"Since its launch in 1961, Coffee Mate has been a fixture in home kitchens, office pantries, and supermarket aisles - the go-to shortcut for a smooth, sweet cup of coffee. For some, it's so woven into the daily ritual that it feels almost synonymous with coffee itself (unless you're a third-wave purist, for whom it symbolizes everything wrong with commercialized coffee culture)."
"The first is hydrogenated vegetable oils, which contain trans fats. These trans fats are so strongly linked to cardiovascular disease that the World Health Organization has called for their global elimination. The second is partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oils - present in the liquid version of Coffee Mate - which are especially linked to raised LDL cholesterol (or bad cholesterol) and increased risk of heart disease. If you're going to use Coffee Mate, then you're better off with the powdered version than the liquid one."
Coffee Mate debuted in 1961 and became a common creamer in homes, offices, and supermarkets. The product contains hydrogenated vegetable oils and, in the liquid version, partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oils, which introduce trans fats linked to cardiovascular disease and raised LDL cholesterol. The World Health Organization has called for the global elimination of trans fats. Countries including Denmark, the EU, Norway, Iceland, and Switzerland prohibit Coffee Mate because of those ingredients. The powdered version contains fewer of the problematic oils and is preferable to the liquid version. Several other American snack brands have faced similar bans over additives.
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