Table 1.

Comparison of physical properties of cow’s milk and oat milk.

Type of milk	Viscosity [mPa·s]	Whiteness index (L ∗ A ∗ B ∗ )	Flow index	D32[µm]	D43[µm]	Separation rate (%h)	Shelf life	Flavor	Cites
Cow’s milk	3.15	81.89	1.00	0.36	0.6	3.9	Refrigerate at 4 °C for 24–120 h	A mild flavor and a creamy mouthfeel	(Jeske et al., 2017; McCarthy et al., 2017, McClements, 2020, Paul et al., 2020)
Oat milk	6.77	60.21	0.89	1.7	3.8	40.1	Refrigerate at 4 °C for 28 days	Oat flavor