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“Carrageenan predictably causes inflammation, which can lead to ulcerations and bleeding,” explains veteran carrageenan researcher Joanne Tobacman, MD, associate professor of clinical medicine at the University of Illinois School of Medicine at Chicago. Domesticated humans don’t like chunks of coconut fat floating in their lattes, so you have to do some doctoring-I get it. Now, in all fairness, Starbucks has to make sure the coconut milk consistency is very, well…consistent. Ingredients in most legit coconut milk:Coconut milk, water. Ingredients: Water, coconut cream, cane sugar, tricalcium phosphate, coconut water concentrate, natural flavors, sea salt, carrageenan, gellan gum, corn dextrin, xanthan gum, guar gum, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin d2. It’s not just that Starbucks coconut milk is a watered down version (which would be perfectly fine if it was otherwise unadulterated), it’s that it’s basically sugar water with emulsifiers and a little bit of coconut product. And it found what I thought it would find: Starbucks is debuting coconut milk that isn’t coconut milk.

When Starbucks said they were debuting coconut milk as an option, my bullshit radar started scanning. It’s deliciously thick and creamy, full of healthy saturated fats, and low in sugar. Those who are committed to real food are no stranger to coconut milk. Starbucks will deliver this additional customization with the introduction of Starbucks Single Origin Sumatra Coconut Milk, a creamy, delicious alternative to dairy and soy for handcrafted beverages, available beginning February 17, in Starbucks US company-operated and licensed locations. Providing a non-dairy alternative to dairy and soy is the second most requested customer idea of all time from, generating more than 84,000 votes. After a successful trial run in select cities at the behest of their customers, Starbucks has decided to push forward with their dairy alternative. In an attempt to appeal to the non-dairy crowd, Starbucks is bringing “coconut milk” to the masses.