Oatly adds enzymes to break down the starches to sugar.
*The nutrition profile is a bit more complicated as I think they add enzymes to break down starches in the oats, so you end up with more sugar even though it's not technically "added".
[1] https://www.jeffnobbs.com/posts/oatly-responds-in-defense-of...
Oatly (and most other oat milks) do NOT "add" any sugar! The sugar in oat milk comes from the starch naturally present in the oats, which is broken down into sugars by amylase enzymes during the production process.
(AFAIK the "added sugars" wording on US Oatly labels is due to a technicality of US labelling laws. It's doesn't say that on European labels.)
Absolutely, but that's also true of cows milk. The sugars in oat milk are a bit simpler (primarily maltose rather than lactose), which gives a lower glycemic index, but the total sugar content isn't much different.
Either way, if you compare them to something like fruit juice or full-sugar soft drinks, the sugar content is still pretty low.
That would lead to a higher glycemic index?
>> Either way, if you compare them to something like fruit juice or full-sugar soft drinks, the sugar content is still pretty low.
From https://www.jeffnobbs.com/posts/oatly-responds-in-defense-of...:
Even with the slightly lower glycemic index for maltose due to the soluble fiber content, I get more or less the same result for Oatly’s blood sugar impact: a glycemic index of 77 (previously 79) and a glycemic load of 18.4 (previously 19.0) for a 12 oz portion; still about the same blood sugar impact as a 12 oz cola, which has a glycemic index of 63 and glycemic load of 20.8.
[1] https://www.jeffnobbs.com/posts/oatly-responds-in-defense-of...
The US Oatly label lists "Total Carbohydrate 16 g, Includes 7 g added sugars" per 240ml.
The UK Oatly label lists "Carbohydrate: 6.6 g, of which sugars: 4.0 g" per 100ml. Pretty sure the Netherlands product and label is the same as the UK one.