Is your coffee creamer the silent killer in your diet? CPSI thinks so, writing a news release stating that
The nutrition label on the powdered Coffee-mate in your office kitchen might list 10 calories and just a half a gram of saturated fat. Those sound like reassuringly low levels of both. But use a more realistic tablespoon-size serving instead of the miserly teaspoon the Food and Drug Administration allows—and unround the rounded down numbers on the label—and you’re looking at 45 calories and three grams of heart-harmful saturated fat. Have three of four servings of your office coffee thusly “creamed” and you’ve stealthily consumed half a day’s saturated fat.
But the liquid version of Coffee-mate—flavored or Original—is worse. Instead of using the coconut and palm kernel oils Nestlé employs in the powdered version, the liquid versions use partially hydrogenated soybean or cottonseed oil. Three mugs of coffee with that (and without Nestlé’s innovative arithmetic) delivers 1.86 grams of saturated fat , not to mention the 2.76 grams of trans fat—which is more than an entire day’s worth of the kind of fat that raises your bad cholesterol and lowers your good cholesterol.
CPSI also released a brochure worth looking at, comparing coffee creamers and listing related nutrition facts.
Interestingly enough, Nestle’s nutrition facts label lists 0g of trans fat per tablespoon, despite the fact “partially hydrogenated soybean and/or cottonseed oil” is listed as the third ingredient. Nestle appears to be following the growing trend for nutrition labels, which they describe on their FAQ pages:
COFFEE-MATE Liquid flavors contain less than 0.5g of trans fat per serving. Although the ingredient statement lists partially hydrogenated oil, the amount is trivial. Therefore, it can be listed as 0 (per FDA guidelines) on the nutritional statement.
Even more alarming is Nestle’s “Concentrate” products, like the French Vanilla Concentrate, which lists .5g saturated fat and 1g trans fat per serving. Assuming the 2tsp serving size is correct, that’s 3g of trans fat per day, just from your coffee!
Personally, I made the switch to using agave and silk when I’m of a mind to drink my coffee with cream and sugar. How about you – after reading about the hidden health cost in using cream in your coffee, will you change your habits?
I was well unaware of the trans fat hazzard. Recently heard that the powdered creamers contain aluminum and can cause other health issues.
I agree with this article and want to know if there is a coffee creamer on the market WITHOUT ANY trans fat, or if anyone has a recipe for their own coffee creamer using half-n-half, stevia and pure vanilla extract??? Please respond by emailing me at diakayv@hotmail.com
Nestle should be made accountable for adding dangerous substances too their products are detrimental to the people. The public should educate themselves and not purchase any products containing hydrogenated oils etc… Nestle seems to add plenty of that to many products. A travesty.
I think its not that.Taking in an adequate amount will not disturb anything.But in excess it may harm!!
Right, the trans fat is not good, but the Soy that is in it is bad, as almost all Soy now is GM and is processed with Hexane, a by product of Gas production. also Soy has a problem of mass bacteria in it. I had a bacteria (Fungus) problem in my mouth for almost two years and it was coming from the Coffee Mate in my coffee.
When I stopped using it the fungus problem went away. I now use Half and Half, and stevia and it is great to have a cup of coffee without the red tongue and mouth sores.
I only use the Half and Half to cut the acid in the coffee and that neutralizes it and makes it more alkaline.
I have been using International Delight liquid creamer, It has whole palm oil and corn surup and some other things I thought was better than Carnation, but I’m still concerned about the other stuff.
Me and my husband have been using sugar leaf for a while now after reading about it on this site and think its great! Now i can’t drink my coffee without it! i love the fact that its great tasting too
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My Cholesterol is through the roof and I don’t know why Total: 285, LDL: 198, HDL: 42, TRI: 235. I’m 33, eat pretty healthy, 6′ tall and 210 lb. OK so I’m not no athlete but I watch what I eat and exercise doesn’t help. I have 1 cup of coffee with Coffee Mate per day and I like it sweet and creamy. My doc just put me on Lipitor which bothers me. Is coffee mate to blame?
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Thanks for this, very insightful. I am always seeking the truth when it comes to food. Please continue writing to help the masses uncover the plot to increase illness through processed food.
I am a health nut.. my only bad is drinking two pots of coffee a day and using a big bottle of coffee mate a week.. How can the company get away with lieing to the consumers about this??? I read 0 transfat 3 times on the bottle.. when i go to the store the first thing i look at is trans fat.. i dont understand how they can get away with that?
I have gained 50 lbs
in 4 years of usi
ong coffee mate. I know it is why I gained the weight.False ad anyone.
if these company’s lie to us here in the states can you imagine how they lie to other country’s. SHAME ON YOU. WHAT DO THE OWNNERS USE IN THEIR COFFEE.
As of yesterday, I decided to officially quit coffee creamer since I lost 2 lbs. on the scale and that motivated me to quit coffee creamer..my ultimate goal is to lose 65 lbs., get in shape, and get healthier (not to be skinny, but fit and healthy)…the point is I was googling the effects of coffee creamer and after reading this article amongst others, I am glad I made the decision to quit coffee creamer…It also has corn syrup, which is also bad and I like my coffee creamy and almost a white color, so imagine how many calories I was drinking :/ What a waste of calories!!!
I. Love to drink coffee with one serving of creamer and splenda sugar. I have 5 cups a day. What other creamer can I use that dosen’t have trans fats. I am 100% hooked one my coffee and I have to have creamer but I want to have healthy foods in my diet. This is so upsetting, why can they say 0 trans fat when they know they are tellin a lie.
Better rethink that splenda to, that’s one of the biggest killers out there today. Look it up, it’s deadly, as is any calorie free food!
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One could always switch to a fat-free creamer… I use the Coffee Mate Fat-Free French Vanilla, and 1 tbsp has only 30 calories with no fat. Plus, it still tastes great!
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