Rice milk

Rice milk is a form of cereal milk. It is made from rice and therefore may not be sold in the EU as milk, but only as " rice drink " or " rice milk ".

Rice milk is produced from whole grain rice, the first ground to be cooked with plenty of water and then mashed, so that a mass of creamy slimy consistency is formed, which is then fermented and filtered. The filtrate thus obtained is mixed with vegetable oil and emulsified.

Some varieties of rice oil, salt, sugar (usually raw cane sugar) or flavors (vanilla, chocolate, for example ) is added, mostly even vegetable thickeners such as guar gum or carrageenan.

A vitamin and mineral enrichment (especially calcium) is popular because rice milk as opposed to cow's milk is very in minerals. It contains little protein, no fat, no lactose and no gluten.

In Europe, rice milk is mainly used by vegans and people with a milk protein allergy or lactose intolerance in the kitchen. For infants rice milk as a substitute for breast milk, however, unsuitable as important nutrients are not included and are threatening deficiency symptoms such as anemia and rickets.

Other non-alcoholic beverages are Kokkoh rice and Amazake.

Similar herbal drinks

• Soy milk
• Almond milk