WHY IS OAT MILK SO POPULAR?

A few years ago, you would struggle to find any coffee shops offering oat milk as a non-dairy alternative. Yet today, oat milk is everywhere in the coffee scene.

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In 2017, a mere 10 coffee shops were stocking Oatly in the United States, one of the many oat milk brands that you can purchase. Fast forward to 2019 and that number has shot up to around 3,500 coffee shops in the country.

This change in behavior is astonishing. We’re going to explore this change in consumer behavior, to unravel why this change has happened, what makes oat milk different to other milks, and how can baristas work with it to achieve its full potential.

WHAT IS OAT MILK?

This well-balanced, slightly sweet, and smooth milk alternative has rocked the coffee scene. But how is oat milk made?

The production of commercial oat milk involves harvesting and transporting oats to a manufacturing plant where they are then stored in large sterile silos. The oats are mixed with water and then milled or blended down to create a thick liquid.

Enzymes are added to this slurry to help speed up the breaking down of the carbohydrates in the oats, which assists in naturally sweetening the product.

The mixture will then be strained to remove any hard fibres, leaving a smooth, thick liquid that is essentially oat milk. It can be flavored or fortified with vitamins and minerals in order to increase its nutritional value.

It’s then pasteurised, which involves applying mild heat to the liquid. This ensures that the product is safe as well as providing it with a longer shelf life. The oat milk can then be stored again in sterile silos before it is packaged and dispatched for customer use.

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