Table 3.
The nutritional composition of oat milk compared with cow's milk.
| Nutrients | Component | Cow’s milk | Oat milk | Cites |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amino acid (mg/100 g) | Histidine | 15.0–26.0 | 2.85–3.68 | (Mickowska et al., 2016; Rafiq et al., 2016; Sterna et al., 2016) |
| Isoleucine | 25.0–62.0 | 4.15–4.41 | ||
| Leucine | 90.0–108.0 | 7.89–9.17 | ||
| Lysine | 49.0–96.0 | 3.79–3.91 | ||
| Methionine | 17.0–27.0 | 1.73–1.93 | ||
| Phenylalanine | 38.0–56.0 | 5.46–5.48 | ||
| Threonine | 23.0–41.0 | 3.25–4.30 | ||
| Tryptophan | – | 3.61–4.09 | ||
| Valine | 33.0–53.0 | 5.34–6.01 | ||
| Lipids (g/240 ml) | Fatty acids (total saturated) | 4.55 | – | (Singhal et al., 2017) |
| Fatty acids (total monounsaturated) | 1.98 | – | ||
| Fatty acids (total polyunsaturated) | 0.476 | – | ||
| Cholesterol | 0.024 | – | ||
| Vitamins (µg/100 g) | C | 202.3 | – | (Walther et al., 2022) |
| A | 29.2 | – | ||
| B1 | 11.9 | 25.2 | ||
| B2 | 108.3 | 14.01) | ||
| B6 | 20.1 | 5.0 | ||
| E | 89.1 | 513.72) | ||
| Minerals (mg/100 g) | Fe | 0.07–0.08 | 6.40–7.40 | (Paul et al., 2020; Sterna et al., 2016) |
| Ca | 122.0–134.0 | 84.3–85.6 | ||
| K | 152.0–181.0 | 669.2–671.6 | ||
| Na | 41.0–58.0 | 3.11–3.21 | ||
| P | 119.0–121.0 | 672.3–816.32 | ||
| Water-soluble dietary fiber (g/100 g) | β-Glucan | – | 0.5 | (Önning et al., 1999) |
| Phytosterols (mg/100 ml) | β-sitosterol | – | 3.9 | (Decloedt et al., 2018) |
1Contains products supplemented with vitamins; 2contains products supplemented with sunflower oil.