Nescafe, coffee-mate, instant coffee mix, french vanilla, french vanilla

by Nescafé

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Nescafe, coffee-mate, instant coffee mix, french vanilla, french vanilla by Nescafé receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0028000439392
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
2 Tbsp (20 g)

What the Data Says About

Nescafe, coffee-mate, instant coffee mix, french vanilla, french vanilla by Nescafé carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Nescafe, coffee-mate, instant coffee mix, french vanilla, french vanilla is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Nescafe, coffee-mate, instant coffee mix, french vanilla, french vanilla
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Full Ingredient List

Sugar, corn syrup, hydrogenated vegetable oil (coconut and palm kernel and/or soybean), soluble coffee, less than 2% of natural and artificial flavor, sodium caseinate (a milk derivative), dipotassium phosphate, sodium hexametaphosphate, monk fruit extract, sodium aluminosilicate, mono - and diglycerides, annatto color.

Categories

Plant-based foods and beverages Beverages Dairy substitutes Milk substitutes Dried products Dried products to be rehydrated Dehydrated beverages Creamer

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial