Coffee vs Espresso: The Healthier Choice

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Coffee - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Coffee - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Espresso vs Coffee: Nutrition Comparison

per 100gCoffeeEspresso
Calories1 9
Fat0.02 g0.18 g
Protein0.12 g0.12 g
Water99.39 g97.8 g
Calcium2 mg2 mg
Iron0.01 mg0.13 mg
Magnessium3 mg80 mg
Potassium49 mg115 mg
Sodium2 mg14 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.014 mg0.001 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.076 mg0.177 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)0.191 mg5.207 mg
Vitaminium B60.001 mg0.002 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.002 mg0.001 mg
Vitaminium E0.01 mg0.01 mg

Less Calories in Coffee

At first glance, you can see that in coffee is much less calories than in espresso.

Coffee has 1 kcal per 100g and espresso 9 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 800%.

Additionally, it is also easy to notice that most of the calories in coffee cames from protein and in espresso from fat.

See tables below to compare coffee with espresso in details.

Coffee And Espresso Nutrition Difference

  • Calories:
    espresso - 800% more than coffee
  • Fat:
    espresso - 800% more than coffee
  • Protein:
    espresso - 0% more than coffee
  • Water:
    coffee - 2% more than espresso

The same amount of protein

It is aslo easy to see see that there is the same amount of protein in coffee and espresso - 0.12g/100g.

Less fat in coffee

In coffee is less fats than in espresso.

The tables above show us that there is 0.18g/100g of fats in espresso and 0.02g/100g in coffee. In this case difference is about 800%.

Coffee

1kcal
  • Calories1
  • Fat0.02 g
  • Protein0.12 g
  • Water99.39 g
Coffee calories per:
100g
| ounce | glass | cup | half cup | espresso

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS.
  • 73% PROTEIN
  • 27% FAT

Espresso

9kcal
  • Calories9
  • Fat0.18 g
  • Protein0.12 g
  • Water97.8 g
Espresso calories per:
100g
| ounce | standard serving size | glass

Calories source

  • 76% CARBS
  • 5% PROTEIN
  • 18% FAT

Vitamins: espresso vs coffee

  • Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine):
    coffee - 1300% more than espresso
  • Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin):
    espresso - 133% more than coffee
  • Vitaminium B3 (Niacin):
    espresso - 2626% more than coffee
  • Vitaminium B6:
    espresso - 100% more than coffee
  • Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid):
    coffee - 100% more than espresso
  • Vitaminium E:
    espresso - 0% more than coffee

Minerals: coffee vs espresso

  • Calcium:
    espresso - 0% more than coffee
  • Iron:
    espresso - 1200% more than coffee
  • Magnessium:
    espresso - 2567% more than coffee
  • Potassium:
    espresso - 135% more than coffee
  • Sodium:
    espresso - 600% more than coffee
Marcin Piotrowicz
Author of this page
Marcin Piotrowicz

calories-info.com creator
Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter

All information about nutrition on this website was created with help of information from the official United States Department of Agriculture database.

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