- [Announcer] By 2024 experts
predict the global value
of the vegan milk market
could exceed $34 billion.
Dairy free milk is better
for your health and animals
and it's significantly better
for the environment too.
- Dairy is natures perfect
food, but only if you're a calf.
- [Announcer] But which
plant based milk is the best.
Here are LIVEKINDLY's top
10 dairy free milk options
and their environment impacts explained.
Number one, oat milk.
Dairy used 10x the amount of land
to produce the same amount of
milk as milk made from oats.
Oats can be grown all over the world.
The crop is good for the soil,
as it provides excellent erosion control
and suppresses weeds.
The carbon emissions from
oat growers are also low.
For one 200 milliliter glass of oat milk
around 0.18 kilograms of CO2
is emitted into the atmosphere.
Oat milk has the lowest water footprint
out of all the dairy free milks.
One liter required 48
liters of water to produce.
Oat milk is good for your health too.
Oats are a good source of fiber.
When they're processed into
milk they can loose a little bit
but they still retain around two grams.
Oat milk also contains protein
and minerals like calcium
and iron.
Swedish brand Oatly
is one of the most well
known oat milk brands.
It offers several products,
including Oat Drink's Barista
Edition, Oat Drink chocolate,
and Oat Drink mango.
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- [Announcer] You can
also find oat milk brands
like Califia Farms, Alpro,
Pacific Foods, and Elmhurst.
Number two, almond milk.
- [Reporter] Hundreds
of thousands of bottles
of almond milk passing on
these conveyor belts every day.
- Labels get applied at a high velocity,
go through a steam tunnel
where they actually shrink
and adhere to the bottle.
- [Reporter] A process that
goes on 24 hours a day,
seven days a week.
- [Announcer] Almond milk
has one of the lowest rates of emissions
of all the plant based milk options.
A 200 milliliter glass
causes around 0.14
kilograms of CO2 emissions.
Almonds do need a lot of water,
but much of that comes
from rain and ground water,
rather than irrigation.
An almond's water footprint
is still less than dairy.
On glass requires around 74
liters of water to produce.
One liter of cows milk
requires 1,050 liters of water.
Almond milk is a healthy
alternative to cows milk.
It's free of cholesterol and saturated fat
and it naturally contains vitamin E and B,
as well as manganese, magnesium,
calcium, iron, and zinc.
A rang of brands offer almond milk,
including Califia, Alpro, and Rude Health.
Number three, soy milk.
When it comes to soy used for milk
the impact on the planet is low.
Per 200 milliliter cup
around 0.195 kilograms of CO2 are emitted.
To produce one liter of soy milk,
297 liters of water are required.
It's less than a third
of the amount of water
that dairy production requires.
Soy often gets a bad rap when
it comes to it's land use,
but most of the soy beans
grown around the world
are not used for milk or
even vegan meat products.
They're used for animal feed.
Around 70% of the world's soy
is fed straight to livestock.
When it comes to protein content,
soy milk is on particularily
with cows milk.
However it contains little saturated fat
and zero cholesterol.
It's also a good source of potassium
and some versions can be
fortified with vitamins.
Soy is one of the easiest dairy
free milk options to find.
Alpro, Silk, and Provamel
are among the brands that offer soy milk
and many supermarkets
offer their own versions.
Number four, rice milk.
Per 200 milliliter glass,
rice milk requires around 54
liters of water to produce.
It emits around 0.24
kilograms of carbon emissions
and uses around 0.7 square meters of land.
Rice production doesn't
have a good reputation
when it comes to environmental impact.
Some farms produce significant
amounts of nitrous oxide,
a greenhouse gas that lasts
longer in the atmosphere
than methane.
There are ways to reduce
the environmental impact of rice though.
Researchers suggest that
emissions could be reduced by 90%
if farmers use shallow flooding techniques
and manage their use of
nitrogen and organic matter.
Number five, hemp milk.
Hemp milk
is one of the most environment
friendly milks available.
For starters hemp doesn't require the use
of excessive herbicides, or pesticides
and it needs very little water.
The crop also helps
to filter carbon dioxide
from the atmosphere.
It absorbs four times more
carbon dioxide than trees.
Hemp milk also produces very little waste
as every part of the plant is usable.
Like many other dairy free milk options,
hemp milk is cholesterol free.
It's low in saturated fats,
but high in healthy polyunsaturated fats.
One glass provides 50%
of the recommended daily omega-3 intake.
