Oat Milk

Plant drink made from oats, used in place of dairy milk.

About Oat Milk

Oat milk is a prepared beverage made by processing oats with water and is used in place of dairy milk. It is poured into drinks and cereal, or used in porridge, sauces, batters, and baking. Different formulations may include added oil, sweetener, salt, or stabilizers, so the cooking behaviour and richness vary among products.

Its basic flavour is mild, cereal-like, and gently sweet, though sweetness and oat aroma differ by formulation. It is generally smooth and pourable, with thinner drinking versions and fuller varieties that foam or add more body to coffee. Heating can deepen its cereal flavour and may slightly thicken it.

Oat milk is usually a pale cream or beige liquid sold chilled or shelf-stable in cartons. It can be used cold, warmed for drinks, or incorporated directly into recipes. Shaking distributes settled material, while prolonged boiling or acidic mixtures can change its smoothness depending on the formulation.

Ingredient type: derived ingredient

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Oat milk

English

Oat milk, unsweetened, plain, refrigerated

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Oat Milk nutrition & diet

Oat Milk nutritional value

Reference: Oat beverage, fluid, unfortified

Per 100 g of the edible portion of the stated reference food.

Calories: 53.5kcal
Protein: 1.3g
Carbs: 10.2g
Fat: 0.8g

Reference example for the named food and preparation, per 100 g edible portion. This is not a universal value for every recipe or brand; packaged products should be compared with their own label. © Food Standards Australia New Zealand. AFCD Release 3, food F006132. Available carbohydrate excludes sugar alcohols; energy converted from kJ to kcal (÷4.184). Australian data may not be appropriate for use in other countries. There are limitations associated with food composition databases. Food composition data used in the database or databases may represent an average of the nutrient content of a particular sample of foods and ingredients, determined at a particular time. The nutrient composition of foods and ingredients can vary substantially between batches and brands because of a number of factors, including changes in season, processing practices and ingredient source, and methods of calculation. Data licensed under the FSANZ Data User Licence Agreement, based on CC BY-SA 3.0 AU: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/science-data/monitoringnutrients/afcd/datauserlicenceagreement.

Portions & preparation

Use the serving poured or added to a recipe, and distinguish plain, sweetened, flavoured, barista-style, and fortified products. Formulation affects the ingredient list and preparation context. Refrigerated and shelf-stable versions may differ in processing, so match the reference to the package form.

Compare the right form: Match references to the exact oat beverage formulation and package type, including sweetening, flavouring, fortification, barista processing, and ready-to-drink form.

Diet considerations

Oat milk is plant-derived, but compatibility depends on the formulation and use. Added dairy ingredients, sweeteners, flavourings, or other animal-derived components can change suitability. It contains cereal-derived material and should not be treated as equivalent to dairy milk; recipes may also add animal products or other grains.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

Vegan
Not established
Vegetarian
Not established
Pescatarian
Not established
Keto
Not established
Paleo
Not established
Low-carb
Not established
Halal
Not established
Kosher
Not established

What these diet assessments mean

Vegan · Not established: The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established: The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established: The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established: A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established: The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established: A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established: Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established: Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3, 2025 — Oat beverage, fluid, unfortified ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

Last recorded verification: 26 September 2026.