So Good High Protein Oat Milk | Chewsday Review

A high protein oat milk! Will this be t-oat-ally great or am I about to cry over spilt (oat) milk? Let’s pour over this one and check it out.

Ingredients

Filtered water, oat flour (9%), soy protein (4%), vegetable oils (sunflower, canola), minerals (calcium, phosphorus), natural flavours, vegetable gum (gellan), antioxidant (ascorbic acid), vitamins (B12, A, B2, B1, D), monk fruit extract.
The vegetable gum gives this oat milk a smooth texture that is thicker than the regular So Good Oat Milk.
Calcium, phosphorus and Vitamins B12, A, B2, B1 and D have all been added to this product to make it more similar to cow’s milk.
Allergens: Gluten, soy.
May contain: Wheat.

Positives

One cup of this oat milk provides 300mg of calcium, which matches the calcium found in cow’s milk, and provides over half of a toddler’s daily calcium requirements.
There is no added sugar in this oat milk, instead it’s sweetened with monk fruit. This is great to see as sugar tends to be added in a lot of alternative milks.
At 4g per 100mL, the protein content of this oat milk is more than cow’s milk, which contains about 3.5g per 100mL. This higher amount is due to the added soy protein, which is good to see as many alternative milks lack this.

Negatives

When it comes to total fat in alternative milks for young children, I recommend around 3.5g per 100mL, because the fat is important for their growth. At 2.9g per 100mL, this oat milk falls short of that target, though it still provides more than Vitasoy UHT Unsweetened Oat Milk (2.2g per 100mL) and regular So Good Oat Milk (1.9g per 100mL).
At $4 per litre, it costs more than double the price of Coles Unsweetened Oat Milk ($1.80 per litre).
This oat milk contains soy, so isn’t going to be suitable for those needing to avoid dairy and soy. It’s a little confusing that it is marketed as an oat milk and it’s possible people might buy it assuming it is soy-free.

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Alternatives

Unless your child has a diagnosed cow’s milk allergy, I typically recommend dairy milk over plant-based alternatives.
If oat milk is your preference, this product is a solid choice (despite its higher price point) as its calcium and protein levels set it apart from most other oat milks on the market.
For a nutritionally comparable and more budget-friendly alternative, a fortified soy milk such as Woolworths Macro Organic Soy offers the same protein and calcium at $1.60 per litre.
If you’re looking for a soy-free option, the regular version of So Good Barista Oat also still hits our targets for calcium, protein, and low added sugar.
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The composition of food products changes regularly. The nutritional values of the products in this Chewsday Review were correct at the time of publishing.