Cofee-Mate French Vanilla & Hazelnut 3 packs

Coffee-mate is a coffee whitener lactose-free creamer manufactured by

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, available in powdered, liquid and concentrated liquid forms. It was introduced in 1961 by

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Ingredients

Coffee-mate Original is mostly made up of three ingredients: corn syrup solids,

hydrogenated vegetable oil Fat hydrogenation is the process of combining fat – typically liquid vegetable oils – with hydrogen, to convert some or all of the unsaturated fat into saturated fat, resulting in a solid or semi-solid fat. Changing the degree of saturation ...

, and sodium caseinate. Sodium caseinate, a form of casein, is a milk derivative; however, this is a required ingredient in non-dairy creamers, which are considered non-dairy due to the lack of lactose. Coffee-mate Original also contains small amounts of

dipotassium phosphate Dipotassium phosphate (K2HPO4) (also dipotassium hydrogen orthophosphate; potassium phosphate dibasic) is the inorganic compound with the formula K2HPO4.(H2O)x (x = 0, 3, 6). Together with monopotassium phosphate (KH2PO4.(H2O)x), it is often used ...

, to prevent coagulation; mono- and diglycerides, used as an emulsifier; sodium aluminosilicate, an anticaking agent;

artificial flavor A flavoring (or flavouring), also known as flavor (or flavour) or flavorant, is a food additive used to improve the taste or smell of food. It changes the perceptual impression of food as determined primarily by the chemoreceptors of the gus ...

; and annatto color.

Varieties

The original product was introduced in February 1961, followed by Coffee-mate Lite and Coffee-mate Liquid in 1989. In the U.S., where the product is manufactured by Nestlé in Glendale, California, the product is available in liquid, liquid concentrate and powdered forms. American Coffee-mate comes in over 25 different flavors, including gingerbread, Parisian almond creme as well as peppermint mocha. Discontinued varieties include Coffee-mate Soy and Coffee-mate Half & Half. In Europe, it is only available in powder form as a coffee creamer in one or two varieties depending on the country with no added flavors. The European version of Coffee-mate is manufactured without the use of hydrogenated fat, which is linked to heart disease.World Health Organizatio
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Tea-mate

A Tea-mate powdered variety for whitening tea was also introduced in the UK in a jar as well as in other countries in sachets or cartons. In the UK, the variety was subsequently discontinued owing to poor sales performance. In other locations, such as in India, the product remains available.

Other uses

Coffee-Mate was used on television horror-anthology series ''

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'' as the "midnight dust" characters threw into a campfire to make an explosive puff of smoke and sparks as they introduced the episode's story.

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