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Your cafe coffee - is it secretly a dessert?

Your cafe coffee - is it secretly a dessert?

A plain black coffee is almost zero calories, but a grande caramel frappe with whipped cream can pack 370 kcal and 55 g of sugar - closer to a milkshake than a drink. The calories hide in the milk, syrup, and cream, and a few small swaps keep your cafe treat under 190 kcal.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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A flavoured coffee is just coffee, so it is almost zero calories.

mostly false

Mostly false. Plain brewed coffee is about 1 kcal per 100 g - a whole cup is barely 2-3 kcal. But a grande caramel frappe with whipped cream is 370 kcal with 55 g of sugar. The coffee itself is almost nothing; the milk, syrup, and cream turn it into a dessert.

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