Does rice milk rot as fast as normal milk?

Question

I accidentally left out my jug of rice milk the other day for at least 5 hours. I was in a rush and I forgot to put it back in the fridge. When I got home I noticed that it was on the counter and it wasn't cold at all. I smell checked it and it smelled a bit unusual, but nothing too horrible, so I put it back in the fridge. Today I took it out and smell checked, and now it smells fine, almost no scent to it.

I was wondering if it's okay to leave rice milk out for that long, and for it to be okay. I mean, if the expiration date lasts about a month when I buy it, then maybe it's okay being out for a few hours.

Don't ask why I just won't taste test it either, or buy a new jug of milk. It's a whole new container that I just bought, and it's more expensive than milk, also I would like to find out my possibilities before having to swallow a nasty gulp of rotten rice milk!

Answer 1

rice milk rots much more slowly than normal milk.  

Answer 2

I'm not sure about rice milk, but soy milk last MUCH longer than cow's milk. That leads me to believe that rice milk will last longer also.