Plant milk is not "milk" but a full grain type. See the ingredients of swallow milk, almond milk, and fruit milk at one time

 8:27am, 26 July 2025

More and more beverages are focused on "plant milk", which is healthy and does not have lactose intolerance. In fact, plant milk is not a "milk type", but belongs to a full grain type, that is, it is rich in carbohydrates. Although plant milk has the word "milk", it has no milk product characteristics at all, such as no lactose, and its protein content is also very low.

Su Xiuqing, director of the Nutrition Department of the Affiliated Hospital of Taipei Medical University, said that it is absolutely "error" to think that drinking plant milk can replace milk. The concept is definitely "error", and the two are completely different things.

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There are many sources of plant milk, such as beans, fruits or grains. The plant milk that is very popular in the coffee industry in recent years is "Swallow Mash Milk", whose main ingredients are Swallow Mash, water, rapeseed oil, etc., which are subsequently emulsified through food, so the taste is like milk.

Su Xiuqing said that Yanmai milk belongs to the entire grain in nutritional classification, with a low protein content. Calculated at 240ml, the protein quality is about 1.29g, accounting for about 4% of the total, and the heat volume is about 127 calories. If compared with whole milk, calculated at 240ml, the protein of whole milk is about 7g, accounting for 19.2% of the total, and the total heat is 151 calories.

Almond milk/The two types of ingredients are different. You can see whether it contains milk from the ingredient list.

The method of making almond milk is different from that of swallow milk. Su Xiuqing said that almond milk is divided into two types. One is made of almond milk as the main component and is made of food emulsification and processing similar to swallow milk; the other is to use milk as the main component and almond as the flavor, making it similar to "juicy milk".

If you want to distinguish which type of almond milk you buy, you can find the trace from the nutritional mark. In the nutritional mark, if there is added fatty milk powder, it is the latter, the flavored almond milk based on milk; if there is only almonds and water, and emulsifiers in the mark, it is the former, the milk-free almond milk.

Take 240ml of almond milk as an example, its heat volume is about 35 calories, which is lower than the hot volume of swallow malt milk, which is only about 30% of the swallow malt milk; almond milk, which is mainly composed of almonds, does not have too much protein, and only 1.5g. Almond milk is mostly made of broken almond kernels. Almonds themselves contain rich fibers, minerals, vitamins, etc., and also have nutrients such as arginine, oxidation, copper, cinnabar, calcin, and debris. They also have relatively high quality "greases" and have high nutritional value.

Almond milk is a type of fruit milk. The fruit milk on the market also includes walnut milk, peanut milk, hazelnut milk, pistachio milk, etc. Su Xiuqing said that the nutrients are similar to almond milk made with almonds as the main ingredients. However, many fruit milks are made by "mixing" various types of fruits. For example, walnut milk may also be added with almond milk, and pistachio milk will be added with some hazelnuts. No matter what, as long as the nutritional standards are clearly stated, the public can make choices.

If you change to lactose intolerance, you can't get enough protein.

Plant milk is equivalent to a full-grain drink. Su Xiuqing said that for patients suffering from sugar intolerance, plant milk will not cause sugar intolerance, but if patients with sugar intolerance want to get the same nutrients as milk by drinking plant milk, it is an incorrect choice. Eliminate lactose that cannot be taken with lactose intolerance, the largest nutritional value of milk lies in "protein". Patients with lactose intolerance can change to drinking soy drinks, such as soybean and soy milk. The protein quality is slightly lower than that of milk, but far higher than plant milk.

Su Xiuqing said that plant milk does not have absolute taboos for drinking, but people must first understand the characteristics of plant milk, that is, it is not a "dairy product". As long as you know this, it is recommended to take the "taste" preferences of the people as a basis for consideration.

Who is not suitable for drinking Yanmai milk?

Pervious to irritate should not overdose. Diabetes should pay attention to blood sugar

Since the popular plant milk in China is still mainly swallow milk, swallow milk is rich in fiber. For people who are prone to irritation, swallow milk should not be overdose. In addition, patients with all grains are rich in carbohydrates and are controlling blood sugar, such as diabetics, when drinking oatmeal milk, they need to consider whether they have taken too much carbohydrate, which affects blood sugar control.

Others like almond milk, etc., which are low in heat and low in protein. People who are controlling their weight may consider their low in heat and choose to drink almond milk.