I was read­ing the ingre­di­ents on a Star­bucks Dou­bleshot can, and what struck me as curi­ous was how the cream and milk remained unspoiled while being in a can at room tem­per­a­ture. Brid­get sug­gested it might be pow­dered milk, but I thought it would say that if that were the case.

So she called the 1–800 num­ber on the can, and talked to a guy who answered the question.

Because the can is vac­uum packed and milk pas­teur­ized, it can remain unspoiled at room temp.