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How Many Calories in Ca Phe Trung?

Also known as Cà phê trứng, Vietnamese Egg Coffee, Hanoi Egg Coffee, Cafe Trung.

Strong phin coffee under a thick foam of egg yolks whipped with condensed milk and sugar, served in a small cup sitting in a bowl of hot water. Invented at Cafe Giang in Hanoi in 1946, now 25,000 to 45,000 dong across the Old Quarter.

230kcal / 1 cup
A cup of ca phe trung is around 230 calories for a 150ml serving. The two egg yolks are 110, the 25g of condensed milk is 80, and the sugar or honey whipped in adds 30; the coffee underneath is 2. Published figures run from 200 to 255 depending on how much condensed milk goes into the foam.

Nutrition facts

Per 1 cup (150g)AmountPer 100g
Calories230 kcal153 kcal
Protein7 g5 g
Carbs26 g17 g
Fat11 g7 g

Where the calories come from

Egg yolks (2)34g
110 kcal
Sweetened condensed milk25g
80 kcal
Sugar or honey8g
30 kcal
Phin drip coffee60g
2 kcal

The real talk

It is a dessert with coffee under it, and the yolks are what make it one. Two egg yolks are 110 calories and 10g of fat, and the classic recipe uses 2 per cup. Khoeplus24h's breakdown for a standard cup is 2 yolks at 110, 25ml of condensed milk at 80, honey at 64 and 70ml of phin coffee at 1, which they round to 225. Most cafes use a little less sweetener than that, so 230 is a fair number for a 150ml cup in the Old Quarter.

It is small, which is the saving grace. A ca phe trung cup is 120 to 150ml, about half a ca phe sua da, and it is eaten with a spoon slowly because it is hot. Compared by the glass it is 230 against 130 for ca phe sua da, so nearly double, but almost nobody drinks 3 egg coffees a day. The foam has 7g of protein, which the condensed milk coffee does not.

The tourist versions are bigger. Cafes in the Old Quarter now sell egg coffee in 250ml glasses with double foam for 55,000 dong, which is about 400 calories. Ca phe trung da (iced) uses the same foam over more coffee at roughly the same 240. Cacao trung and matcha trung, the egg foam over chocolate or green tea milk, are 300 to 320 because the base is sweet milk instead of black coffee.

How the portions compare

200 kcal
Small traditional cup
230 kcal
Standard cup
400 kcal
Large tourist glass with double foam

Ca Phe Trung variants, ranked by calories

VariantCaloriesNotes
Ca phe trung (standard)230 kcalHot, 150ml
Ca phe trung da (iced)240 kcalSame foam, more coffee
Cacao trung300 kcalChocolate milk base
Matcha trung320 kcalSweet green tea milk base

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Common questions

How many calories in egg coffee?
About 230 for a standard 150ml cup. Published estimates range from 200 to 255 depending on how much condensed milk and sugar go into the foam.
Is egg coffee healthy?
It has 7g of protein from the yolks, more than any other Vietnamese coffee, but also 11g of fat and about 20g of sugar. It is a dessert; treat it like one.
Is the egg in egg coffee raw?
The yolks are whipped raw with condensed milk and then sit on hot coffee, which warms them but does not fully cook them. Established cafes use fresh eggs, and the sugar and heat make it safe in practice.
Egg coffee or ca phe sua da, which has more calories?
Egg coffee at 230 versus 130 for ca phe sua da, though the egg coffee cup is about half the size.

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Calorie and macro figures are estimates for a typical street stall or quan serving. Actual numbers vary by stall, recipe and portion size. Use them as a guide, not gospel.

Calorie figure based on Khoeplus24h component breakdown (225 per cup: 2 yolks 110, condensed milk 80, honey 64, coffee 1) and Dan Tri (about 200); settled on 230. Macros estimated from the ingredients.

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