Coffee and Nutrition

Coffee and Nutrition

Nutritionally speaking, brewed coffee is pretty much inert.

Coffee has virtually no calories or fats, no carbohydrates, no sodium, no cholesterol… if it were required to carry a nutritional product label, that label would consist mostly of a lot of zeros. (In fact, coffee is exempt from federal food label programs precisely because it has zero nutritive value.)

That said, coffee does offer a number of trace minerals (Thiamin, Niacin, Folate, Phosphorus, Magnesium, Manganese) and is a good source of Potassium, Pantothenic Acid and Riboflavin. A 6 ounce cup of brewed coffee may contain 2 to 4 milligrams of Sodium… most from the water used to brew the coffee and not the coffee, itself.

Our flavored coffees are likewise free of calories and carbs. Our flavored coffees have no additional nutritional impact. We add no sugars or sweeteners of any kind. So while our flavors may taste indulgent, they're absolutely guilt-free. (Note: Our Fair Trade Rain Forest Nut® no longer features slices of Brazil nuts.)

Sugar? Milk? Cream?

While coffee itself has virtually no nutritional impact, the things you might add to our coffee will, in turn, dial up those numbers. And, if what you ’re really doing is adding a little bit of coffee to a large cup of steamed milk (with a few tablespoons of flavored syrups on top!) the results can be pretty dramatic.

Serving	Additive	Calories	Carbs	Fat	Cholesterol
Tbls.	Milk, 2%	8	.8g	.3g	1.2mg
Tbls.	Milk, Whole	9	.7g	.5g	1.5mg
Tbls.	Half & Half	19	.6g	1.7g	5.6mg
Tbls.	Cream	30	.5g	3g	10mg
Packet	Sugar	11	3g	0g	0mg
Packet	Splenda	0	0g	0g	0mg

If you’re watching your diet, be sure to watch what you’re adding to your cup!