coffee

Darklords
Darklords Posts: 3,175 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Can anyone tell me why I can have a black coffee made at home and it has calories yet one from macdonald would not? Just curious

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  • Cyclingbonnie
    Cyclingbonnie Posts: 413 Member
    It does have calories, if you are going by the database entry notice that it has an "*" in front of it. That let's you know that item was entered by someone who is a member. When I see an asterisk on something I accept that it may not be correct. If it is something I will eat often, I try and validate the calories through some investigation. However, if it is occasionally or once, I'll go with the database. I try not to get too uptight, while doing what is best for me.
  • DanIsACyclingFool
    DanIsACyclingFool Posts: 417 Member
    The coffee you can feel free to count or not count....it's got so few calories it isn't going to matter one way or the other.

    It's the cream and sugar you have to track!
  • Cyclingbonnie
    Cyclingbonnie Posts: 413 Member
    The coffee you can feel free to count or not count....it's got so few calories it isn't going to matter one way or the other.

    It's the cream and sugar you have to track!

    Very true
  • kenyonl85
    kenyonl85 Posts: 217 Member
    I don't track my coffee. It only has like 3 calories tops.
  • herblackwings39
    herblackwings39 Posts: 3,930 Member
    Look for the coffee option without the *. I think it's something like coffee, brewed from grounds. If you're just getting coffee at McDonalds you can sub the actual entry then just add whatever you add to your coffee or mentally add about 5 calories or so for the coffee to whatever the McD entry is.
  • mustgetmuscles1
    mustgetmuscles1 Posts: 3,346 Member
    http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/GuidanceDocumentsRegulatoryInformation/LabelingNutrition/ucm064894.htm

    N7. When the caloric value for a serving of a food is less than 5 calories, can the actual caloric value be declared?

    Answer: The caloric value of a product containing less than 5 calories may be expressed as zero or to the nearest 5 calorie increment (i.e., zero or 5 depending on the level). Foods with less than 5 calories meet the definition of “calorie free” and any differences are dietarily insignificant. 21 CFR 101.9(c)(1)


    N8. Should a value of 47 calories be rounded up to 50 calories or rounded down to 45 calories?

    Answer: Calories must be shown as follows:

    50 calories or less--Round to nearest 5-calorie increment: Example: Round 47 calories to “45 calories”
    Above 50 calories--Round to nearest 10-calorie increment: Example: Round 96 calories to “100 calories”
    21 CFR 101.9(c)(1) Also see Appendix H for rounding guidelines.

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