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Condensed & evaporated milk: what's actually in it?

Three different products share the canned-milk shelf, and the names on the tin do not always tell them apart. Sweetened condensed milk is concentrated milk with a large amount of sugar added — thick, very sweet, and shelf-stable because of the sugar. Evaporated milk is concentrated milk with about 60% of the water removed and no added sugar — thinner, unsweetened, and used in kopi, teh and cooking in place of fresh milk. And a creamer / filled milk is a cheaper analogue: some or all of the milk fat is replaced with vegetable fat (often palm oil), and sugar is usually added — so a tin labelled "evaporated creamer" is not evaporated milk, even though it sits next to it and is used the same way.

This page covers sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk, and condensed-milk creamers / filled milks sold in Singapore, including the dairy-free coconut condensed milk sold as a substitute. Plain fresh and UHT milk are a separate category and are not included here. This page does not give a health score or a "best" pick.

The headline, in 30 seconds

Sugar is the first ingredient in the Singapore sweetened condensed milks panelled here. Marigold Full Cream Sweetened Condensed Milk (Lady General, 385g, Singapore) lists sugar first, then milk solids and milk fat. Milkmaid (392g, sold in Singapore) lists sugar first, then water, milk solids and milk fat. That is the opposite order from the UK/US Carnation tin, which lists milk first, then sugar.
"Evaporated creamer" is not evaporated milk. Marigold Evaporated Creamer 385g lists milk solids first, then vegetable fat, then sucrose — it contains added sugar and non-dairy fat. A true evaporated milk lists milk (or concentrated milk) first and no sugar at all.
The sugar gap is the whole story. Where per-100g figures were verified, sweetened condensed milk carries about 55–56g sugars per 100g (Milkmaid 55.9g; Carnation UK 55g). A true evaporated milk carries only its natural lactose — about 10g sugars per 100g in the general evaporated-milk pattern, and Nestlé Carnation (US) states 3g sugar and 0g added sugar per 30ml serving. Do not use the two interchangeably in a recipe and expect the same sweetness.
Marigold has three canned-milk sub-brands in Singapore — King of Kings, Dawn and Lady General — and they are not the same product. Only Lady General (the full-cream sweetened condensed milk) is panelled here with a verified Singapore list; King of Kings and Dawn are seen-but-not-verified until their packs are checked.
Most of the F&N-family tins could not be panelled. F&N, Carnation (evaporated creamer), Teapot and Gold Coin evaporated creamers and filled milks are all listed for sale in the region, but no verbatim Singapore pack list was retrievable for any of them in this pass — they are in seen-but-not-verified, not panelled on a Malaysian list.
Two panelled rows are flagged non-Singapore lists, not SG packs. Carnation Sweetened Condensed Milk (UK specification) and Carnation Evaporated Milk (US) are panelled only to show what a true milk-first condensed milk and a true unsweetened evaporated milk look like — neither SG pack was verified. The same applies to Frisian Flag (Indonesia) and Nature's Charm coconut condensed milk (US/Czech listings).

At a glance

Product	Type	First ingredient	Added sugar?	Pack size (as printed)	Country of manufacture (as printed)
Marigold Full Cream Sweetened Condensed Milk — Lady General, 385g	Sweetened condensed milk (SG)	Sugar	Yes — sugar (1st)	385g	Singapore
Marigold Evaporated Creamer, 385g	Evaporated creamer / filled (SG)	Milk solids	Yes — sucrose (3rd); vegetable fat (2nd)	385g	not stated
Milkmaid Full Cream Sweetened Condensed Milk, 392g	Sweetened condensed milk (SG)	Sugar	Yes — sugar (1st)	392g	not stated
Carnation Sweetened Condensed Milk, 397g — UK listing	Sweetened condensed milk (UK, flagged)	Whole milk	Yes — sugar (2nd)	397g	not stated
Carnation Evaporated Milk — US listing	Evaporated milk, unsweetened (US, flagged)	Milk	No — 0g added sugar per 30ml (brand statement)	97 fl oz (Nestlé US foodservice spec)	not stated
Teapot Sweetened Creamer — MY roundup, flagged	Sweetened creamer (MY, flagged)	Sugar	Yes — sugar (1st)	not stated	not stated
Gold Coin Sweetened Creamer, 392g — MY roundup, flagged	Sweetened creamer (MY, flagged)	Sugar	Yes — sugar (1st)	392g	not stated
Frisian Flag Full Cream Condensed Milk, 370g — Indonesia, flagged	Sweetened condensed creamer (ID, flagged)	Sucrose	Yes — sucrose (1st); vegetable oil (3rd)	370g	Indonesia
Nature's Charm Sweetened Condensed Coconut Milk, 320g — non-SG, flagged	Dairy-free condensed coconut milk	Coconut milk	Yes — cane sugar (2nd)	320g	not stated

