Is coffee mate low fodmap?

As one of the most available brands of coffee creamer, is coffee mate low FODMAP? You may want to know this, especially if you must minimize short-chain carbohydrates in your diet. Read this article for more information.

Coffeemate creamer is low-FODMAP because none of its ingredients is moderate or high-FODMAP.

My sister and I love Coffeemate creamers and were unsure if she could continue having it on a FODMAP diet. This led us to have a deeper look at the ingredients, and so you can imagine our elation when we established that every item was low FODMAP. If you have been diagnosed with IBS or need to get on a low FODMAP, Coffeemate is luckily one of the food items you won’t have to give up. Read on to discover why.

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What makes coffee mate low fodmap?

Coffeemate creamer is low FODMAP as it is made using only low FODMAP ingredients, including corn syrup solids, vegetable oil, and sodium caseinate (no lactose). It has small amounts of monoglycerides, diglycerides, sodium aluminosilicate, dipotassium phosphate, flavor, and annatto color.

Although corn syrup has sugar, it is simple glucose, which is low in FODMAP. The vegetable oils included are either coconut, palm kernel, or soybean. All are low FODMAP. Although the mono- and diglycerides look ominous, the experts at Monash assured us they are “safe” The other ingredients comprise less than 2 percent of the creamer and have been verified to cause no harm.

Are all coffee mate creamers low fodmap?

Is coffee mate low fodmap — Coffee mate creamers. Image source: Coffee mate

Yes, all Coffeemate creamers are low FODMAP at 1 serving, as none have moderate or high FODMAP components listed on the label. This is true for Coffeemate’s liquid, powdered, and concentrated liquid-form creamers. Coffeemate powder creamers’ main components are corn syrup solids, vegetable oils, and sodium caseinate, a milk derivative free of lactose. These components are considered low FODMAP.

Coffeemate liquid creamers comprise corn syrup solids, water, and vegetable oils, primarily high oleic canola and high oleic soybean. They additionally have less than 2 percent micellar casein, a milk derivative free of lactose, monoglycerides, and diglycerides, as well as natural flavor, dipotassium phosphate, and carrageenan. Because the main components are fats and not carbohydrates or complex sugars, they are considered low FODMAP.

The same applies to Coffeemate concentrated liquid creamers, which come in 50.7-ounce (1.5-liter) packs with 300 servings per pack. The main ingredients are water, sugar, coconut oil, and sodium caseinate. It has Propylene glycol, natural and artificial flavors, dipotassium phosphate, polysorbate 60, color, sodium stearoyl lactylate, and sucralose in minute amounts. These ingredients are identified as low FODMAP, making the whole product low-FODMAP.

Coffeemate is reported to use low-FODMAP sucralose or acesulfame potassium for its sugar-free options.

Can you have coffee mate if you are on a low fodmap diet?

Yes, you can have Coffeemate if you are on a low-FODMAP diet. However, some food items are known to be low FODMAP only when taken in small quantities. The research on FODMAP is ongoing, and it is not unusual to find exceptions made on volume and limitations suggesting that a kind of food is “considered low FODMAP at this time.” This means that generally, you can have coffeemate on a low-FODMAP diet as long as you do not exceed anticipated amounts per serving.

FAQ SECTION

Is coffee mate creamer low fodmap?

Yes, Coffeemate creamer is low FODMAP as it has no moderate or high FODMAP ingredients.

Coffee mate powder low fodmap?

Yes, coffeemate powder is low-FODMAP

Is coffee mate french vanilla creamer low fodmap?

Coffeemate French vanilla is low FODMAP. According to the label, its main components are sugar, water, and vegetable oil. All these are known to be low-FODMAP items.