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Oat milk

What the research shows

No concerns

none of the findings here link it to harm

A plant milk made from whole oats and water.

It replaces dairy in vegan diets or when dairy is incompatible.1

What research says

Studies in people

  • Benefit

    Heart disease risk2

    In people, drinking almond and oat milk weekly lowered a blood marker linked to heart disease risk.

  • Benefit

    Cholesterol levels in men3

    In men with high cholesterol, drinking oat milk lowered total and LDL cholesterol compared with a rice milk drink.

Animal and lab studies only

  • Benefit

    Gut health and digestion4

    In lab studies, fermented oat milk broke down protein better and fed helpful gut bacteria more than regular oat milk.

The signal at the top counts the findings in people and in animal and lab studies. A concern in studies of people outranks animal and lab studies, and “No concerns” needs at least one finding in people. When most findings in people point one way, the page leans that way (“Mostly”), and every finding is still shown. Findings whose study type is not stated are shown but not counted. This page is a reference, not medical advice. It describes what regulators and published research say. Talk to a doctor or dietitian about your own diet.

Products

The 6 most-scanned of 133 products on Open Food Facts that list oat milk.

  • Vanilla power shake BOL · 410 g 0 additives
  • Oatmilk Planet Oat · 52 fl oz (1.54 l) 2 additives
  • Extra Creamy Oatmilk Original Planet Oat · 52 fl oz (1.54 l) 4 additives
  • Banana Lunchbox Loaf Soreen · 30 g 5 additives
  • Power Shake Salted Caramel BOL · 410 g 0 additives
  • Oat Milk Butter Miyoko's Creamery · 12 oz (340 g) 2 additives

References

  1. 1Oat milk. Wikipedia. Accessed September 30, 2026. CC BY-SA 4.0.
  2. 2Cheng CH, Yatsuda H, Chen HH, Young GH, Liu SH, Wang RY. Tracking the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease after Almond and Oat Milk Intervene or Statin Medication with a Powerful Reflex SH-SAW POCT Platform. Sensors (Basel). 2024;24(20). doi:10.3390/s24206517
  3. 3Onning G, Wallmark A, Persson M, Akesson B, Elmståhl S, Oste R. Consumption of oat milk for 5 weeks lowers serum cholesterol and LDL cholesterol in free-living men with moderate hypercholesterolemia. Ann Nutr Metab. 1999;43(5):301-9. doi:10.1159/000012798
  4. 4Zhou Z, Jin C, Zhao Y, et al. Fermentation unlocks the nutritional potential of oat milk during in vitro dynamic gastrointestinal digestion and colonic fermentation. Food Chem. 2026;515:149340. doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2026.149340