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by airstrike 2145 days ago
> The most important one is that the sugar content of Oatly is not only significantly greater than milk, it has a different sugar formulation which has double the impact (GI) on blood sugar as compared to Lactose (milk sugar).

Let's see...

* 7g of sugar in a cup of a low-fat oatly https://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/oatly/low-fat-o...

vs.

* 12.5g of sugar in cup of 2% milk https://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/usda/milk-(2%25...

So you're factually incorrect.

You're also disregarding the fact that even 12.5g of sugar isn't terrible if the rest of your diet is generally sugar free, that some people are lactose intolerant, and finally that oat milk doesn't come with the same terrible externalities associated with the dairy industry.