A non-dairy creamer that is lactose and cholesterol free and makes your coffee richer, smoother and creamier. Coffee-Mate makes your cup of coffee taste great. Varieties include convenient liquids, powders, concentrates, reduced fat and sugar free, as well as a many enticing flavours.

CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL (COCONUT AND/OR PALM KERNEL AND/OR SOYBEAN), SODIUM CASEINATE (A MILK DERIVATIVE)**, 2% OR LESS OF DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALUMINOSILICATE, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ANNATTO COLOR.

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Creamers can be full of sugar. Some popular brands contain five grams per tablespoon, which is 10 percent of your daily recommended sugar. And for the record, hardly anyone uses just one tablespoon of creamer at a time. More likely, you're pouring about 30 percent of your daily sugar intake in your 9 a.m. coffee.

Yerba mate is a unique drink that gives you an energy boost without the coffee crash, provides tons of cancer-fighting antioxidants and is a great excuse to socialize during the day. It also has other health benefits, as it helps you lose weight, promote digestion and keeps your heart healthy.

The fmcg giant was “experiencing significant increases in the cost of raw materials, energy, packaging and transportation, making it more expensive to manufacture our products,” she added.

Coffee and Yerba Mate will both give you your caffeine boost, however Mate has a key element called theobromine. This natural alkaloid balances the effect of caffeine and provides prolonged energy: no big high/crash, no heart palpitations.

Creamer that easily dissolved in hot liquid was developed by the Carnation Company in 1958. It was marketed under the brand name Coffee Mate. Coffee-Mate was introduced to public in 1961 and remains the most popular non dairy creamer in the world.

The fmcg giant was “experiencing significant increases in the cost of raw materials, energy, packaging and transportation, making it more expensive to manufacture our products,” she added.

“It's the worst way to start your day and sets you up for a blood sugar roller coaster, cravings, weight gain, and mood swings.” So while creamers may seem like an innocent addition to an otherwise healthy morning beverage, you may want to give a second thought to which ones you're using (if any at all).

Although the ingredients can vary by brand, most coffee creamers are made from a combination of water, sugar, and vegetable oil. Coffee creamer is usually heavily processed and loaded with added sugar. Some popular types of coffee creamer can contain up to 5 grams of added sugar in a single serving.

Yerba mate naturally contains almost all the micronutrients needed by the human body. Regularly drinking mate will improve your immune system in general, detoxify your body and prevent many diseases. In addition to antioxidants and polyphenols, yerba mate is rich in minerals, amino acids and essential vitamins.

Unfortunately, Coffee Mate, like other creamers, can be really bad for you because of all the partially hydrogenated oils, corn syrup, potentially dangerous preservatives, and other refined sugars.

Coffee-mate, RITZ Crackers and those warm, buttery Pillsbury biscuits, are all banned in Switzerland, Austria, Hungary, Iceland, Norway and Denmark because of trans fats like partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oils.

If you want to keep your digestive tract healthy, go for yerba mate instead of coffee. Yerba mate can fight against parasites and also clean up your tract naturally. Some studies show that yerba mate can even deactivate E. coli bacteria - talk about powerful!

If we were to summarise its general taste, we would speak of a slightly bitter vegetable flavour. The classic/traditional mate, consumed in Latin America, is very bitter, whereas the green mate (which has not been refined), more present in Europe, is sweeter, more aromatic, sometimes with caramelised flavours.