When we talk about coffee as a high-calorie drink, we actually mean what is added to this very coffee. Caffeine is very bitter, like all foods that contain it. Therefore, we are used to sweetening it with milk, sugar or syrup. And the larger your cup, the more milk and sugar you add there.
(latte, cappuccino) contains a minimum amount of water (usually about 45 ml / 42 g per serving). Now for the usual math: 450 g Starbucks grand latte contains two servings of espresso (84 g), and the remaining 360 g is pure milk (depending on the amount of foam). Total: about 160 calories (if milk is 1,5%). Now add cream, syrup and a little sugar to that for one of the most nutritious drinks, which looks more like sweet milk than coffee.
Calorie content of the most popular coffee drinks
– Instant coffee: 4 kcal per 226 ml serving
– Espresso: 1 kcal per 28 ml
– Natural coffee: 2 kcal per 226 ml
– McDonald’s cappuccino: 130 kcal per 450 ml
– McDonald’s latte: 180 kcal per 450 ml
– McDonald’s natural coffee (large portion): 0 kcal per 450 ml
– McDonald’s mocha: 330 kcal per 450 ml