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The liquid that swears it's dairy while containing absolutely none.
means A liquid or powdered product, often non-dairy, added to coffee or tea to lighten and smooth it.
from Straight from 'cream' — Old French 'cresme,' itself a blend of Late Latin 'cramum' (possibly Gaulish in origin) and Church Latin 'chrisma,' the holy oil. The '-er' suffix turns it into a thing-that-does: a creamer is literally 'that which creams.' The irony that so much of it never met a cow is purely modern.
- no cream
- Many contain zero milk or cream
- oil base
- Often built from water, sugar, and vegetable oil
- flammable
- Powdered creamer dust can explode in air
- shelf life
- Some non-dairy versions last over a year
coffee-mate — nestlé's powdered coffee creamer, first introduced in 1961, dominates the u.s. market with over 60% share
baileys irish cream — irish cream liqueur launched in 1974, one of the world's best-selling liqueurs with 2 million cases sold annually
carnation evaporated milk — nestlé's shelf-stable canned milk product created in 1899, historically used as cream substitute in coffee