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Coffee, mocha, instant, pre-lightened and low-calorie sweetener calories: 54 per 360 g

This exact USDA record reports 54 calories for 360 g. That answer belongs to this description and weight; it is not a universal value for every meal that shares the name.

Exact USDA description: Coffee, mocha, instant, pre-lightened and pre-sweetened with low calorie sweetener, reconstituted

Quick facts

USDA reference amount · 360 g

Calories
54 kcal
Protein
1.2 g
Carbohydrate
8.9 g
Total fat
1.5 g
Fiber
0.7 g
Sodium
72 mg

Portion calculator

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Preparation and portion

Named measures come from this exact source record.

Estimated for 360 g

54calories

Coffee, mocha, instant, pre-lightened and pre-sweetened with low calorie sweetener, reconstituted

Protein
1.2 g
Carbs
8.9 g
Fat
1.5 g

These values scale the selected reference food by weight. Ingredients, preparation, and portion size can change your meal’s estimate.

FoodData Central Survey Foods (FNDDS) · FDC 2710457

Nutrition facts, household measures, preparation notes and USDA sources

The editorial read

The useful answer has a weight, a composition, and an identity

Portion: the cited record reports about 54 calories for USDA reference amount at 360 grams. On a fixed-weight basis, the same record contains 15 calories per 100 grams. The first number answers a portion question; the second answers a concentration question.

Composition: that source amount also reports 1.2 g protein, 0.7 g fiber, and 72 mg sodium. Read those values together: a calorie total by itself cannot describe the nutrient profile.

Identity: the largest listed formulation input is beverages, water, tap, drinking, representing 96.6% of the record’s listed input weight. The record contains 3 source-input rows in all. These are provenance for a standardized calculation, not a recipe for your plate.

The reference amount and 1 cup answer different portion questions. Their values are scaled independently from the same per-100-gram source record.

The household measures attached to this record span roughly 5–54 calories across the listed portions. That is a set of scaled examples—not a confidence interval, a recommendation, or a claim about the full universe of recipes.

Calculated from the smallest and largest usable household measures listed by USDA for this exact FNDDS record; not a confidence interval.

Record-specific decision brief

What the numbers say—and what choice still belongs to you

This analysis belongs to USDA FDC 2710457: “Coffee, mocha, instant, pre-lightened and pre-sweetened with low calorie sweetener, reconstituted.” It separates gram-weight arithmetic, corpus context, label signals, and record selection so one number does not have to answer four different questions.

01 · Portion arithmetic

Three weights, one fixed composition

For FDC 2710457, each row multiplies the published per-100-gram values by its stated weight. “1 fl oz” through “USDA reference amount” are weight scenarios: named measures come from USDA, while percentage labels are transparent arithmetic.

Three gram-weight scenarios calculated from this exact USDA nutrient record
ScenarioWeightEnergyProteinFiberSodium
1 fl ozUSDA-listed household measure 30 g 5 kcal 0.1 g 0.1 g 6 mg
1 cup (8 fl oz)USDA-listed household measure 240 g 36 kcal 0.8 g 0.5 g 48 mg
USDA reference amountExact record reference weight 360 g 54 kcal 1.2 g 0.7 g 72 mg

02 · Fixed-weight context

Where 100 grams sits inside Coffee

The comparison set contains 106 exact records in the Coffee USDA category. Here, “lower quarter” describes FDC 2710457’s energy position in that corpus—not nutritional quality, desirability, or a health rating.

Energy

lower quarter

15 kcalthis record per 100 g

Corpus median
32 kcal
Middle 50%
16–57 kcal

Based on 106 records reporting energy.

Protein

middle half

0.3 gthis record per 100 g

Corpus median
1.1 g
Middle 50%
0.2–1.7 g

Based on 106 records reporting protein.

Dietary fiber

upper quarter

0.2 gthis record per 100 g

Corpus median
0 g
Middle 50%
0–0 g

Based on 106 records reporting dietary fiber.

Sodium

middle half

20 mgthis record per 100 g

Corpus median
24 mg
Middle 50%
7–35 mg

Based on 106 records reporting sodium.

03 · FDA label lens

The strongest strength-side and tradeoff-side signals

At FDC 2710457’s 360 g reference weight, the largest strength-side percentage among the nutrients evaluated here is Magnesium; the larger tradeoff-side percentage is Saturated fat. Percentages use FDA label Daily Values, whose general “high” guide begins at 20% Daily Value. This is not an overall score or a personalized target.

Strength-side signals

Magnesium22 mg

≈ 5% DV. This does not cross the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.

Potassium241 mg

≈ 5% DV. This does not cross the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.

Tradeoff-side signals

Saturated fat1.3 g

≈ 7% DV. This does not cross the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.

Sodium72 mg

≈ 3% DV. This does not cross the FDA’s 20% ‘high’ guide.

04 · Highest-impact checks

The three levers most worth resolving first

For “Coffee, mocha, instant, pre-lightened and pre-sweetened with low calorie…,” the first-pass checks follow the evidence actually published: its named weights, the FDC 2710458 alternative, and its source-formulation identity.

