espressoDOM Senior Member Joined: 1 May 2003 Posts: 2,189 Location: Bay Area Expertise: I love coffee
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Posted Fri Jan 16, 2004, 11:10am Subject: Re: Calories/Fat content in Espresso and Cappuccino
I don't know any websites.... off the top of my head but coffee is pretty negligible in a caloric intake category....
The foam is from milk so say that is 50 calories at the maximum for the amount of milk in a cappa... so you are looking @ 100 calories for 1 cappa on the sugary side..... if you know what I mean...
I would say that is up there with a bowl or cereal ...... when it comes to how much it is worth toward your daily caloric intake....
I am sure if there is any gut problems...lack of excercise and what you eat with your cappa is to blame
cheeseburgers...or bagels and creme cheese.... are probably the culprits...heheheh
DOM...evil genius ...Up to no good in espresso at all times... VIVA la parts de Espresso
Well, as my dad used to say, that's six of one & half a dozen of the other. ;-)
As Dom said, coffee has pretty much zero calories and fat. Since the same item from different companies can differ in content, the most accurate way of determining the caloric & fat content is to look at the labels of the product you're using, so check the label on the bottle of milk you're using for your cappas. This is a requirement (FDA?) and everything you buy at the grocery, except things like fresh produce, has it.
As someone who's counted calories then ate high fiber/very low fat for @15 years, IMO, the now very hot South Beach Diet is by far the most healthful way of eating. Contrary to what many think, it's not a low carb or high protein WOE. Instead, it's a more balanced WOE and concentrates on good carbs (ie. whole grains) vs bad carbs (IE white rice, white bread, potatoes) and good fats (IE. olive oil) vs bad fats (IE. palm & coconut oil) and concentrates on whole foods (as opposed to bars and shakes) and glycemic index (to control blood sugar & therefore energy level). And of course, any reputable eating plan emphasizes the importance of exercising several days a week, if not daily.
Posted Fri Jan 16, 2004, 12:03pm Subject: Re: Calories/Fat content in Espresso and Cappuccino
Well, according to the hot-air roasting paper discussed here and on a.c last year, coffee is about 15% lipids by weight. That means your 16 gram double contains about 2.4 grams of fat in the raw puck. I'd imagine that extraction of that fat into the crema is pretty good, so we're probably talking about roughly 2 grams of fat in a double espresso. A cappuccino also contains maybe two ounces of milk, for another couple grams of fat. Most of that fat is saturated, but still: if that's making you fat, you *really* need to get out more.
korngold Senior Member Joined: 21 Jul 2003 Posts: 630 Location: Des Moines, IA Expertise: I love coffee
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Posted Fri Jan 16, 2004, 1:38pm Subject: Re: Calories/Fat content in Espresso and Cappuccino
Thanks for your replies. By "fat", I'm talking a few pounds overweight here, nothing major. I just wanted to have some back-up next time she tells me it's the coffee that's got to go. I personally think it's the sitting on my @ss all day at work that's got to go! Started playing racquetball every other day, so hopefully that will do the trick without cutting out my beloved Italian food. . .
:-)
Roxie--I'll check into your way of eating. I've never been a fan of fad diets like the high protein no carb diet. Seems wholly unhealthy, unless you need to shed pounds quickly, and definitely not a long-term fix if your heart has anything to say about it.
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