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Oat milk[1] is the next fad after soy, almond and coconut milk. These are mainly for people who are lactose intolerant, although perhaps some people who aren't
by otoburb 8y ago
Oat milk[1] is the next fad after soy, almond and coconut milk. These are mainly for people who are lactose intolerant, although perhaps some people who aren't lactose intolerant prefer a different taste for lattes or cappuccino drinks.
In the US I believe there’s now also another type of milk called A2 that doesn’t have certain forms of beta-casein proteins[2], which allegedly will help ease the discomfort lactose intolerant people feel after they ingest cow's milk.
[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/19/style/oat-milk-coffee-oatly.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/19/style/oat-milk-coffee-oat...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A2_milk https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A2_milk
- fanzhang 8y agoIsn't lactose the ingredient that causes discomfort with lactose intolerant people's stomach's? As someone lactose intolerant, I looked at the citations and none of them claim A2 milk is lactose free, as I understand it.
- otoburb 8y agoThis is why I threw in the word "allegedly" above. The producers of a2 milk are trying to go with a new theory that claims that people who self-report as lactose intolerant aren't actually lactose intolerant, but that the cause of their symptoms is their inability to digest the A1 beta-casein protein which is commonly found in North American milk[1]. That's the spiel anyway. I have yet to try it. I'm one of those self-reporting-as-lactose-intolerant-people-who-experience-discomfort-after-ingesting-cow's-milk. [1] https://thea2milkcompany.com/about-us/ https://thea2milkcompany.com/about-us/
- yial 8y agoDo you feel discomfort after ingesting cheeses?
- rickycook 8y agoa2 has been around in australia for ages (started in new zealand afaik), and from personal anecdote, i can say that it works. i could drink cows milk (and did a couple of times per day in flat whites) but by the end of the day, it made me feel a little off and i frequently had a “enough milk for today” moment. after starting on a2 i get none of that, and what’s more it makes it easier to drink regular milk for a few days after a week of only a2 nothing scientific, but i’m going to continue paying a bit more for my milk :p
- PhasmaFelis 8y agoI believe there's recent research suggesting that some people who can't tolerate milk are actually allergic to something other than lactose.
- ovao 8y agoOat milk's actually quite nice. Seems to do much less "taste damage" toward espresso drinks than other nut milks. It'll be the fad alt-milk until we hit macadamia milk, I reckon.
- throwawayqdhd 8y agoI'm lactose intolerant and I've tried nearly every alternative. None of them match up to regular cow's milk. I've basically given up milk altogether.