-iodine-victims-…

      • Ge3ks on 22/06/2017 - 16:02

        Cheers mate.

        I'm always on the lookout for a Soy Milk that is good with coffee. I'll give it a go.

      • cannedhams on 22/06/2017 - 17:23
        +4

        Basically they didnt want to put "salt" on the ingredients label so they added kelp (or kombu dashi) until it tasted sufficiently salty.

        Kelp contains a very large amount of iodine. Frankly the Japanese eat the stuff like mothers milk and they seem fine, so the people in the class action may have been bunging it on a bit, but whatever.

  • leiiv on 22/06/2017 - 15:42

    Why is it better than other brands? Does it use more soybeans and has more protein?

    • richmond12 on 22/06/2017 - 15:51

      taste smooth

    • tristanium on 22/06/2017 - 15:55

      doesnt go lumpy when you add it to hot coffee like many other soy milk brands

    • joeiwu on 22/06/2017 - 16:02

      Matter of personal preference more than anything, but I also find it really smooth. Why not give it a try at one of the cafes that uses Bonsoy first?

    • drprox on 22/06/2017 - 17:22
      +1

      Just taste

    • cannedhams on 22/06/2017 - 17:57

      It contains Job's tears, which gives it a mucilaginous texture and means that it holds a froth better (although probably no better than Vitasoy cafe).

      The cafes like it for that reason. If you drink it as is it has an earthy, savoury aftertaste (perhaps from the Job's tears) that is a bit disconcerting.

      The consensus pick amongst vegans is Vitasoy So Milky light, I would say. It holds its own in a cup of coffee, not sure how it would go in a frother though.

    • HrbBr on 22/06/2017 - 19:19

      It's the only one that I find will give you nice foam for Cappuccino.

  • Charleston on 22/06/2017 - 16:04

    Why do they call this stuff Milk? It should be Soy Juice. Milk is produced by mammary glands of mammals, juice is produced from vegetable.

    Just because it's white doesn't make it milk! It's time we put an end to this outrageous lie.

    Stay woke people.

    • -.- on 22/06/2017 - 16:09

      You're welcome to call them mylks!

    • Ge3ks on 22/06/2017 - 16:12

      And cream?

    • fantombloo on 22/06/2017 - 21:36
      +3

      When you call cows' milk bovine lactational fluid then I'll call this soy juice.

      • Strahany on 23/06/2017 - 11:42

        Except that's a false equivalency. Milk is the common term for 'lactational fluid'; given that soy beans don't lactate, there is no soy 'milk'.

        People can eat/drink what they want, but it doesn't make sense for a vegan to want to label this as 'milk' or some soy mash in an oval shape as a 'hot dog' (granted, the latter did make it easier for me to find food options when I was a vegetarian in my younger years).

        Calling this 'soy milk' would be like calling lemonade 'lemon cola'.

        • fantombloo on 23/06/2017 - 14:00
          +1

          Actually the etymology of "milk" is related to that of "emulsion." And plant milks are exactly that: emulsions of protein and fat in water. Further, considering "milk" has a verb form meaning "to extract" then that is also perfectly fitting for plant milks. It's interesting that pendants for the use of the word milk usually handle coconut milk well but not soy milk; this speaks more about challenging a normative view rather than any (mis)use of vocabulary.

          As for "hot dog" - next you'll tell me that "nugget" automatically and always means chicken, right?

        • Strahany on 23/06/2017 - 14:27

          @thevofa:

          "etymology of "milk" is related to that of "emulsion"

          [citation needed]. Unless, that is, you've run with your own special selective etymology.

          The use of the word 'milk' as synonymously with 'extract' is secondary to its use pertaining to animal's milk. If animal's milk did not require extracting, then this interchangeability would not exist. Your very premise of using the term 'milk' for what is extracted from soy is entirely predicated on the inherent linkage between 'milk' and animals. Which highlights my point as to why people who hate animal products piggy back off of them, rather than making their own category. As for your coconut milk quip, labelling that liquid as 'milk' is equally erroneous.

          "challenging a normative view"

          What are you talking about? Facts are not a 'normative view'. We do not call animal lactation products 'milk' and consider 'soy milk' to be a misattribution of the term because of some form of social conditioning that you're plucking out of thin air; the differentiation lies because one product IS milk, and one product IS NOT, but labelled as such by its proponents (perhaps so that they can justify its substitution as a milk product, which is telling of those particular individual's willingness to grasp onto social norms, rather ironically given that you accuse others of such things).

          "next you'll tell me that "nugget" automatically and always means chicken, right?"

