Non Dairy Creamer

Sometimes what happens in your gourmet coffee may be as important as the coffee itself. In 1961, Nestle has revolutionized the way we drink our coffee by introducing first in the world non-dairy creamer powder. Borden followed shortly after with cremoris, and powdered non-dairy creamer became a staple in many American kitchens.

In the mid-70s, Rich Foods introduced Coffee Rich non-dairy cream, he put on the market as a substitute for half and half cream for those who could not tolerate milk, or were avoiding materials milk fat. Since then, things have not been the same. These days, half of the frozen dairy products in the grocery store is filled with non-dairy creamer in a wide variety of brands and flavors, some created specifically for the gourmet coffee accents.

In 1980, a new player has hit the shelves of supermarkets. International Delight, it was easy to have delicious flavored coffees at home, without having to buy an expensive flavored coffee. You can buy it in the dairy aisle in one of three flavors: Irish cream, cinnamon hazelnut or French vanilla. Within months, Coffee-mate has followed its own line of coffee cream, with vanilla, hazelnut and Irish cream flavors. Since then, both companies took the introduction of new flavors, aromas and flavors of limited edition holiday on a regular basis. Take a look at what the major players on the market offer coffee whitener.

Coffee-Mate

The first and still the largest of the bunch, Coffee-Mate has expanded its range considerably in recent years. To meet the tastes of their customers, Coffee-Mate has even held contests to allow customers to choose their limited-edition flavors (vanilla chai spices and coconut cream are the two most recent entries). Coffee-Mate has now twenty different flavors, including:

Fragrant

Amaretto, Chocolate Raspberry, Cinnamon Vanilla Cream, Coconut Cream, Cra¨me Brulee, Vanilla Cream, French Vanilla, Hazelnut, Irish Cream, coconut caramel, vanilla, nuts and vanilla Vanilla Chai Spice

Flavors of the season

Eggnog, Gingerbread, Peppermint Mocha, Pumpkin Spice

Special Edition

Blueberry Cobbler, Pralines & Cream

However, there are many other differences between colors than just coffee flavors. Coffee-mate has introduced such innovations in packaging and in the chemical composition of strengthening its brand. For those watching their sugar intake and fat among the specialty coffee creamer manufactured by Coffee-mate, fat free and sugar free versions of several of its most popular flavors (just in case you were wondering all the flavors of coffee-mate has 0% trans fat). In addition, they offer coffee creamers in three forms: powder, liquid and the most recent focus - which comes in a very cool bottle pump controlled. Every cup of gourmet coffee receive a specialty coffee creamer.

You can also buy Coffee-Mate to several types of packaging. The standard liquid cream must be refrigerated, but if you buy Coffee-Mate single serving plastic cups (boxes of 50), you can keep them on the shelf. The variety powdered Coffee-Mate, which comes in many of the same flavors as the liquid (including fat free and sugar free), does not require refrigeration.

Coffee-Mate is available in original and unscented, both liquid and powder, and recently announced it will introduce a non-dairy half and half in the near future.

International Delight

International Delight When presented their liquid control part cream flavored coffee, they have launched a new category of food. International Delight has been marketed as a luxury, and it certainly tasted as such. International Delight is now available in nine different flavors, including fat free.