Oat starch to sugar conversion in oat milk
I noticed recently that some commercial oat milks do not have added sweetener but rather say that their sugar content comes from oat starch which was converted to sugar. Is there some reasonably gentle way one could replicate this with home-made oat milk?
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Based on Fabby's suggestion in the comments on the question: oats can be malted (ref: Wikipedia: Malt], which produces the enzymes needed to convert starch into sugar. I am still in the process of trying this out (and will probably edit this answer at a later time); adding some of the dried oat malt to freshly made oat milk should do the trick (ref: Oatly's description of their production process).
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Does oat milk convert sugar?
Simply put, when oats are broken down during the oat milk production process, you get maltose\u2014a natural form of sugar.Is homemade oat milk high in sugar?
Oat milk also has more sugar per serving than other types of milk, because it's made from a carbohydrate (which gets broken down into a simple sugar). Usually, it's just natural sugar from the oats, although you may want to check the label to see if there are any "added sugars."Is oat milk just starch?
Oat milk is a plant milk derived from whole oat (Avena spp.) grains by extracting the plant material with water. Oat milk has a creamy texture and mild oatmeal-like flavor, and is manufactured in various flavors, such as sweetened, unsweetened, vanilla, and chocolate.How do you break down oat starch?
If using amylase: Digestive enzymes come in tablet or capsule form. If using tablets, dissolve them in a bit of water first before adding them to the soaking water. If using capsules, empty them out into the soaking water. Let the oats sit for 15 minutes so that the enzymes can break down the starches.How to Make Creamy Oat Milk Like Oatly
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