Panelled with verbatim lists: 9 products. Only 3 of the 9 are verified Singapore packs (Marigold condensed, Marigold evaporated creamer, Milkmaid); the other 6 are flagged non-SG or secondary-source lists, panelled to show the product type and clearly labelled as such — never presented as the SG pack. Seen-but-not-verified: 21 products/variants — see the list below.

Prices are deliberately not shown here: they change weekly and would go stale. This site compares ingredients only.

Sweetened condensed milk — Singapore packs

Marigold Full Cream Sweetened Condensed Milk — Lady General, 385g

Pack size: 385g · Made in: Singapore (as printed)

Ingredients: Sugar, Milk Solids, Milk Fat, Vitamin A Palmitate, Vitamin D3, Vitamin B1 (Thiamine Hydrochloride). Allergen advice: contains milk. Traces: soybeans.

Open Food Facts Singapore listing (barcode 8888026301200, manufactured in Singapore, sold at RedMart in Singapore). Sugar first is the tell: this is a sugar-led condensed milk, not a milk-led one — compare the UK Carnation tin below, which lists milk first. Fortified with vitamins A, D3 and B1. Halal, ISO 22000, HACCP, ISO 9001 on the listing. SG pack Added sugar: sugar (1st) Allergen: milk Traces: soy

Milkmaid Full Cream Sweetened Condensed Milk, 392g

Pack size: 392g · Made in: not stated (as printed)

Ingredients: Sugar, Water, Milk Solids, Milk Fat, Vitamins (A, B₁, D3). Allergen: milk.

Open Food Facts listing, countries where sold: Singapore (barcode 9556040650305). Same sugar-first pattern as Marigold, with water second — the water is part of the reconstituted milk-solids base, not a dilution to a drink. Milkmaid is a Nestlé brand. SG sale Added sugar: sugar (1st) Allergen: milk

Evaporated creamer — what it is, and what it is not

Marigold Evaporated Creamer, 385g

Pack size: 385g · Made in: not stated (as printed)

Ingredients: Milk Solids, Vegetable Fat, Sucrose, Permitted Emulsifiers (Soya Lecithin) and Stabiliser, Vitamin A Palmitate and Vitamin D3. Allergen advice: Contains milk and soy.

Open Food Facts listing (barcode 8888026302900). Despite the word "evaporated" on the tin, this is a filled/creamer product: vegetable fat is the second ingredient and sucrose the third, so it is sweetened and part non-dairy fat. Do not read it as unsweetened evaporated milk. No per-100g nutrition panel was in the source retrieved. Evaporated creamer, not evaporated milk Added sugar: sucrose Vegetable fat Allergens: milk, soy

Flagged non-Singapore lists — for comparison, not SG packs

The rows below are panelled only because they show what the two "true" product types look like when the list is milk-led (condensed) or unsweetened (evaporated), and what the Malaysian/Indonesian creamers look like. None of them is presented as the Singapore pack. Each needs an SG pack photo before it can be treated as an SG row.

Carnation Sweetened Condensed Milk, 397g — UK listing

Pack size: 397g · Made in: not stated (as printed)

Ingredients: Whole Milk, Sugar. (Nestlé UK product specification: "Milk (Whole Milk, Skimmed Milk), Sugar.")

