Hangover? Try drinking a spud!

THE milk shelves are packed these days with products made from everything from oats to soy and rice.

But there’s a new competitor set to shake up the market – milk made from spuds. What’s more, it’s claimed it can cure hangovers and stop you going grey.

Potato milk – similar to the likes of oat milk – is rich in an enzyme which helps to break down alcohol in the brain.

A few swigs will counter the after-effects of alcohol within 30 minutes, claims Richard H Davis, boss of the US company making the milk called ‘Tatorade’.

He says the enzyme, catalase, is also thought to stop booze cravings. And it may even help potato milk drinkers look more youthful, insists Mr Davis.

Recent scientific studies suggest low catalase levels could be a factor in the greying process, he says.

‘Tatorade’ will go on sale within months, adds Mr Davis, boss of Beverage Marketing USA and

Nautilus Mineral Waters of America. He says laboratory studies on rats showed catalase sharply reduced the amount of alcohol in their blood.

‘Catalase is what metabolises alcohol in the brain,’ reveals Mr Davis.

‘Ingestion of catalase can also help to reduce naturally-occurring hypoglycemic alcohol cravings.’

Potato milk is low in sugar and free of lactose, soy, gluten and nuts.

Production uses half as much land as oat milk and 56 per cent less water than almond milks.

Converts include actress Drew Barrymore, who says the drink’s low carbon footprint compared with other milks means she will be a ‘drinker for life’.