Schwarzer Kaffee

Black coffee is one of the most popular hot drinks in Germany and across the European Union and is typically consumed as brewed filter coffee without milk, sugar or syrup. A standard 200 ml cup contains about 90 mg of caffeine according to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), making it an effective stimulant for everyday use and work.[5][2] Because it is prepared simply by brewing water with ground coffee beans, the beverage is almost calorie‑free: German expert and consumer sources report only around 2 kcal per 100 ml of black coffee, so a typical 200 ml serving provides roughly 4 kcal.[2][8] With no added sugar, black coffee contains practically no digestible carbohydrates, no fat and only trace amounts of protein.

In the EU nutrition declaration, which is mandatory on packaged beverages, black coffee would therefore show very low values per 100 ml for energy, fat, saturated fat, carbohydrates, sugars, protein and salt. Typically, labels list about 2 kcal per 100 ml, 0 g sugar, 0 g fat and 0 g carbohydrates.[2][8] For non‑prepacked drinks such as coffee sold in cafés, the legal information requirements are simplified, but the nutritional profile is based on the same scientific data. The relatively high caffeine content of approximately 90 mg per 200 ml cup is cited as a standard value by EFSA and German institutions such as the German Coffee Association; healthy adults can safely consume up to 400 mg of caffeine per day from coffee and other sources, equivalent to around four cups of black coffee, according to EFSA.[5][2][3] As a result, black coffee is considered in nutrition science to be a very low‑calorie beverage with a pronounced stimulating effect, provided total caffeine intake remains within the recommended limits.