Plant milk

Plant milk
Type Non-dairy beverage
Color White
Flavor Creamy
Ingredients Based on a grain, pseudocereal, legume, nut, seed, or coconut
Amazake, Japanese rice milk
Glass of horchata de chufa in a cafe in Spain

Plant milk, also known as non-dairy milk, with the subcategory nut milk, has been consumed for centuries in various cultures, both as a regular drink (e.g. Spanish horchata) and as a substitute for dairy milk. The most popular plant milks are soy milk, almond milk, rice milk and coconut milk. All plant milk contains no lactose or cholesterol, and is usually sold with added calcium and vitamins, especially B12, but the protein content varies.

There are several reasons for consuming plant milk: ethical reasons, such as animal welfare; environmental reasons; health reasons, including such conditions as lactose intolerance, milk allergy and phenylketonuria; dietary reasons, such as veganism and ovo-vegetarianism; religious reasons, such as by some Christian denominations during Lent; and simple taste preference.

In the United States, soy milk was long the most popular non-dairy milk, but, starting around 2010, almond milk began to increase in popularity, and in 2013 it surpassed soy milk as the most popular variety.[1] Other popular milks in the US are rice and coconut milks. In the U.S., plant-based milk is 9.3% of the total milk market.[2] In Europe, soy and oat milks are popular. There is also hemp milk, cashew milk, hazelnut milk, flax milk, and milk from peas and lupin.[3] The global dairy alternative market is set to be worth US$16.3 billion in 2018.[4]

Plant milks are also used to make ice cream, plant cream, vegan cheese and yogurt (e.g. soy yogurt).

Types

Common plant milks are almond milk, soy milk, coconut milk and rice milk. Other plant milks include hemp milk, peanut milk, pea milk and oat milk.

Plant milks can be made from:

A blend is a plant milk created by mixing two (usually) or more types together. Some examples of blends are almond-coconut milk and almond-cashew milk. Horchata, a Spanish rice milk sometimes containing almonds, is a specific example of a traditional plant milk. Amazake is a Japanese rice milk.

Nutritional comparison with milk

Nutritional content of cow, soy, and almond milks
Cow milk
(whole, vitamin D added)[5]		Soy milk
(unsweetened;
calcium, vitamins A and D added)[6]		Almond milk
(unsweetened)[7]
Calories (cup, 243g)1498039
Protein (g)7.696.951.55
Fat (g)7.933.912.88
Saturated fat (g)4.550.50
Carbohydrate (g)11.714.231.52
Fibre (g)01.20
Sugars (g)12.3210
Calcium (mg)276301516
Potassium (mg)322292176
Sodium (mg)10590186
Vitamin B12 (µg)1.102.700
Vitamin A (IU)395503372
Vitamin D (IU)124119110
Cholesterol (mg)2400

See also

References

  1. ↑ Wong, Venessa (August 21, 2013). "Soy Milk Fades as Americans Opt for Drinkable Almonds". BusinessWeek.
  2. ↑ Purdy, Chase (20 December 2017). "A tech startup is making convincing cow-free milk by genetically engineering yeast". Quartz. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  3. ↑ Epperly, Victoria. Daniel's Lifestyle Fasting Cook Book. Xulon Press, 2008, pp. 248–250.
  4. ↑ "Global Plant Milk Market to Top US $16 Billion in 2018: Dairy Alternative Drinks Are Booming, Says Innova Market Insights". 13 June 2017. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Milk, whole, 3.25% milkfat, with added vitamin D", United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service.
  6. ↑ "Soymilk (all flavors), unsweetened, with added calcium, vitamins A and D", United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service.
  7. ↑ "Beverages, almond milk, unsweetened, shelf stable", United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service.
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