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Café con Leche

One serving has 110 kcal and 4 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of riboflavin (28%), niacin (23%) and cobalamin (23%). Ready in 5 minutes.

Café con Leche
Photo: Mario Sánchez, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 5 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (188 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Low carb
  • Contains: dairy

Ingredients

  • 60 g Espresso
  • 120 g Milk, whole
  • 8 g Sugar

Method

  1. Brew the espresso and pour it into a glass or cup.
  2. Heat the milk until steaming (do not boil) and froth briefly if you like.
  3. Pour the hot milk into the coffee, stir in the sugar to taste and serve warm.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy110 kcal5%
Carbohydrates14.8 g
Water164 mL
Fiber0 g0%
Protein3.9 g8%
Tryptophan0.05 g
Threonine0.16 g
Isoleucine0.2 g
Leucine0.36 g
Lysine0.32 g
Methionine0.1 g
Cystine0.02 g
Phenylalanine0.2 g
Tyrosine0.19 g
Valine0.25 g
Histidine0.11 g
Fat4 g
Monounsaturated0.97 g
Polyunsaturated0.29 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.2 g
Saturated2.3 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol12 mg
Calcium137 mg14%
Copper0.06 mg7%
Iron0.12 mg1%
Magnesium60 mg19%
Manganese0.04 mg2%
Phosphorus105 mg15%
Potassium228 mg5%
Selenium4.5 µg8%
Sodium60.1 mg
Zinc0.47 mg6%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.06 mg5%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.31 mg28%
Niacin (vitamin B3)3.2 mg23%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.46 mg9%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.04 mg3%
Folate (vitamin B9)6.6 µg2%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.54 µg23%
Choline18.7 mg4%
Vitamin A55.2 µg8%
Vitamin C0.12 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)61.2 IU10%
Vitamin E0.09 mg1%
Vitamin K0.42 µg0%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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