How many calories are in a cup of Turkish coffee?
Plain Turkish coffee carries almost no energy; what decides the calories in the cup is the sugar added, and every level dessert spoon adds 15-16 calories.
The energy of plain Turkish coffee is close to zero; 100 milliliters of brewed coffee is 1 calorie and one cup stays below that. What decides the calories in the cup is the sugar: every level dessert spoon is about 4 grams and 15-16 calories. So a lightly sweetened cup is around 16 calories and a medium-sweet one around 31.
Sources
- USDA FoodData Central 171890 100 g (Beverages, coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water — sade demlenmiş kahve) accessed: 2026-08-22
- USDA FoodData Central 2710377 100 g (Coffee, Turkish — şekerli hazırlanmış kayıt; 6,48 g şeker/100 g) accessed: 2026-08-22
- USDA FoodData Central 169655 100 g (Sugars, granulated); 1 çay kaşığı = 4,2 g, 1 küp = 2,3 g accessed: 2026-08-22
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.1.11, s. 272 Şeker, 5 tatlı kaşığı silme / 20 g = 75 kkal'lik standart ölçünün 1 katı (porsiyon tanımı) accessed: 2026-08-22
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.1.11, s. 273 Filtre kahve, 1 kupa / 240 mL = standart ölçünün 0 katı (porsiyon tanımı) accessed: 2026-08-22
- TÜBER 2022 — Türkiye Beslenme Rehberi Ek 2.3.2, s. 285 Şeker 18 g = 73 kkal (besin ögesi içeriği) accessed: 2026-08-22
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