Califia Farms Oat Barista Blend with Calcium - Dairy Free, Lactose Free, Vegan (6 x 1L)

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Dietary Notes: By ingredients, Califia Farms Barista Blends are dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, gluten-free, peanut-free, soy-free, vegan, and vegetarian. Select varieties are also added sugar-free, grain-free and/or nut-free.* Nutrition (per 8 ounces): 150 calories, 6g fat, 22g carbs, 1g fiber, 15g sugars (includes 15g added sugars), 2g protein. Fortified to achieve the following RDA percentages: 20% calcium.* Discontinued Flavors of Califia Farms Barista Blends

To craft this product, we worked in partnership with the barista community to ensure it paired well with coffee and espresso drinks from a taste and texture standpoint, foamed easily without splitting for impeccable latte art, and met consumer nutritional demands by being completely unsweetened and free of gums and stabilisers. We’ve been a dependable partner to the speciality coffee trade for some time now, and offering a new Oat Barista Blend was a clear next step to help cafes reliably meet their customer’s demands and quality expectations”. The 2010s may have belonged to almond milk, but oat is coming for the throne. It tastes great, contains natural sugars and healthy fats, foams up well, and is better for the environment . And it’s everywhere. Today is World Plant Milk Day, and to mark the occasion, The Vegan Review tested six of the best oat milk brands in the UK, in six different ways, to see which is the best oat milk that truly comes out on top. We Brit’s love a good cup of tea, but sadly many vegan milk alternatives don’t make the perfect cuppa. Keen to give vegans in the UK more dairy-free milk options that can be used in hot drinks to create a milky drink that doesn’t split, Califia Farms has launched a new barista-style drink – the Oat Barista Blend. Nutrition (per 8 ounces): 70 calories, 4.5g fat, 7g carbs, 1g fiber, 5g sugars (includes 5g added sugars), 2g protein. Fortified to achieve the following RDA percentages: 35% calcium.* Pumpkin Spice Oat (seasonal)The aroma is quite sweet throughout, but it tastes fantastic. It dominates the dish again, but this time it’s welcome. It has a slightly sweet aftertaste, which could be off-putting. 4.5/5 Rude Health

Our oat milk review was a month-long process, and it was worth it. We used Barista versions for Califia Farms, Rude Health and Oatly. Here’s our Ultimate Best Oat Milk Showdown. Read our ultimate showdown for the best barista plant-based milk in the UK. What’s it like to drink oat milk plain? The last year has seen a global uprising in dairy alternatives. We’ve seen new varieties of plant-based milks , a rise in vegan milk sales , and a multi-billion dollar alt-milk empire .

Ingredients: oatmilk (water, oats), cane sugar, pumpkin puree, sunflower oil, natural flavor, dipotassium phosphate, cinnamon, calcium carbonate, tricalcium phosphate, ginger, sea salt, nutmeg, gellan gum This is a little bitter, with heavy notes of dark chocolate. It’s also slightly fruity, pretty creamy and mildly oaty. That mellows out as it sits, and there isn’t any unpleasant acidity. 3.5/5 Porridge In a statement sent to Vegan Food & Living, Greg Steltenpohl, founder of Califia Farms commented: “Califia Farms has been a leader in innovation by bringing diversified plant-based products to market that consistently deliver on taste, nutrition, quality and performance- and our new Oat Barista Blend is no different. This is where Innocent shines. It smells incredible after adding to the roux, like vanilla custard, and acts as a very good carrier for the aromatics and herbs. It leaves a slight tang of acidity, which is a massive plus, contributing to an overall great flavour. 4/5 Minor Figures Any test has to start with the unadulterated version. We poured out each oat milk into a clear shot glass, to examine its colour and texture and then drank it straight. A lot of people drink cow’s milk straight up, but which oat dairy-free milks make for the best replacement? Alpro

We used flour and vegan butter to make the roux, and then slowly added the oat milk to turn it into béchamel, which formed a base for a mushroom spaghetti. Consistency, binding strength and taste were the key factors here. AlproYou can taste the oats a lot, due to its freshness and the addition of oat flour, which also leaves caramel-coloured spots in the end. 2/5 Minor Figures Ingredients:oatmilk (water, oats), sunflower oil, minerals (dipotassium phosphate, calcium carbonate, tricalcium phosphate), sea salt.