Overview
We keep Rude Health 6 x 1 Litre Organic Oat Dairy-Alt on our food cupboard shelf alongside 46 others, and rank it on rating, review volume and live price rather than on the brand. The manufacturer puts it this way: A healthy and refreshing, natural alternative to milk. This organic drink is made with the best creamy, gluten free British oats, combined with natural spring water. We use the highest quality organic ingredients to make the best tasting drinks, for which we have won 23 Great Taste Awards. Made with 4 natural ingredients. That is the maker talking, not us, so read it as a claim rather than a finding. It holds 4.5 out of 5 on Amazon from 815 ratings. Where that leaves it next to the rest of the shelf is set out below.
At a glance - Brand
- Rude Health
- Amazon rating
- 4.5 out of 5, from 815 ratings
- Against the shelf
- 0.2 below the food cupboard median of 4.7
- Our placing
- 41 of 47, weighted for how many people rated it
- Where the price sits
- Dearer end of a shelf running £1.00 to £29.69
- How settled
- Comparatively few ratings, so treat the score as provisional
How it compares on the food cupboard shelf
Across the 47 rated food cupboard products we track, the middle of the pack sits at 4.7 out of 5. This one scores 4.5. Bottom quarter of the shelf. Not a red flag by itself, but similar money buys a better-rated option here, so the case for this one has to come from somewhere else.
815 people rated it, where the shelf median is 2,954. That's a thin base for this shelf. A score from a small number of buyers can move a long way on a handful of new reviews, so treat it as a first impression rather than a settled verdict.
On money, this sits in the top third of a shelf running from £1.00 to £29.69, with the midpoint around £3.25. Paying above the middle of the shelf needs a reason the star rating does not supply, because on ratings alone the extra money is not buying an advantage here.
Worked out from the 47 food cupboard products we track, not from the brand's own claims.
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Key features, as the manufacturer lists them
Taken from the product listing via Amazon's product API. These are the seller's claims, not our test results.
- DAIRY-FREE ORGANIC OAT MILK – A healthy and refreshing, natural alternative to milk. This organic drink is made with the best creamy, gluten free British oats, combined with natural spring water, organic sunflower oil and a pinch of sea salt
- AWARD-WINNING TASTE - We use the highest quality organic ingredients to make the best tasting drinks, for which we have won 23 Great Taste Awards. Made with 4 natural ingredients, our deliciously healthy drinks have just the right amount of sweetness
- HEALTHY & ORGANIC – Our ingredients are sourced from nature, not labs. Using simple, delicious, organic produce, we retain all the nutrient goodness, with no artificial ingredients, no refined sugars and no thickeners. Gluten free, soy free and non GMO
- PLANT-BASED & PLANET-FRIENDLY – Our organic oat drink is suitable for vegans and approved by the Vegetarian Society and Kosher KLBD. Rude Health is BCORP-certified and 5% of our profits go to charity. Our milk cartons are 100% recyclable
- PERFECTLY VERSATILE - Use our great tasting oatly milk in coffees, hot chocolates and silky smoothies or add to your favourite cakes and bakes. Pour onto breakfast cereals, granolas and porridges or use liberally for lighter pancakes, curries and soups
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