Coffee is a beverage that provides several benefits to human health, especially antioxidant properties. As one of the most consumed beverages in the world, it is important to know the nutritional value of coffee and how these values can affect or benefit your health. Below, you will learn about the most important nutrients contained in coffee in various presentations.
Nutritional values of regular coffee
A cup of coffee, commonly brewed with 2 grams of coffee and 180 millilitres of water, has several nutrients but very few calories. However, the picture changes when coffee is mixed with any other substance or receives additives such as sugar.
- Calories: 2 kcal.
- Saturated fats: < 0.004 grams.
- Monounsaturated fats: < 0.021 grams.
- Polyunsaturated fats: < 0,002 grams.
- Carbohydrates: 0.0 grams.
- Sugars: 0,0 grams.
- Protein: 0,3 grams.
- Dietary fibre: 0,0 grams.
- Cholesterol: 0,0 mg
- Sodium: < 0,1 grams.
- Water: 197,8 grams.
- Caffeine: 40 grams.
These values disprove the belief that coffee contains fat that makes people fat. However, adding a teaspoon of sugar can increase the calories by 35 kcal and adding three teaspoons would give 60 calories derived solely from simple carbohydrates.
Vitamins in a cup of coffee
- Vitamin B1: < 0.1 milligrams.
- Vitamin B11: < 0.1 milligrams.
- Vitamin B2: 0.2 milligrams.
- Vitamin B3: 0.5 milligrams.
- Vitamin B5: 0,6 milligrams.
- Vitamin B6: < 0,1 milligrams.
- Vitamin E: < 0,1 milligrams.
- Vitamin K: < 0,1 milligrams.
Minerals in a cup of coffee
- Calcium: 4.7 milligrams.
- Copper: < 0.1 milligrams.
- Iron: < 0.1 milligrams.
- Magnesium: 7,1 milligrams.
- Manganese: < 0,1 milligrams.
- Phosphorus: 7,1 milligrams.
- Potassium: 116,1 milligrams.
- Zinc: < 0,1 milligrams.
The nutritional value of coffee and its different components are beneficial to health as an antioxidant and neuromuscular enhancer. Among the most potent minerals in coffee is potassium, which helps nervous and muscular function.
Nutritional value of coffee beans
When the coffee has not gone through the threshing process, it has a higher amount of nutrients and nutritional value. In the case of 100 grams of coffee beans, the calories are 315 kcal. Fat (13.130 grams), saturated fat (5.20 grams), sugars (6.70 grams) and sodium (12 milligrams) also increase.
Likewise, all these values increase with the addition of substances such as sugar or milk, but also with the type of coffee you want to drink. Here are some changes in the nutritional values of coffee according to certain additives or preparations.
Coffee with milk (408 grams)
- Calories: 135 kcal.
- Saturated fat: 3,322 grams.
- Monounsaturated fat: 1,399 grams.
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.4 grams.
- Sugar: 13,55 grams.
- Protein: 8,81 grams.
- Sodium: 0,32 grams.
- Potassium: 555 milligrams.
Cappuccino (240 millilitres)
- Calories: 74 kcal.
- Saturated fat: 2,273 grams.
- Monounsaturated fat: 1,007 grams.
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0,241 grams.
- Sugar: 6,41 grams.
- Protein: 4,08 grams.
- Sodium: 0,12 grams.
- Potassium: 233 milligrams.
Instant coffee (240 millilitres)
- Calories: 5 kcal.
- Saturated fat: 0,004 grams.
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0,004 grams.
- Protein: 0,26 grams.
- Sodium: 0,01 grams.
- Potassium: 76 milligrams.
As you can see, the calories and fats in a cup of regular coffee are practically nil, so if you drink regular coffee without sugar between 2 or 3 cups a day, you will not be affecting your health. On the contrary, coffee can become your greatest ally in keeping in shape with a pleasant taste.
