Maxim’s Original Coffee Sticks

Breakdown

4 ingredients to avoid

Maxim’s Original Coffee Sticks scores 15/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

Maxim’s Original Coffee Sticks lists 8 ingredients, starting with Coffee, Sugar, Non Dairy Creamer, Corn Syrup and Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 15/100 Maxim’s Original Coffee Sticks scores worse than most coffee we have scored. A higher-scoring option in coffee is Death Wish Coffee Organic Fair Trade Espresso Roast Ground Coffee at 100/100.