You could by hemp milk from Good Hemp,
a UK based brand that specialized
in hemp and CBD products.
It offers seed milk, barista
seed milk, CBD seed milk,
and chocolate CBD seed milk.
Number six, coconut milk.
Coconut milk has a low impact on the land.
To harvest no deforestation is required
as you don't have to cut the trees down
to pick the coconuts.
Every year a coconut palm
produces around 120 fruits,
making it a consistent
renewable source of food.
- [Narrator] We extract
milk from the coconut kernel
and milk is centrifuged to
produce extra virgin coconut oil
after which, the coconut
milk is pasteurized
and sterilized with UHT.
- [Announcer] Trees also provide
environment benefits in themselves
helping to suck carbon
dioxide out of the air.
Most coconuts are grown in tropical Asia
so the environmental impact
from transportation around
the globe can be high.
Despite this, coconut milk
still has a lower impact
on the planet than dairy.
Coconut milk is a source of
several vitamins and minerals,
including vitamin C, iron, and selenium.
A number of brands offer coconut milk,
including SO Delicious,
Silk, Rude Health, and Alpro.
Many supermarkets also
offer own brand versions.
Number seven, pea milk.
Pea milk is extremely eco friendly.
Producing dairy milk uses 25
times more water than pea milk.
According to a study by
vegan milk bran Ripple,
it also produces nearly a
quarter of the CO2 emissions
that dairy milk produces.
Yellow peas are legumes
and they produce their
own nitrogen from the air
eliminating the need
for nitrogen fertilizer,
which other crops like almonds require.
Pea milk is also a good source of protein
and important nutrients
including potassium,
calcium, vitamins A, and vitamin D.
Ripple is one of the most
well known pea milk brands.
- That's just straight up chocolate milk.
That's so chocolatey.
- Its' so good.
- [Announcer] But there
are other brands available,
including Mighty Pea,
Bolthouse Farms, and Veggemo.
Number eight, macadamia milk.
Macadamia nuts have a
low carbon footprint.
To produce one kilogram
it requires two kilograms of
carbon dioxide equivalent.
The nut also has no significant impact
on the land, soil, or forests.
It's water footprint is
on the high side though.
To produce one pound of macadamia nuts
1,086 gallons of water used.
Milkadamia is the leading
macadamia milk brand,
based in Australia,
also known as the birth
place of the macadamia tree.
It utilized regenerative farming methods
to create it's environmentally
friendly product.
The brand knows that
using regenerative farming
instead of sustainable farming
helps to restore the biodiversity
and composition of the soil.
Because it often starts on degraded land,
sustainable farming frequently only helps
to sustain broken soil.
Using regenerative farming
helps to create better yields
as well as nutrient dense plants.
While macadamia milk
doesn't contain any protein
it has a high calcium
and vitamin E content.
Number nine, hazelnut milk.
Hazelnuts are one of the
most sustainably farmed nuts.
- Our industries changing
quite a bit in the hazelnuts
as far as the production
has been ramping up
by thousands of acres per year
and as it does it we're all trying
to find cutting edge technology
to streamline our inputs
and become more efficient.
- [Announcer] They can be
grown in moist climates
where water is not scarce.
They help to remove
carbon from the atmosphere
and they help to prevent soil
erosion with their roots.
Hazelnuts are also pollinated by the wind
instead of commercial honey bees.
Hazelnuts are rich in dietary fiber
and they contain protein,
vitamin E, magnesium,
and manganese.
They're also a source of
omega-6 and omega-9 fatty acids.
A number of brands offer hazelnut milk,
including Rude Health,
Plenish, Alpro, and Pacific.
Number 10, pecan milk.
Pecan's have a low carbon footprint.
To produce one kilogram of the nut
it takes 1. 61 kilograms of
carbon dioxide equivalent.
That's the same as driving
a car for 6.5 kilometers.
Pecan's water footprint is high however.
To produce one kilogram it
takes 9,063 liters of water.
As long as they are grown pesticide free,
pecans do not significantly
damage the land or soil.
Pecans contain fiver,
protein, and unsaturated fats.
They're a good source
of vitamins, minerals,
and antioxidants.
Malk Organics offers
pecan based beverages,
including maple pecan milk,
pecan milk, and cold brew coffee
and maple oat and pecan milk creamer.
So what do you think?
Which dairy free milk are
you going to try next?
Have you been inspired
to ditch cow's milk.
Let us know in the comments below.
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