—Limited data

12/14 ingredients recognized

Ingredient safety50

Formulation quality32

Contaminant risk100

Label transparency58

How we scored this

PureScore is the stored composite of ingredient safety (40%), formulation quality (30%), contaminant risk (20%) and label transparency (10%). This label matched 12 of 14 listed ingredients. Unmatched names never wear an Excellent stamp. Methodology

Nestle

Coffee mate

Name: Coffee mate
Brand: Nestle

Beverages Coffee & Tea0050000610402

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Flagged concerns

cottonseed oil

Industrial seed oil; high omega-6; may carry pesticide residue; heavily refined.

mono - and diglycerides

Emulsifier; can contain trans fats not captured on the nutrition label; ultra-processed marker.

natural & artificial flavors

Vague term masking hundreds of possible compounds; may include MSG, beaver anal gland secretions, and other sources.

cellulose gum

Synthetic emulsifier; animal studies link it to microbiome disruption and inflammation.

carrageenan

Intestinal inflammation; may exacerbate IBS; degraded form is carcinogenic.

sucralose

May alter gut microbiome; studies show possible DNA damage at high doses.

sugar

High glycemic index; promotes inflammation and metabolic disease.

Full ingredient list

Water, sugar, partially hydrogenated soybean and/or cottonseed oil, and less than 2% of sodium caseinate (a milk derivative)* *, natural & artificial flavors, dipotassium phosphate, disodium phosphate, mono - and diglycerides, cellulose gel, cellulose gum, color added, carrageenan, sucralose.