Creamer
Nestlé Coffee mate Snickers
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains emulsifiers studied for gut effects
- Contains seed oils
- Contains artificial flavors
Why it scores 34
Nestlé Coffee mate Snickers scores 34 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 7.5 points Cellulose gum (carboxymethylcellulose): In a small randomized feeding trial, carboxymethylcellulose modestly increased abdominal discomfort and reduced gut microbiota diversity; in mice it promoted low-grade inflammation. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Coffee mate Snickers
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Cellulose gum (carboxymethylcellulose) minus 7.5 points
- Carrageenan minus 7.5 points
- Vegetable oil (unspecified) minus 1.5 points
- Milk protein concentrate / isolate minus 1.5 points
- Natural and artificial flavors minus 1.5 points
- Mono- and diglycerides minus 0.5 points
- Potassium phosphate minus 0.5 points
- Microcrystalline cellulose minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 4.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 5 g / 100 g minus 3 points
100 − 66.5 = 33.5 → 34
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 35 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 1.5 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 5 g |
| Sugars | 5 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 0.1 g |
Serving: 1 Tbsp (15 ml)
Ingredients
- a day is used for general nutrition advice (not recognized)
- Ingredients Water
- Sugar (high concern)
- Vegetable Oil ( High Oleic Soybean and / or High Oleic Canola)
- Micellar Casein (a Milk Derivative) ( Not a Source of Lactose)
- Natural and Artificial Flavor
- Cocoa Processed with Alkali
- Mono- and Diglycerides
- Dipotassium Phosphate
- Salt
- Cellulose Gel
- Cellulose Gum (moderate concern)
- Carrageenan (moderate concern)
Label text, as published
Nutrition Facts About 63 servings per container Serving Size 1.00 tbsp Amount Per Serving Calories 35 % Daily Value * Total Fat 1.5g 2% Saturated Fat 0g 0% Trans Fat 0g Monounsaturated Fat 1g Cholesterol 0mg 0% Sodium 20mg 1% Total Carbohydrate 5g 1% Total Sugars 5g Includes Added Sugars 5g 10% Protein 0g * The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2.000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Ingredients Water, Sugar, Vegetable Oil ( High Oleic Soybean and / or High Oleic Canola), and Less than 2% of Micellar Casein (a Milk Derivative) ( Not a Source of Lactose), Natural and Artificial Flavor, Cocoa Processed with Alkali, Mono- and Diglycerides, Dipotassium Phosphate, Salt, Cellulose Gel, Cellulose Gum, Carrageenan.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk
- Not vegan
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Nestlé
Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“Relative to control subjects, CMC consumption modestly increased postprandial abdominal discomfort and perturbed gut microbiota composition in a way that reduced its diversity.”
doi.org
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Dietary emulsifiers impact the mouse gut microbiota promoting colitis and metabolic syndrome
“carboxymethylcellulose and polysorbate-80, induced low-grade inflammation and obesity/metabolic syndrome in wild-type hosts and promoted robust colitis in mice predisposed to this disorder.”
doi.org
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“This study found positive associations between risk of CVD and intake of five individual and two groups of food additive emulsifiers widely used in industrial foods.”
doi.org
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“The Panel concluded that there was no need for a numerical ADI and that there would be no safety concern at the reported uses and use levels for the unmodified and modified celluloses”
doi.org
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“We found direct associations between the risk of type 2 diabetes and exposures to various food additive emulsifiers widely used in industrial foods, in a large prospective cohort of French adults.”
doi.org
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Re-evaluation of carrageenan (E 407) and processed Eucheuma seaweed (E 407a) as food additives
“However, the Panel noted uncertainties as regards the chemistry, the exposure assessment and biological and toxicological data.”
doi.org
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Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs, Volumes 1–142 (List of Classifications)
monographs.iarc.who.int
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“replacement of saturated fat in the diet with linoleic acid effectively lowers serum cholesterol but does not support the hypothesis that this translates to a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease or all causes.”
doi.org
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“These data provide support for current recommendations to replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat for primary prevention of CHD.”
doi.org
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21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
“whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
ecfr.gov
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Re-evaluation of mono- and di-glycerides of fatty acids (E 471) as food additives
“The available studies did not raise any concern with regard to genotoxicity.”
doi.org
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EFSA issues new advice on phosphates
“We estimated that dietary exposure to phosphates may exceed the new ADI for infants, toddlers and children with average consumption of phosphates in their diet.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org