UK specification (Nestlé UK Ltd, EAN 8715000934720) and Asda UK listing, corroborated by Open Food Facts UK. Just two ingredients, milk first — the opposite order from the Singapore Marigold and Milkmaid tins. Flag: UK listing only; no verbatim SG pack list was retrieved, and the SG-sold Carnation tin (390g, F&N Life range) may differ. Do not assume the SG tin matches this. UK listing only Added sugar: sugar (2nd) Allergen: milk

Carnation Evaporated Milk — US listing

Pack size: 97 fl oz (Nestlé US foodservice spec) · Made in: not stated (as printed)

Ingredients (Nestlé Carnation Foodservice, US): Milk, Dipotassium Phosphate, Carrageenan, Vitamin D3. Contains: milk.

The US retail can adds dextrose to the same base — "Milk, Dipotassium Phosphate, Carrageenan, Dextrose, Vitamin D3" (EWG/LabelINSIGHT US label) — so even within the US there are two variants, and the foodservice list above is the one quoted. Nestlé states 3g sugar and 0g added sugar per 2 tablespoons (30ml). Flag: US listing only; the Singapore Carnation evaporated tin was not verified, and the dextrose variant shows why the SG pack must be checked rather than assumed. US listing only No added sugar (brand statement) Allergen: milk

Teapot Sweetened Creamer — Malaysian roundup, flagged

Pack size: not stated · Made in: not stated (as printed)

Ingredients (Malaysian roundup, My Weekend Plan, Top 10 Creamers in Malaysia 2026): Sugar, Milk Solids, Milk Fat, Vitamin (A, B1, D3).

Teapot is an F&N-family sweetened creamer sold in Malaysia (and listed in the F&N Life evaporated-milk category as Teapot Evap Creamer 390g). Flag: this list comes from a Malaysian editorial roundup, not from a pack transcription or a Singapore retailer ingredient section, and no SG Teapot pack list was retrieved. It is panelled only as a flagged secondary-source list; the SG pack needs a photo. MY roundup only Added sugar: sugar (1st)

Gold Coin Sweetened Creamer, 392g — Malaysian roundup, flagged

Pack size: 392g · Made in: not stated (as printed)

Ingredients (Malaysian roundup, My Weekend Plan, Top 10 Creamers in Malaysia 2026): Sugar, Milk Solids & Refined Palm Oil.

Gold Coin is an F&N-family sweetened creamer (392g). The roundup list is short — it names only sugar, milk solids and refined palm oil, with no vitamins, stabilisers or emulsifiers stated — so it may be truncated rather than complete. Flag: Malaysian editorial roundup only, possibly truncated; no SG Gold Coin pack list was retrieved. Panelled as flagged, not as a verified pack list. MY roundup only Added sugar: sugar (1st) Palm oil

Frisian Flag Full Cream Condensed Milk, 370g — Indonesia, flagged

Pack size: 370g · Made in: Indonesia (as printed)

Ingredients (Open Food Facts Indonesia; also quoted in the Malaysian roundup): Sucrose, Water, Vegetable Oil, Maltodextrin, Whey Powder, Skimmed Milk Powder, Buttermilk Powder, Lactose, Vegetable Stabilizer, 3 Minerals, Natural Flavor, Full Cream Milk Powder, Synthetic Flavor, Acid Control, 9 Vitamins, Powdered Fish Oil (contains DHA).

Frisian Flag (FrieslandCampina, Indonesia) is a sweetened condensed creamer in the Indonesian sense — sucrose first, vegetable oil third, and milk powders well down the list — with added vitamins, minerals and fish-oil DHA. Flag: Indonesia listing only (manufactured by PT. Frisian Flag Indonesia, Jakarta); no Singapore sale or SG pack was verified in this pass, though parallel-import stock appears at import grocers in the region. Do not treat this as an SG shelf product. Indonesia only Added sugar: sucrose (1st) Vegetable oil Contains fish oil (DHA)

Dairy-free alternative

Nature's Charm Sweetened Condensed Coconut Milk, 320g — non-SG listing, flagged

Pack size: 320g · Made in: not stated (as printed)

Ingredients: Coconut Milk (Coconut Cream, Filtered Water), Cane Sugar, Salt. (Some listings add Calcium Carbonate under "Vitamins & Minerals".)

