Unbelievable: these 5 famous coffees contain almost as many calories as a Big Mac

A coffee or a Big Mac: which contains more calories? Chances are you’d say the Big Mac. That’s true if you’re talking about a black coffee, cappuccino or latte macchiato. But if you order the 5 coffees below, you might as well eat a Big Mac… They contain almost as many calories as McDonald’s most famous burger. And when you see what goes into these coffees… You’ll also understand why they’re such calorie bombs.

1. Java Chip Frappuccino from Starbucks

Chocolate pieces, mocha sauce, a generous dollop of whipped cream… Yes, we can see why the Java Chip Frappuccino is a bestseller at Starbucks. And why the calorie count of this coffee is so high. Order the largest size with whole milk and you’ll suddenly be consuming 457 calories. The largest version with oat milk adds another scoop: it contains 462 calories. With its 524 calories, the Big Mac isn’t all that far away… Oops.

2. Double Chocolatey Chip Cream Frappuccino from Starbucks

Starbucks’ Double Chocolatey Chip Cream Frappuccino is for those who crave chocolate, but on the next level. It contains even more chocolate pieces and chocolate sauce than the predecessor mentioned above. What does that mean for the calorie count? You’re looking at around 456 calories if you finish the largest version, whether you order the drink with whole milk or oat milk. A few more sips and you’ve consumed the same number of calories as a Big Mac.

3. Caramel Cream Frappuccino from Starbucks

Crazy about caramel, and does Starbucks’ Caramel Cream Frappuccino sound like your kind of thing? Understandable, but keep in mind that at 441 calories (with whole milk), it comes alarmingly close to the 524-calorie Big Mac. Holy smoke.

4. Iced Frappé coffee caramel from McDonald’s

McDonald’s Iced Frappé coffee caramel is somewhat similar to Starbucks’ Caramel Cream Frappuccino. It’s also an iced coffee with caramel sauce and whipped cream. The coffee contains 422 calories. The Iced Frappé mocha chocolate contains slightly fewer; that one has 401 calories. They are delicious, though. But wow, that’s a whole bucket of fat too.

5. Tompouce iced coffee from HEMA

The tompouce iced coffee is HEMA’s summery iced coffee. So you’ll only see it in the refrigerated display case of the HEMA restaurant for a limited time each year. Maybe that’s for the best… A large cup of iced coffee, a tompouce donut on top, whipped cream as decoration and a few more marshmallows to finish it off. When you put it like that, I don’t need to tell you that this is a calorie bomb to be reckoned with. It certainly comes close to the number of calories in a Big Mac — if it doesn’t exceed it. In winter, the HEMA restaurant serves a latte macchiato with stroopwafel and caramel. That presumably falls into the same category as the tompouce iced coffee.

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• A surprisingly versatile workhorse: coffee creamer

Sources: Starbucks, McDonald’s