A cup of oatmeal coffee that is hard to get? Is vegetable milk coffee really that popular in the United States?

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Guess what drinks are most frequently out of stock in American cafes this year?

The answer is oatmeal milk.

In recent years, the trend of advocating healthy vegetarianism has become popular all over the world, and it has become a major trend to use plant milk instead of whole milk. Some people may switch to drinking plant milk because of gastrointestinal discomfort after drinking milk, and there is also the sound of advocating plant milk instead of animal milk in order to protect animal rights.

According to American baristas, more and more consumers prefer plant milk, especially oatmeal milk, mainly because oatmeal milk tastes refreshing and light and highlights the flavor of coffee beans. Oatmeal milk was not available in many cafes for days or even weeks last month, and oatmeal milk coffee is hard to get.

In February, Blue Bottle Coffee, a unit of Nestl é, decided that all stores would replace soy milk with oatmeal milk.

What is plant milk? What is oatmeal milk?

Plant milk has a broad meaning. milk that is not extracted from animals is often referred to as plant milk, including soy milk, oat milk, quinoa milk, almond milk, rice milk, hazelnut milk, cashew milk and hemp seed milk. In addition to daily consumption, vegetable milk can also be used instead of milk or cream to make dishes, cakes, bread and desserts, and even to make coffee. It is also very popular. From time to time in coffee shops, customers order soy milk coffee soy milk latte. However, now, in addition to widely used soy milk, oatmeal milk is also a very good choice.

The trend of oatmeal milk began in Nordic countries and has something to do with the local people's love of cereal. Many cafes in Stockholm, Sweden, even offer a variety of oatmeal milk menus.

In fact, oatmeal milk is oatmeal and water stirred and filtered to remove dregs, which can replace expensive nut milk. For adults with milk allergy or lactose intolerance, it can be used as a calcium supplement, and it is also very suitable for vegetarians. Oat milk is relatively high in fiber, which helps promote intestinal peristalsis and maintain healthy cholesterol levels.

Can vegetable milk replace milk?

The nutritional value of plant milk is different from that of milk. the advantage of plant milk is that it is rich in dietary fiber and low in cholesterol and saturated fatty acids. And most plant milk is sugar-free or low-sugar, which helps control weight, but milk contains more protein, calcium, potassium, and even vitamins An and B than plant milk. At present, many plant milk products also add calcium or vitamins to achieve higher nutritional value. However, as plant milk itself does not contain much protein and calcium, the public needs to cooperate with other protein and calcium-rich foods to eat.

Vegetable milk has dominated the milk market for many years, and this trend has not slowed down at all; on the contrary, the performance of traditional retail milk has been declining all the way. The number of vegetable milk sales in the market is rising every year, and it is estimated that global vegetable milk sales will reach 16.3 billion US dollars in 2018. It is not realistic for plant milk to replace milk, but there is no doubt that plant milk will have a place in the dairy industry.

What are the advantages of oatmeal milk in making coffee?

Because soy milk is rich in soy flavor, it will enhance the bitterness of the coffee itself, while almond milk is sweeter and thinner. Making milk coffee will make the coffee taste sweet and the texture is not mellow. Oatmeal milk has a good taste and taste, and is more impressive in the public impression. It's the easiest to accept.

Can oatmeal milk pull flowers?

In fact, this is a very important point for coffee and baristas. The wonderful "pen" gives birth to flowers, the milk pot is the pen, and the plant milk is the pigment. Facts have proved that the "pigment" effect of oat milk is not inferior to that of milk and soy milk.

Milk foam flower drawing pays attention to milk fat content, protein and temperature, beating plant milk is more difficult to master than milk, and the effect of flower pattern is unstable, while oat milk for coffee is just moderate after heating and contact with air. Compared with the numerous plant milk, the flower pattern lasts longer, and the lines are also relatively obvious.

In addition to drinking and making coffee directly, oatmeal milk has many other uses, such as cooking and baking. I wonder if you can accept this new star in the coffee industry.