As any of my regular readers already know, I love Caf-Lib (see contest post directly below this one for a chance to win some great products from Caf-Lib) coffee, some teas...And in all of them, I like to add a "splash" of cream or even better, a non-dairy alternative to cream.
I tried So Nice for Coffee (Original) a few months ago and I loved the creamy and pleasant taste it added to all kinds of hot beverages.
I must admit a long-ago weakness for sigh....Coffee Mate (click to read the bad news about that product) non-dairy creamer (the powder kind!) which I did ditch many years ago, in spite of also loving the taste.I had used this Coffee Mate before ingredient lists were on most "food" products and having to cringe at what was actually in the jar. ;<)
So Nice for Coffee reminded me of Coffee Mate's smoothness and taste without all the guilt LOL.
But what I was curious about in regards to So Nice for Coffee was one of the ingredients in this creamer: Dipotassium Phosphate which I found out is an additive that keeps ingredients in a product from separating. A coagulant. Other than that, the list of ingredients was readable and had nothing else that raised any particular concerns.
I try to avoid food additives as much as possible these days and in spite of the article at Wikipedia listing this ingredient as generally considered safe, I thought it was worth contacting the company to see just how much of this ingredient is actually added to this product.
Here's my email from June, with the reply that I received promptly after that:
Sent: June-27-12 10:40 AM
To: EarthsOwn
Hi from
BC,
I host a product
review blog at: www.myreallifereviews.com
I’m interested in
reviewing your: So Nice for Coffee product.
I wanted to find out a
bit more about the ingredient: dipotassium
phosphate. Is there very much of this coagulant added to this
creamer?
I’ve been checking
around online and it seems to be ok in terms of being safe to consume. At the
same time, if a person drinks 3-4 beverages in a day, with your creamer, would
this be excessive?
Love the taste of this
product but don’t want to recommend or review if it’s an issue re: this
additive.
Thanks in
advance,
Geraldine
Hartman
My Real Life
Reviews
Good Afternoon Geraldine
I will check with our R & D team and get back to you as soon as I can.
So Nice Regards!
Dorothy
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Well Dorothy, it's 3 months later and I'm still waiting for a reply!
I think it's SO important for companies of all kinds to follow- up with consumers, when they write with product questions or concerns. I love the taste of this product but I've decided not to use it anymore, given my concerns for this additive included in the ingredients.
I'm actually trying to wean myself off any creamers in coffee etc, and hopefully I'll eventually like hot beverages served "black" just as much. It's too bad that this didn't prove to be a viable alternative to dairy cream for me as I did love the taste.
Overall rating for this product: Fair. 2 out of 5.
