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Coffee concoctions are now various types. For those who are on a diet or limit calories, you should know the content of each calorie of popular coffee drinks, from espresso to caramel coffee ice.
Coffee is often only considered a drink so many people consume as much as they want, without considering the calorie content. In fact, coffee also contains calories like food.
Calorie intake needs to be considered because if excess is not good for health. Excessive calories are associated with increased risk of obesity, heart disease, diabetes, and other health problems.
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Within a day, in general adult men need around 2,500 calories. While women are around 2,000 calories. Therefore it is important to pay attention to the intake of calories from various foods and drinks, including coffee.
The following is a list of 7 calories of popular coffee drinks reported from Coffeness.de:
1. Espresso
For 1 espresso shot or 30 milliliter equivalent (ml) only contains 1-2 calories. This value is similar to other espresso variations without milk and without sugar, such as Ristretto and Double Espresso.
Calories in coffee come from small amounts of single -saturated oil and protein in coffee beans.
2. Decaf coffee and brew black coffee
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Lately, many people consume decaf coffee, especially those who are sensitive to the caffeine content. Decaf coffee contains less calories because of the process of decafeination to get rid of oil from coffee beans.
As a comparison, black coffee brew the size of a 250 ml cup contains 5 calories. While the same cup for instant black coffee, the calorie content is only 4 calories.
3. Cold Brew and Americano
Other variations of black coffee that are widely enjoyed are Cold Brew and Americano.
Cold Brew is coffee produced by soaking coffee beans in cold water or room temperature, not hot water. The immersion process lasts for 12 to 24 hours, allowing the flavor and aroma of coffee slowly. In a cup of 250 ml of cold brew only contains 2.4 calories.
Whereas Americano is a black coffee drink made by mixing espresso with hot water, producing a lighter and less bitter taste than pure espresso. Americano caps contains about 5 calories.
4. Latte
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For those who don’t like black coffee, you will usually choose a latte that combines espresso with steamed milk (heated milk). In 330 ml latte contains about 210 calories.
However, everything depends on the addition of sugar and the type of milk used in the latte. Generally a cup of latte contains 150-300 calories.
Cappuccino calorie content to mocha is in the next page.
