Which alternative milk is best?

This article has been provided by the team at noumi.

We’ve helped breakdown the taste profiles and decode the nutritional benefits of the most popular alternative milks for you to impress your customers and build some delicious recipes with!

Almond

One of the most popular milk alternatives due to its light nutty flavour and creaminess. Almond milk contains the same heart-healthy fats as olive oil, is naturally low in kilojoules and saturated fat and contains a moderate amount of protein.

Almond milk has a high dose of vitamin E, an antioxidant that combats inflammation and stress. It also helps protect against heart disease and cancer, and improves bone, eye, and brain health.

Tastes great in anything with peanut butter, caramel, fig, apple or milk chocolate.

Oat

The new kid on the block that everyone’s talking about right now! It’s the most similar plant-based milk to dairy milk with it’s smooth, creamy mouthfeel and neutral taste profile.

Oat milk is relatively low in fat and saturated fat and offers a moderate amount of protein. It also contains cholesterol-lowering beta glucan. It also contains more vitamin D than dairy milk, which has a wide range of health benefits such as promoting good bone and dental health and strengthening the immune system.

With oat milk production contributing to less land use, water inputs and carbon emissions compared with other milk products, oat milk is also the environmentally sustainable milk choice.

Delicious with almost everything due to its neutral, creamy profile however best paired with chocolate, coconut, cinnamon, brown sugar, honey, walnut and chia seeds.

Soy

Soy milk has a large loyal following as the first dairy milk alternative. It contains more protein on average than most other alternatives, so it's good for vegans and those looking for alternative sources of protein. 

Soy milk contains very little fat and is a good source of vitamin A, potassium and the elusive vitamin B-12  which is hard to find outside of animal sources.

Tastes great in a chai latte and anything with chai flavour undertones (cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, ginger), banana, vanilla and maple syrup.

Coconut

If you are looking for a sweeter and creamier plant based milk coconut is your best option!

Coconut is one of the best dietary sources of medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs), miracle fats that help you achieve a healthy weight by increasing metabolism, regulating appetite hormones, and increasing fat oxidation.

Tastes amazing in hot chocolate (tastes like a chocolate Bounty bar) and pairs well with anything chocolate, breakfast bowls, oats, chia. Also anything where you are looking for a ‘hint of tropical’ without being too much!

Macadamia

A buttery richness with natural sweetness and creaminess that is oh-so moreish!

Packed with rich, delicious mono-unsaturated fat, the same type as olive oil and heart-healthy omega-7 only found in cold water fish and sea buckthorn blackberries.

Tastes great with menu items that contain raisins, white chocolate and raspberries.