Friendly Farms Oat Original Oatmilk — OKAY
Munch or Dump rates Friendly Farms Oat Original Oatmilk by Friendly Farms OKAY — score 58/90.
A barista-style oat milk that's more formulated than its short name suggests: oats and water, but with added vegetable oil and sugar for body and foam, two phosphate salts and gellan gum. Still a fine everyday plant milk, just not a clean two-ingredient oat drink. The added oil and sugar are what make it froth and taste rich.
Why this verdict
- Base is oats and water, then added vegetable oil and sugar for mouthfeel and foam
- Two phosphate salts (dipotassium and tricalcium) plus gellan gum for emulsion and fortification
- Roughly 5g sugar per 100g - modest but added rather than intrinsic
- Fortified with calcium and vitamins A, D, B2 and B12
Ingredients (9)
- Oatmilk (water, oats) (safe) — The whole-grain oat and water base.
- Vegetable oil (sunflower/canola/palm) (moderate) — Refined oil added for richness and foam.
- Sugar (moderate) — Small added sweetener to balance acidity; minor at salsa portions.
- Dipotassium Phosphate (moderate) — Buffer and stabilizer; added phosphates are worth limiting for people managing kidney health.
- calcium carbonate (safe) — Added calcium — a mineral fortificant.
- gellan gum (moderate) — Stabilizer that keeps almond solids suspended; generally well tolerated.
- Tricalcium Phosphate (safe) — Added calcium source for fortification.
- Vitamin D2 (safe) — Added plant-derived vitamin D.
- vitamin B12 (safe) — Added B12, useful for plant-based diets.
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