The first commercially sold condensed coconut milk (Chef's Choice Foods, Thailand). Dairy-free, soy-free, gluten-free, vegan, lactose-free. Flag: Open Food Facts lists it for Czech Republic / Germany / United States, not Singapore; no SG retailer listing or SG pack was verified in this pass, although the brand is stocked by Singapore specialty/health grocers from time to time. Panelled as a flagged non-SG list so the dairy-free option is visible; SG availability needs a shelf check. Non-SG listing Dairy-free / vegan Added sugar: cane sugar Allergen: coconut

Seen but not verified — do not panel until checked

F&N Full Cream Sweetened Condensed Milk — F&N-family, listed in Malaysian roundups; no verbatim SG pack list retrieved.
F&N Evaporated Creamer, 390g — F&N Life range; name only, no ingredient list retrieved.
F&N Evaporated Filled Milk, 390g — F&N Life range; name only, no ingredient list retrieved.
F&N Hi-Cal Sweetened Creamer, 390g / 500g — F&N Life range; name only, no ingredient list retrieved.
F&N Vit Sweetened Creamer, 500g — F&N Life range; name only, no ingredient list retrieved.
Carnation Evaporated Creamer, 390g — F&N Life range (Nestlé Carnation under F&N in Malaysia); name only, no ingredient list retrieved. Not the same as the US Carnation Evaporated Milk panelled above.
Teapot Evaporated Creamer, 390g — F&N Life range; name only. The Teapot sweetened creamer is panelled above from a flagged MY roundup; the evaporated creamer is a separate product and is not panelled.
Gold Coin Evaporated Creamer, 390g — F&N Life range; name only. Same note as Teapot: separate from the Gold Coin sweetened creamer panelled above.
Dairy Champ Sweetened Condensed Milk — Etika Dairies (Malaysia), sold in Malaysia and exported to 60+ countries; no SG retail listing and no verbatim list retrieved in this pass.
Dairy Champ Evaporated Milk — as above; no verbatim list retrieved.
Dairy Champ Sweetened Condensed Filled Milk / Sweetened Creamer (incl. 500g creamer) — as above; no verbatim list retrieved. A wholesale listing gives no ingredient section.
Dairy Champ Evaporated Filled Milk / Evaporated Creamer — as above; no verbatim list retrieved.
Marigold King of Kings — Marigold canned-milk sub-brand (evaporated creamer, for kopi/teh); named in Singapore brand summaries, but no verbatim list retrieved.
Marigold Dawn — Marigold canned-milk sub-brand (sweetened beverage creamer); named in Singapore brand summaries, but no verbatim list retrieved.
Marigold Evaporated Milk (true, unsweetened) — Marigold lists evaporated milk as a canned-milk category, distinct from its Evaporated Creamer; no verbatim list for the unsweetened tin was retrieved. Do not use the Evaporated Creamer panel above as its list.
California Farms Sweetened Condensed Milk Full Cream — named in a Singapore evaporated/condensed-milk guide as a top condensed milk; no SG retailer listing or verbatim list retrieved.
Nestlé Gold Cross Sweetened Condensed Milk — Nestlé ESAR tea creamer range (liquid sweetened condensed milk, full-cream milk + sugar); no SG sale or verbatim list retrieved.
Nature's Charm Evaporated Coconut Milk — dairy-free evaporated alternative from the same brand as the panelled condensed coconut milk; no verbatim list retrieved.
Black & White Evaporated Milk — Hong Kong evaporated milk used in Hong Kong-style milk tea sold in Singapore; no SG retail pack list retrieved.
Frisian Flag Evaporated Milk — Indonesian evaporated milk; the condensed Frisian Flag is panelled above (flagged), the evaporated variant is not verified.
FairPrice / Meadows / Giant house-brand condensed or evaporated milk — no house-brand condensed or evaporated milk product was found in this pass at FairPrice, Cold Storage, Giant or Sheng Siong listings; if one exists it needs a shelf check, not an assumption.

