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[–] ForgotAboutDre@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Oat milk is just oats blended in water. The research is minimal. The marketing is where they put most of their money.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

Jokes on them, I’ll still only refer to it as oatmeal

[–] tja@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think there is a huge difference in the thing you are describing and e.g the oatly barista.

There are a lot of oat milks that taste very different or not at all. To get the right taste and consistency, you need some research.

[–] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

You're the only one talking about niche/specialty products though. Not denying that those products require extensive research, but I doubt that those products alone are responsible for the considerable markup on the typical alternative milk products, which truly are closer to "oats blended in water", and probably make up a majority of sales.