          Nuggets in a food context refers to chicken**, yes, as this was the original use of the term. However, like with a 'soy hot dog', labelling something like a 'soy nugget' is not an erroneous definition like 'soy milk'. The term 'milk' is inherently a food product, whereas 'hot dog' and 'nugget' pertains only to the shape of the vessel in which the food is delivered. i.e You can shape beef, pork, chicken (and other meat products) into these shapes just as much as you can shape soy, therefore it's not wrong to call it a 'soy nugget', but it is amusing because of the aforementioned piggy backing off supposedly vile products; if something is so abhorrent, why would the vegan community wish to be associated with it? Conversely, soy milk is not extracted from an animal for the purposes of nutrition; it's an entirely separate product, therefore it is inherently wrong to label it 'milk'.

          ** I use the term 'chicken' lightly, as god knows what goes into those things.

        • fantombloo on 23/06/2017 - 15:38

          @Strahany:

          Unless, that is, you've run with your own special selective etymology.

          Yes, you're right. TIL emulsion comes from milk and not the other way around. My bad, and thanks for that. But who cares? Words are ever changing and milk has been used for plant substances for long enough. You wanna try and own the word "milk?" Go for your life. I and others will still call it milk, because words are descriptors, not "facts."

          Which highlights my point as to why people who hate animal products piggy back off of them

          I don't hate animal products, I hate animal exploitation. So if I can have an analog that offers similar utility but doesn't require animal exploitation I will. Ever used rubber boots or a brush made with synthetic bristles? Guess what - you've done what vegans do, except you've done it for some reason other than specifically preserving animal interests.

  • Psomaggi on 22/06/2017 - 16:10
    +1

    Bonsoy was certainly one of the better options when I was off cow's milk, but after giving A2 milk a try I (mercifully) haven't looked back. Tastes like milk because it is milk, and my moobs are back down to a manageable A cup.

    It doesn't work for everyone, but Christ it's worth a shot when the alternative is soy.

  • Ge3ks on 22/06/2017 - 16:15
    +4

    I've been drinking Soy Milk in my coffee for 10+ years. No man boobs here. I do avoid fast food though. That hormone filled chicken in the real source of man boobs. haha.

    Can't stand cows milk now either. It tastes like the first time you try goats milk. Ew.

    • aft on 23/06/2017 - 02:18

      hormones have not been used in any chickens in Australia since the 1960s

  • unelectric on 22/06/2017 - 16:39

    I don't think i've ever seen a Bonsoy brand soy milk before. I've been hopping between Soy Milky from Aldi, and Sanitarium's So Good.

    • Ge3ks on 22/06/2017 - 16:58

      Same here phos'.

      I think I prefer So Good. I recently switched to So Good Unsweetened as well. It's still creamy and nutty, but good for those of us who are now on a sugar free diet. (I blame That Sugar Film and my exuberant wife for that.)

    • richmond12 on 22/06/2017 - 17:38

      give it a go, once you try you wont go back!

    • fantombloo on 22/06/2017 - 21:38
      +1

      So Good

      So bad.

      • unelectric on 22/06/2017 - 23:30

        Really? How come

        • fantombloo on 23/06/2017 - 00:22

          IMO it's got a plastic-y smell/flavour and amongst the worst tasting soy milks out there. An aside is that it's made of soy protein and numerous other ingredients rather than a simpler recipe of filtered ground whole soy with minimal extras - not that it's necessarily bad for you but I'd rather eat closer to whole foods all else being equal.

  • imahapyboy on 22/06/2017 - 16:48

    I love their soy milk with my latte

  • fez on 22/06/2017 - 17:32

    Bonsoy!!!!!

    The woollies macro is the next best thing which is usually buy but might get a few bonsoys at this price!

    • fez on 22/06/2017 - 17:59

      What I'm getting ripped off online

      $4.00
      $4.00 per 1L
      Was $5.50
      Save $1.50

  • Lancerx on 22/06/2017 - 18:08

    Long-Life Soy Milk…just sound like so much preservative in there ..

  • smarter_fool on 22/06/2017 - 20:42

    Thanks OP. Was at Coles recently and saw this but there was not a single carton left. Asked for where I can get more, and I walked away with the six-pack straight from the stock room. Guess I now know why the bonsoy shelf was empty :)

  • magikz on 23/06/2017 - 10:54

    They have these at my workplace, and I wanted to try some but I couldn't figure out how to open the dam thing!

    • joeiwu on 23/06/2017 - 11:32
      +1

      Scissors cut the corner top side of the container :)

      • magikz on 23/06/2017 - 20:03

        Thanks! Although I find it bad user experience if I have to grab a tool to open the product. I suppose its more environmentally friendly though to not have plastic twist tops. Why not be shaped like milk containers so i can just rip and fold back?

        Will try some tasty soy goodness

    • badonde on 23/06/2017 - 13:38
      +1

      Easy - just use this awesome hack
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wnn7I9KAYMg

      • magikz on 23/06/2017 - 20:02

        LOL you wasted a minute of my life

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