Nutrition — what the numbers say

All figures in the table are as sold, per 100 g, unless a row says otherwise. The sugar difference is the point of this page: sweetened condensed milk is about 55–56 g total sugars per 100 g, almost all of it added sugar (sucrose/sugar listed first or second), while a true evaporated milk has no added sugar at all — its sugars are only the milk's natural lactose, about 10 g per 100 g in the general pattern, and Nestlé Carnation (US) states 3 g sugar and 0 g added sugar per 30 ml serving. An "evaporated creamer" sits in between in name only: it contains sucrose, so its sugars are not just lactose — but no per-100 g panel was verified for Marigold Evaporated Creamer, so no figure is given for it here.

Salt and sodium: salt = sodium × 2.5. The table shows sodium as printed (in mg) with the salt equivalent in brackets; where the source printed salt only, sodium is derived by dividing salt by 2.5 and is marked "derived". Sodium is not presented as salt, and salt is not presented as sodium.

Total vs added sugars: Singapore packs list total sugars, not added sugars. A total-sugars figure is never labelled here as "added sugar". Where a source states an added-sugars figure separately, it is noted. The ingredient list remains the evidence for added sugar (sugar, sucrose, cane sugar) versus naturally occurring sugars (lactose in milk).

Open Food Facts is a community database and is flagged as secondary where used: the pack and the retailer nutrition section take precedence if they disagree. Figures marked "not stated" were not in the source retrieved; they are not estimated, borrowed from another variant, or copied across flavours. No official Singapore Nutri-Grade (A–D) was found printed on any of these condensed/evaporated milk listings in this pass, so none is quoted here; no grade has been assigned.

Product	Basis	Energy	Protein	Total fat	Saturated fat	Carbohydrate	Sugars	Sodium (salt equiv.)
Marigold Full Cream Sweetened Condensed Milk — Lady General, 385g	Per 100 g, as sold (Open Food Facts SG, secondary)	328 kcal (1,372 kJ)	6.1 g	8 g	5 g	58 g	not stated	120 mg derived (salt 0.3 g)
Milkmaid Full Cream Sweetened Condensed Milk, 392g	Per 100 g, as sold (Open Food Facts, secondary)	324 kcal (1,356 kJ)	7 g	8 g	not stated	56 g	55.9 g	83 mg derived (salt 0.208 g)
Carnation Sweetened Condensed Milk, 397g (UK)	Per 100 g, as sold (Nestlé UK spec / Asda UK)	322 kcal (1,359 kJ)	7.5 g	8 g	5 g	55 g	55 g	104 mg derived (salt 0.26 g)

Observed numbers, no verdict: the three verified per-100g rows cluster tightly — energy 322–328 kcal, fat 8g, carbohydrate 55–58g, protein 6.1–7.5g per 100g. Sugars are 55.9g (Milkmaid) and 55g (Carnation UK); Marigold's sugars figure was missing from its Open Food Facts entry even though its carbohydrate is 58g, so no sugars figure is given for Marigold rather than equating carbohydrate with sugars. Sodium (derived from printed salt) is 120mg (Marigold), 83mg (Milkmaid) and 104mg (Carnation UK) per 100g.

Seen but not verified (nutrition): no per-100g nutrition panel was verified in this pass for Marigold Evaporated Creamer 385g (Open Food Facts lists all nutrition facts as missing), Carnation Evaporated Milk (US — only a per-serving statement was found: 3g sugar, 0g added sugar per 30ml, quoted in its card and not converted to per-100g), Teapot Sweetened Creamer, Gold Coin Sweetened Creamer, Frisian Flag Full Cream Condensed Milk 370g, Nature's Charm Sweetened Condensed Coconut Milk 320g, and all 21 seen-but-not-verified products above. Their ingredient panels are unchanged; their nutrition figures are not estimated here.

