Coffee – one of the most popular soft drinks in the world. It perfectly invigorates, has unique taste and aroma. And still it is possible to add a set of different ingredients to it, every time receiving new flavoring combinations. But the most pleasant in that, coffee has practically no calories.
How many calories in different types of coffee
Even several big cups of coffee drunk in a day won't affect weight at all and won't spoil a figure. However, only if it is a black coffee without any additives. The fact is that 200 ml of such drink contain from 2 to 5 kcal which number varies depending on a coffee grade. And those appear due to a small amount of monosaturated fats and protein.
But any additives which are put in this drink to get rid of bitterness of caffeine, give it additional caloric content. So, one teaspoon of granulated sugar contains from 15 to 20 kcal, and in 100 ml of cream – from 100 to 500 kilocalories, depending on their fat content. Besides these ingredients, sometimes add chocolate, alcohol, syrup and various spicery which also increase its energy value to coffee. Here why cappuccino, latte or Mocha have much bigger caloric content, than a natural black coffee without additives.
The big glass of a cappuccino which can be bought in institutions of fast food contains about 130 kcal. In the same amount of latte – from 130 to 200 kcal, and in Mocha – from 290 to 330 kcal. And if to add to the last drink still sweet syrup, chocolate and cream, its energy value will begin to make nearly 600 kcal on 250 g. So it is better for that who watches the weight to refuse various additives and to have exclusively black coffee.
Despite the high caloric content of coffee with milk, it is more useful to drink such drink. Milk softens impact of caffeine on an organism, and coffee helps milk to be acquired better, especially at those who it is heavy to transfer lactose.
Advantage and harm of coffee
Coffee – fine means for a raising of blood pressure, stimulation of warm activity and physical working capacity on a short period. In small amounts he favorably influences lungs, improves metabolism and prevents development of cholelithiasis.
Scientists proved that daily consumption of coffee during is long time causes dependence as the organism gets used to receive a small amount of caffeine constantly.
However systematic consumption of caffeine in high doses is capable to lead to exhaustion of nervous cages. It isn't recommended to drink this drink to the people inclined to a hypertension or those who suffers from coronary heart disease. It isn't necessary to be fond of it to pregnant women and also to give coffee to children.