Coffee Creamer

vegetable oil

Generic refined seed-oil blend (often soybean/canola); high omega-6; heavily processed.

tbhq

Vision disturbances and DNA damage in animals; possible carcinogen at high doses.

mono - and diglycerides

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

natural flavor

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.