Milk alternatives are considered healthy and have a much lower environmental impact than dairy products.
Oat drinks are more sustainable
Many buy oat drinks also because they are more sustainable than milk. Studies confirm that oat drinks cause around 70 percent less harmful greenhouse gases than cow’s milk. Oat drinks also perform better in terms of water consumption than those made from cow’s milk. For example, the production of one litre of oat milk consumes on average around 3.4 litres, while cow’s milk requires around 250 litres for each litre of cow’s milk.
Trend continues
No milk alternative currently has more fans than oat drinks. Over 34 million litres were consumed in 2018, which is double the amount consumed in 2016.
The quality of the oat drinks in the Stiftung-Warenttest test is remarkable. None of the products scored worse than satisfactory. But only three products are top in terms of taste. Seven products are enriched with calcium.
Buy oat drink
The well-known oat drinks can be found in almost every supermarket and drugstore. Oats from German organic cultivation means short transport routes and cultivation without pesticides. Above all, the vegetable milk substitute products made from organic produce excel in tests. Direct your attention to the country of production when buying. The price per litre is approximately between 1.19 and 2.59 euros.
Test results
The test winner was the organic oat milk “Smellk Hafer Liebe Klassik Bio” from Smöllk (without enriched calcium). Among the vegetable drinks with calcium, a conventional oat milk won: Oatly’s Oat Barista Edition. The drinks from Provamel, Aldi, Alnatura and dm were also rated “good”.
The rest of the test products, like the oat milk from Kaufland and Netto, were rated “satisfactory”. Stiftung Warentest even found nickel at Kaufland. So always go for the organic varieties to get the best standard.
Products with grade: GOOD
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- Smellk Hafer Liebe Klassik Bio
- Provamel Hafer
- Alantura Hafer Drink
- DM Hafer Drink
