The food database - coffee is weird

99tyvwprdz463
99tyvwprdz463 Posts: 1 Member
edited November 18 in Food and Nutrition
I’m trying to add coffee with half and half to my food diary.

When I search for “coffee with half and half” you will see many options - where the calorie count vs quantity of coffee doesn’t make sense.

40 cal for 10oz of coffee with 1/2 & 1/2
60 cal for 20oz of coffee with 1/2 & 1/2
42 cal for 1cup of coffee with 1/2 & 1/2
24 cal for 16oz of coffee with 1/2 & 1/2

That doesn’t math.
How can a 10oz coffee have more calories than a 16oz?
Or 1 cup (8oz) have more calories than 10oz?

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Answers

  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,223 Member
    One person's coffee may be half coffee, half half-and-half, another person may just have a dash. For accuracy, as Ann says, measure how much half-and-half you use, and add that as a separate component.
  • Retroguy2000
    Retroguy2000 Posts: 1,847 Member
    Is it even worth logging the black coffee? At 2 cals per 8 oz it's a rounding error amidst all the other daily estimates of food label accuracy and calories burned.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,198 Member
    Retroguy2000 wrote: »
    Is it even worth logging the black coffee? At 2 cals per 8 oz it's a rounding error amidst all the other daily estimates of food label accuracy and calories burned.

    Calorie-wise, probably not a big deal to track or not. Personally, I like to track it to have a more complete record of non-water fluids and caffeine intake.
  • tomcustombuilder
    tomcustombuilder Posts: 2,220 Member
    Just log the half and half

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