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Plant milks are over 1000 years old. Peoples in North America and North Africa separately developed legumes, beans, and nuts, based mixtures resembling milk since before 1000CE. The English description of these mixtures as milks dates back to 1200 CE.

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Fun Fact: Plant milks are over 1000 years old. Peoples in North America and North Africa separately developed legumes, beans, and nuts, based mixtures resembling milk since before 1000CE. The English description of these mixtures as ‘milks’ dates back to 1200 CE.

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