Carbs in Cafe Americano?
StarmakerK
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Hi all -- I've been drinking Iced Cafe Americano, unsweetened, because the weather has been warm.
However, I'm seeing on MFP / the Sbux website that there are 3g of carbs per Grande. I've been watching the barista, and they're just pouring 2 shots of espresso over ice. A shot of espresso has 0.5g or less, according to the USDA. A brewed iced coffee has 0g according to Starbucks. I wouldn't have thought a brewed coffee and espresso mixed with water would be meaningfully different.
What am I missing?
However, I'm seeing on MFP / the Sbux website that there are 3g of carbs per Grande. I've been watching the barista, and they're just pouring 2 shots of espresso over ice. A shot of espresso has 0.5g or less, according to the USDA. A brewed iced coffee has 0g according to Starbucks. I wouldn't have thought a brewed coffee and espresso mixed with water would be meaningfully different.
What am I missing?
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Maybe the cream? If no cream, no carbs though...0
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An Americano is espresso and water. Starbucks often sweetens their drinks with simple syrup which is probably what you're seeing. There are no carbs in straight coffee.0
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So would you just not log it? There is no simple syrup in what they're preparing for me. I add my own (measured) cream, but I log that separately.0
