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Coffee

Coffee is a brewed or ground coffee preparation used as a beverage and as a flavoring in sweet and savory dishes.

Coffee — illustrative ingredient image

About Coffee

Coffee is a beverage or coffee-derived ingredient made from roasted coffee seeds that are ground and extracted, or used in another preparation. It may be served as brewed coffee, espresso, cold brew, or a concentrated liquid, and it also flavours desserts, sauces, drinks, and some savoury dishes.

Its flavour may be bitter, roasted, nutty, fruity, chocolate-like, or smoky, depending on the beans, roast, and preparation. Coffee can be served hot or cold. Milk, sugar, spices, syrups, and other additions alter the taste, colour, body, and apparent bitterness of the finished drink.

Coffee appears as a brown liquid, dark concentrate, instant powder, or dry ground coffee. Brewing extracts soluble flavour into water; concentration intensifies it, while drying produces a powder that dissolves or disperses when reconstituted. Ground coffee can also be incorporated directly into rubs, batters, creams, and confectionery.

Ingredient type
seasoning

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Desserts

Drinks

Breakfasts

Ingredient connections awaiting review · Coverage is still growing, including packaged snacks.

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Local names for coffee

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English

Coffee

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Coffee nutrition & diet

Coffee nutritional value

Reference: Coffee, powder

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
355kcal
Protein
12.2g
Carbs
75.4g
Fat
0.5g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Specify brewed coffee, espresso, instant coffee, concentrate, or coffee used as a flavoring. Preparation strength, filtering, dilution, and serving size matter, while sugar, milk, cream, syrups, and dessert ingredients should be assessed as separate additions rather than attributed to plain coffee.

Compare the right form: Use a reference matching brewed, espresso, instant, concentrated, or dry coffee, with preparation method and additions identified.

Diet considerations

Coffee is plant-derived when referring to the coffee preparation itself. Milk, cream, sweeteners, flavor syrups, liqueurs, and dessert bases change compatibility and carbohydrate patterns. A coffee-flavored product may contain cereal ingredients or other carriers, so the complete recipe or brand formulation matters.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Food Composition Table for Bangladesh (2013) — 14_0003 ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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