Oat drink processing

Consumer love for oat beverages is snowballing, propelling oats past other plant-based raw materials to become the most important ingredient in many large markets, and the fastest growing plant-based drink. Seize new plant-based processing opportunities in oat processing thanks to our complete solutions, designed with the knowledge and expertise gained from being a pioneer in oat drink processing and packaging.

The surprising versatility of oat drink processing

Oat drink processing lets you target specific consumers with tailored product profiles – and produce any product you could formulate with ordinary dairy milk:

  • Clean-label – just water, oats, oil, salt
  • Flavoured – chocolate, vanilla, strawberry, etc
  • Functional – with nutrients such as calcium and vitamins or stabilisers for specific properties
  • Blended – with milk or fruit juice
  • Beyond beverage – oat extract for yoghurt, cooking cream, cheese, ice cream and more

Processing lines for oat beverages

Best-practice line for oat beverages – based on oat flour

This line combines high efficiency with low environmental impact. It lets you achieve desired product quality and reduce your consumption of energy, water and raw materials. The line begins with powerful high shear mixing. Next comes a highly controlled enzyme treatment and deactivation process. Fibre separation, powerful high shear mixing and homogenisation optimise beverage properties. Heat treatment ensures food safety.
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Best-practice line for oat beverages – based on oat flakes or grains

This line includes grinding and a highly controlled enzyme treatment and deactivation process to achieve the desired product flavour. Fibre separation, powerful high shear mixing and homogenisation optimise beverage properties. Heat treatment ensures food safety.
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Best-practice line for oat beverages – based on oat concentrate

This line begins with powerful high shear mixing to give you full formulation control, allowing you to fine tune products to match consumers’ texture and taste preferences. Choose between two different heat treatment methods to ensure food safety.
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Processing equipment for oat beverages

Grinder

Tetra Pak® Grinder

Tetra Pak® Grinder

Fine-tune particle size for efficient hydrolysis with our grinder. Transform raw materials into smooth slurries for oat and other plant-based beverages.

​​Tetra Pak hydrolysation tank

Tetra Pak® Hydrolysation tank

Tetra Pak® Hydrolysation tank

Unlock consistent plant-based beverage quality with optimised hydrolysis conditions. Perfect for oat beverages and other plant-based beverages.

thermal-deactivation-unit

Tetra Pak® Thermal deactivation unit

Tetra Pak® Thermal deactivation unit

Reduce trypsin inhibitor content and enhance plant-based beverage safety with our Thermal deactivation unit.

decanter

Tetra Pak® Decanter

Tetra Pak® Decanter

Maximise yield with our Decanter for precise extraction control. It separates liquids and solids, laying the foundation for exceptional plant-based beverages.

Tetra Pak High Shear Mixers

Tetra Pak® High Shear Mixers

Tetra Pak® High Shear Mixers

Our high shear mixers is a complete mixing solution solving any problem of lumping or fat separation to produce a homogeneous product.

Tetra Therm Aseptic VTIS

Tetra Therm® Aseptic VTIS direct UHT processing

Tetra Therm® Aseptic VTIS direct UHT processing

Tetra Therm Aseptic VTIS, a state-of-the-art direct UHT processing of premium quality, aseptic products from white milk to viscous ice cream.

Tetra Pak Indirect UHT unit DE

Tetra Pak® Indirect UHT unit DE

Tetra Pak® Indirect UHT unit DE

Tetra Pak® Indirect UHT unit is a processing unit for highly efficient, continuous ultra-high temperature treatment of dairy and other liquid food products

Tetra Pak Homogenizer

Homogenization

Homogenization

Perfecting homogenization takes the right technology, optimally configured and operated. Discover our reliable, cost-effective and sustainable solutions.

​​​​​Tetra Pak Aseptic Tank

Tetra Pak® Aseptic Tank for intermediate storage

Tetra Pak® Aseptic Tank for intermediate storage

Tetra Pak® Aseptic Tank is a fully automated unit used for the buffering (intermediate storage) of liquid food products under aseptic conditions.

Tetra Pak CIP unit P

Tetra Pak® CIP unit P cleaning-in-place system

Tetra Pak® CIP unit P cleaning-in-place system

Our CIP unit P is an advance automatic cleaning-in-place system for cleaning process equipment such as filling machines, pasteurizers, tanks and more.

Packages for oat beverages

Tetra Brik Aseptic package

Tetra Brik® Aseptic

The all-time carton packaging best-seller for long-life liquid foods. Tetra Brik® Aseptic is suitable for a wide range of milk and juice-based products.

Tetra Prisma Aseptic carton package

Tetra Prisma® Aseptic

Tetra Prisma Aseptic carton package is an octagonal shaped package. The prismatic shape fits in hands of all sizes, perfect for on-the-go consumption.

Tetra Gemina Aseptic carton package

Tetra Gemina® Aseptic

The versatile Tetra Gemina® Aseptic carton package is shaped to perform. Its unique top gives it elegant appearance and the package is a dream to pour from.

Oat based beverage insights

Mouthfeel infographic

Mouthfeel and oat beverages​

The term “mouthfeel” is used to describe sensations we experience when eating or drinking. It is more important to us humans than you might think. Case in point: The English language has more than 80 words that apply to mouthfeel, while the Japanese have an astonishing 400+ words. This goes to show just how essential it is to our perception and enjoyment of food and beverages.

Oats on field

Quick guide to oat beverage production

Oats are taking over fast. So what do you need to do right now to capitalise on the oat beverage boom? How should you design your process to achieve the right product quality, secure food safety and be as cost and resource-efficient as possible? What’s your quickest, smartest path to launch — a new complete line or conversion of an existing line? And which base material should you choose to optimise your operational and investment costs and time to market?

Oat beverage in glass

White paper: Oat-based beverages – processing challenges & techniques​​

Oats have joined a small club of plant-based materials that have emerged as nutritious alternative beverages: coconuts, soybeans, almonds, buckwheat, hemp and peas. Download our white paper and learn how you can best develop your processing lines for successful products.

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