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How Many Calories in Kopi C?

Also known as Kopi C Kosong, Kopi C Peng, Coffee with Evaporated Milk, 咖啡C, Kopi Si.

Kopi c is the Singapore kopitiam coffee with evaporated milk and sugar, the middle option between kopi with sweet condensed milk and kopi o with no milk at all. Kosong means no sugar, peng means iced.

87kcal / 1 cup (hot)
A cup of hot kopi c is about 87 calories for a 200ml cup, with around 15g of carbs, nearly all sugar. Kopi c kosong, with evaporated milk and no sugar, is about 47 calories. The evaporated milk is around 35 calories and the sugar about 50.

Nutrition facts

Per 1 cup (hot) (200g)AmountPer 100g
Calories87 kcal44 kcal
Protein2 g1 g
Carbs15 g8 g
Fat2 g1 g

Where the calories come from

Evaporated milk25g
35 kcal
Sugar12g
50 kcal
Brewed kopi165g
2 kcal

The real talk

The C in kopi c stands for Carnation, the evaporated milk brand, which tells you what is in it. About 25ml of evaporated milk at 35 calories, plus a heaped teaspoon or two of sugar at 50, plus the coffee itself at about 2. That is 87. A normal kopi with condensed milk is about 130, because condensed milk is evaporated milk with the sugar already in it and the uncle adds more sugar anyway. Kopi c is the lighter milk coffee by about 45 calories.

The word that matters is kosong. Kopi c kosong is 47 calories, and the 40 you save is pure sugar. It takes about a week to get used to the taste, and after that the sweet version tastes like syrup. Two kopi c a day, every day, is 174 calories. Two kopi c kosong is 94. Over a year the difference is about 29,000 calories, which is roughly 4kg of fat, from changing one word.

Iced versions are bigger. Kopi c peng comes in a taller glass and the stall adds more milk and sugar to fight the ice, so it is closer to 130. A large kopi c peng from a stall that uses the big plastic cup is about 160. If you want it cold, kopi c peng kosong is about 60 and does the same job.

How the portions compare

47 kcal
Kopi c kosong
87 kcal
Kopi c, standard
160 kcal
Kopi c peng, large

Kopi C variants, ranked by calories

VariantCaloriesNotes
Kopi o kosong5 kcalBlack, no sugar
Kopi c kosong47 kcalEvaporated milk, no sugar
Kopi c siew dai65 kcalLess sugar
Kopi c87 kcalStandard
Kopi c peng130 kcalIced, more milk and sugar
Kopi (condensed milk)130 kcalFor comparison

How to eat it lighter

Common questions

How many calories in kopi c?
About 87 calories for a standard hot cup. Kopi c kosong without sugar is about 47, and kopi c peng, the iced version, is around 130 because of the extra milk and sugar.
Is kopi c healthier than kopi?
Yes, by about 45 calories. Kopi uses sweetened condensed milk at about 130 per cup. Kopi c uses evaporated milk with sugar added separately, so you can control the sugar by ordering kosong or siew dai.
What does the C in kopi c mean?
Carnation, the evaporated milk brand the kopitiams used. It has come to mean any coffee with evaporated milk rather than condensed milk.
How much sugar is in kopi c?
About 12g, roughly 3 teaspoons, in a standard cup. Kosong removes all of it. Siew dai roughly halves it.
Berapa kalori dalam Kopi C?
Kopi C ada kira-kira 87 kalori untuk 1 cawan (200g), dengan 2g protein, 15g karbohidrat dan 2g lemak. Angka ini anggaran untuk hidangan gerai biasa, jadi ia berbeza ikut kedai dan saiz hidangan.

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

Calorie figure based on asiaone.com, HPB derived (87 standard, 47 kosong). Macros estimated from the ingredients.

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