Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Coffee Mate!

Coffee drinkers have long used the “coffee whitener / coffee mate” to simulate the effect of milk or cream. But have you ever wondered what’s inside a coffee mate jar?

Yesterday at work, while I was waiting for the electric kettle to bring some water to boil, I got bored and found myself reading the list of the ingredients that together make our coffees white. Here’s the list:


  • Glucose Syrup
  • Hydrogenated Vegeteble Oil (May contain Coconut, Palm Kernel and/or Soybean Oil)
  • Dipostassium Phosphate
  • Sodium Aluminum Silicate
  • Monoglycerides
  • Acetylated Tartaric Acid Esters of Mono – and Dyglycerides
  • Artificial Flavours
  • Colour
  • Sodium Caseinate (a Milk derivative)


Well, I’m neither a doctor nor medically inclined, but if I’d been a coffee drinker, I would have put a carton of milk in the fridge! My guess is that it’s better for you than “Sodium Aluminum Silicate”!

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