But until Maya French developed her line of almond- and coconut-milk-based smoothies called Koia, there wasn’t much in the way of a tasty, vegan protein drink. We just applied it to protein drinks.” The drinks contained 18 grams of protein and 4 grams of sugar, and importantly, did not have the mealy taste found in competing beverages. “Ninety percent of protein drinks on the market are over 10 grams of sugar,” French says. All of which contain 20 grams of saturated fat, 100% of the Food and Drug Administration’s suggested daily amount. It recently started testing how the drinks sell in convenience stores, and early sales were “encouraging,” French says.

Source: Forbes January 22, 2019 11:00 UTC