When drinking instant coffee like Moccona, without milk and sugar, you're enjoying a drink that is very low in kilojoules and 100% natural. Even with a little milk, coffee is low in kilojoules. A cup of instant coffee with 30ml of skim milk and no sugar contains just 53kJ.[1] The average 375ml can of cola-based soft drink contains 630kJ! And one teaspoon of sugar adds 68kJ to your coffee – that's more than the total kilojoule content of the coffee itself![1] Click for product nutrition tables.
So if you're trying to watch the kilojoules, don't fear, coffee fits into a balanced and healthy diet and can form part of a shape management program. Just remember to drink your coffee in moderation of up to 3-4 cups a day.[2]
Are you curious about what you can do to cut the unneeded kilojoules from your cup? Just answer a few quick questions and our coffee quiz will tell you! Try the coffee quiz.
| [1] | NUTTAB Australian Food Composition Tables. FSANZ 2006. Available at: http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/monitoringandsurveillance/nuttab2006/onlineversionintroduction/onlineversion.cfm?&action=getFood&foodID=01B10091. Accessed August 2009 (based on 30ml of milk 43kJ and 1g (1 teaspoon of coffee) which gives 10kJ). |
| [2] | FSANZ Expert Working Group. Safety aspects of dietary caffeine. Available at: http://www.foodstandards.gov.au/_srcfiles/EWG_Dietary_caffeine.pdf. Accessed on August 2009. |
That an average cup of instant coffee without milk or sugar contains 12 times less kilojoules than a can of cola based soft drink!?[1] It's true, so you don't have to feel guilty about your diet when enjoying your favourite cup of coffee!
