How Does Potato Milk Stack up Nutritionally?
Potato milk is the newest addition to the pantheon of plant-based dairy liquids. It’s been called the “new oat milk” and the comparison seems apt – both products have become popular thanks to their sale in coffee shops and coffee lovers. The texture is reported to lather well in latte. But how does this compare with nutritional value?
When it comes to alternative milk, it is important to remember that its nutritional profile rarely mimics real milk. Whole milk is high in fat and protein, as well as some carbohydrates from milk sugar; skimmed milk skips fat, but still contains a lot of protein. Plant-based milk, on the other hand, usually contains less protein and fat, but significantly more carbohydrates.
So, here is the layout for a cup of Dug Original potato milk:
- Calories: 92
- Carbs: 10 g (4.3 from sugar)
- Fat: 3.6 g
- Protein: 3 g
Let’s compare this to oat milk:
- Calories: 120
- Carbs: 16 g (7 g from sugar)
- Fat: 5 g
- Protein: 3 g
Thus, potato milk contains fewer calories, fewer grams of carbohydrates, sugar and fat, and the same amount of protein. If you use a small amount of coffee creamer, it doesn’t matter much from a nutritional standpoint. But if you’re using it in your cereal or smoothies, it can be helpful to note these subtle differences.
While we’re at it, let’s take a look at soy milk, one of the arguably best plant-based milks (one of the richest in protein, anyway).
- Calories: 80
- Carbohydrates: 4 g (sugar: 1 g)
- Fat: 4 g
- Protein: 7 g
Potato milk contains half the protein and half the carbohydrates of soy milk, while being comparable in calories.
Just in case, let’s compare them with the milk of a real cow. The first digit is for whole milk; the second for degreasing.
- Calories: 156 (fat-free: 86)
- Carbohydrates: 11 g, all sugars (fat-free: 12 g)
- Fat: 9 g (fat-free: <1)
- Protein: 8 g (fat-free: 8.4)
Potato milk contains the same calories and carbohydrates as skimmed cow’s milk, but significantly less protein. It has more fat than fat-free, but less than whole.
Potato milk is nutritionally comparable to many existing plant milks, but inferior to soy and dairy milk when it comes to protein. We heard that it tastes great in coffee. I’m a fan of potato bread – it’s always sweet and bland – so I see the neutral flavor goes well with drinks. Good luck out there, potato milk.