How to read a canned-milk label — the jargon, in plain English

Sweetened condensed milk: Concentrated milk with sugar added (often 40–45% sugar by weight). Thick, very sweet. Sugar is usually the first or second ingredient. Used for desserts, kopi/teh sweetening, and baking.
Evaporated milk: Concentrated milk with about 60% of the water removed and no added sugar. Thinner than condensed milk, unsweetened. The list is milk plus small amounts of stabiliser (phosphate, carrageenan) and vitamin D.
Evaporated creamer / filled milk: A cheaper analogue of evaporated milk in which some or all milk fat is replaced with vegetable fat (often palm oil). It usually also contains sucrose, so it is sweetened — unlike true evaporated milk. The word "creamer" or "filled" on the tin is the marker.
Sweetened creamer / sweetened condensed creamer: A sweetened condensed-milk analogue, usually sugar first, with milk solids and vegetable/palm oil rather than full-cream milk. Not the same as full-cream sweetened condensed milk, even though the tins look alike.
Milk solids / milk fat: "Milk solids" is the dried remainder of milk after water is removed; "milk fat" is the butterfat fraction. A list that starts with sugar, then milk solids and milk fat, is a reconstituted product, not fresh milk with sugar added.
Sucrose / sugar / cane sugar: The same added sugar under different names. "Sucrose" is the chemical name for table sugar; "cane sugar" is sugar from cane. All three count as added sugar.
Dipotassium phosphate / disodium phosphate, carrageenan: In evaporated milk: phosphate is a stabiliser that stops the milk proteins separating when heated; carrageenan (from seaweed) is a thickener. They are not sweeteners and add no sugar.
"No added sugar" vs "no sugar": Evaporated milk has no added sugar but still contains lactose, the milk's own sugar (about 10g per 100g). Sweetened condensed milk has both lactose and a large amount of added sugar.

What this page is not

Not a health score, and not a "best" pick. Sweetened condensed milk, evaporated milk and creamers are different products, and this page does not rank them.
Not a taste test, and not a price comparison. Prices change weekly; ingredients change less often, but still change.
Not complete. Only 3 of the 9 panelled rows are verified Singapore packs; the F&N-family tins, Dairy Champ, Marigold King of Kings and Dawn, and the true Marigold evaporated milk are all still unverified for the reasons in seen-but-not-verified. FairPrice's online search returned no ingredient sections for this category in this pass, and Cold Storage publishes no ingredient list on any product page — both shelves need pack photos / in-store checks.

Sources and method

Checked 5–6 November 2026 from: Open Food Facts Singapore / world listings (Marigold Full Cream Sweetened Condensed Milk 385g, barcode 8888026301200, RedMart/Singapore; Marigold Evaporated Creamer 385g, barcode 8888026302900; Milkmaid 392g, barcode 9556040650305, countries sold: Singapore; Frisian Flag 370g, Indonesia, barcode 8992753101207; Nature's Charm 320g, barcode 0093856992193); Nestlé UK product specification and Asda UK listing for Carnation Sweetened Condensed Milk 397g; Nestlé Carnation Foodservice US and EWG/LabelINSIGHT US label for Carnation Evaporated Milk; My Weekend Plan Malaysian roundups (Top 10 Best Condensed Milk in Malaysia 2026; Top 10 Creamers in Malaysia 2026) for Teapot and Gold Coin sweetened creamers and Frisian Flag; Lazada SG Marigold brand wiki for the King of Kings / Dawn / Lady General sub-brands and Marigold's Singapore canned-milk history; Etika/Dairy Champ prospectus and Super Brands profile for the Dairy Champ range; F&N Life Malaysia category listings for the F&N / Carnation / Teapot / Gold Coin evaporated-creamer and filled-milk range (names only, MY site, not SG packs). FairPrice, Cold Storage, Giant, Sheng Siong, Don Don Donki, Mustafa, Meidi-Ya, Le Petit Depot, Little Farms, RedMart, Lazada and Shopee Singapore were checked as channels; no FairPrice ingredient section and no Cold Storage ingredient section was retrievable for this category in this pass, and no Giant/Sheng Siong/Donki/Mustafa/Meidi-Ya/Le Petit Depot/Little Farms condensed- or evaporated-milk ingredient list was retrieved. Full per-fact source list is in the accompanying research notes. Nutrition section added 5–6 November 2026: figures are standardised to per 100 g where the source gives per-100 figures; per-serving-only figures are labelled as such and are not converted; sugars are total sugars as printed, not added sugars, unless the source states added sugars; salt = sodium × 2.5. Where a full pack list could not be verified, the product is in seen-but-not-verified instead of being panelled.