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Califia Farms Birthday Cake Creamer
Dairy
📊 NOVA 4🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-Free🥛 Dairy-Free

Califia Farms Birthday Cake Creamer

Califia Farms
25.40 foz
Available at Foodtown
20
Calories
0g
Protein
3g
Sugars
10mg
Sodium
21
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Califia Farms Birthday Cake Creamer is a shelf-friendly, plant-based flavored creamer you would typically find in the refrigerated coffee-creamers and non-dairy milk section of a supermarket, tucked between almond and oat milks and near refrigerated coffee drinks and flavored creamers. It reads like a specialty item for coffee ritualists who want a dessert-like twist on their morning cup: think flavored lattes, iced coffees, and weekend brunch beverages. Shoppers grab it during quick weekday grocery runs to dress up daily coffee, for weekend brunch shopping lists, or when planning festive gatherings where novelty flavors add a playful touch. Califia positions this product as modern and lifestyle-oriented — a premium, plant-forward brand that targets millennials, flexitarians, and people seeking dairy alternatives or novelty flavors. Packaging often leans colorful and playful with “Birthday Cake” cues; label copy emphasizes almondmilk and plant-based origins and the ingredient line lists “natural flavor,” but there is no organic certification listed on the provided ingredient set. On-shelf messaging commonly trades on health halos like “almondmilk” and “dairy-free,” while the product remains a formulated creamer. In plain terms, this is an industrially formulated plant creamer that uses added sugars, oils, and stabilizers (a lightly processed descriptor rather than a focus). Sensory notes: pourable, slightly silky mouthfeel from sunflower oil and emulsifiers, a sweet, cakey vanilla aroma, and a thin-to-medium body that blends easily into hot or iced coffee. The ritual is simple — shake, pour a splash into coffee or milk, stir, and enjoy a dessert-like uplift to routine beverages.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 tbsp
Servings per Container: 50
Calories20
% Daily Value*
Total Fat1g1%
Saturated Fat0g0%
Sodium10mg0%
Total Carbohydrate3g1%
Total Sugars3g
Added Sugars3g6%
Protein0g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Almondmilk, (Water,, Almonds),, Cane, Sugar,, Sunflower, Oil,, Natural, Flavor,, Sunflower, Lecithin,, Calcium, Carbonate,, Sea, Salt,, Potassium, Citrate,, Guar, Gum,, Gellan, Gum..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Sunflower Oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • Sunflower Lecithin - Processed emulsifier
No Seed OilNo Emulsifier

Dietary Labels

This product is vegan, is gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Contains added sugar, refined oils, emulsifiers, stabilizers, and 'natural flavor'—ingredients typical of industrially formulated products, placing it in the ultraprocessed (NOVA 4) category.

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Common Questions about Califia Farms Birthday Cake Creamer

The Birthday Cake Creamer can be considered a tasty addition to your morning coffee rather than a health food. It has low sugar content at just 3 grams per tablespoon and is low in calories, making it a fun treat when you want to jazz up your drink. Just keep in mind that it does have added sugars, so moderation is key!

Perfect For

weekend-brunch
movie-night
back-to-school

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