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”!