  1. 01

    Listed portion span: 1 fl oz to 1 cup (8 fl oz)

    USDA assigns those measures 30 g and 240 g. At this record’s fixed composition, scaled energy moves from 5 kcal to 36 kcal.

  2. 02

    Record choice: compare with FDC 2710458

    At an equal 100 g, this record has 0.2 g more dietary fiber than “Coffee, instant, pre-lightened and pre-sweetened with low calorie sweetener, reconstituted.” That is a record-level contrast; it does not identify which ingredient caused the difference.

  3. 03

    Formulation anchor: Beverages, water, tap, drinking

    The source formulation has 3 input rows; Beverages, water, tap, drinking supplies 96.6% of listed input weight. Those are standardized formulation inputs, not final plated percentages.

05 · Exact-record choice

Select by literal evidence, not the shortest name

Keep this record when “mocha; instant; pre-lightened and pre-sweetened with low calorie sweetener; reconstituted” fits. Inspect FDC 2710458 when “instant; pre-lightened and pre-sweetened with low calorie sweetener; reconstituted” is the more literal description of the food and preparation.

Keep this profile when these fields fit

Coffee, mocha, instant, pre-lightened and pre-sweetened with low calorie sweetener, reconstituted

Exact source wording
“Coffee, mocha, instant, pre-lightened and pre-sweetened with low calorie sweetener, reconstituted”
Source identity
USDA FDC 2710457 · FNDDS 92121030
Named qualifiers
mocha · instant · pre-lightened and pre-sweetened with low calorie sweetener · reconstituted
Source inputs unique in this pair
Beverages, coffee and cocoa, instant, decaffeinated, with whitener and low calorie sweetener

Inspect this alternative when its fields fit better

Coffee, instant, pre-lightened and pre-sweetened with low calorie sweetener, reconstituted

Exact source wording
“Coffee, instant, pre-lightened and pre-sweetened with low calorie sweetener, reconstituted”
Source identity
USDA FDC 2710458 · FNDDS 92121040
Named qualifiers
instant · pre-lightened and pre-sweetened with low calorie sweetener · reconstituted
Source inputs unique in this pair
Cream substitute, powdered · Sweeteners, tabletop, sucralose, SPLENDA packets

06 · Continue with purpose

The next pages answer different follow-up questions

Choose the closest description

Which USDA record fits your meal?

Treat the long description as data. The phrases doing the most work here are “mocha”, “instant”, “pre-lightened and pre-sweetened with low calorie sweetener”, and “reconstituted”. Match those details first; then compare the database weight with the amount you mean.

On smaller screens, focus a nutrition table and scroll horizontally to read every column.

Nearby USDA records compared with this exact food description
Exact recordSource servingCalories / 100 gProtein / 100 gFat / 100 gFiber / 100 gSodium / 100 g
This recordCoffee, mocha, instant, pre-lightened and pre-sweetened with low calorie sweetener, reconstituted 360 g54 kcal 15 kcal 0.3 g 0.4 g 0.2 g 20 mg
Coffee, instant, pre-lightened and pre-sweetened with low calorie sweetener, reconstituted 360 g58 kcal 16 kcal 0.2 g 0.7 g 0 g 7 mg
Coffee, instant, decaffeinated, pre-lightened and pre-sweetened with low calorie sweetener, reconstituted 360 g58 kcal 16 kcal 0.2 g 0.7 g 0 g 7 mg
Coffee, pre-lightened and pre-sweetened with low calorie sweetener 360 g58 kcal 16 kcal 0.2 g 0.7 g 0 g 7 mg
Coffee, decaffeinated, pre-lightened and pre-sweetened with low calorie sweetener 360 g58 kcal 16 kcal 0.2 g 0.7 g 0 g 7 mg
Coffee, pre-sweetened with low calorie sweetener 360 g18 kcal 5 kcal 0.1 g 0 g 0 g 4 mg
Coffee, decaffeinated, pre-sweetened with low calorie sweetener 360 g18 kcal 5 kcal 0.1 g 0 g 0 g 4 mg

How to compare FDC 2710457: its source amount is 360 g; every 100-gram column removes portion size from the record-to-record comparison. Neither denominator determines your plate’s weight or recipe.

Household measures

Compare listed portions

For FDC 2710457, the 2 displayed measures scale the same source composition by gram weight; rounding changes presentation, not the underlying ratio.

1 fl oz

5 kcal

30 g

1 cup (8 fl oz)

36 kcal

240 g

At a glance

Nutrient signals in the source amount

For FDC 2710457, Saturated fat is the largest displayed non-protein Daily Value signal. Read the set as label context—not a personalized score.

Saturated fat

1.3 g≈ 7% Daily Value

Magnesium

21.6 mg≈ 5% Daily Value

Potassium

241.2 mg≈ 5% Daily Value

The percentages above apply to FDC 2710457’s 360 g reference amount. FDA Daily Values are general label references, not individualized energy or medical targets. Read the FDA explanation ↗

Nutrition facts

Compare the source serving with 100 grams

Values are rounded for readability. The source serving is 360 g.

Nutrient amounts for the selected source serving or 100 grams
NutrientAmountApprox. % Daily Value
Calories 54 kcal Not established
Protein 1.2 g Not shown
Carbohydrate 8.9 g 3%
Total fat 1.5 g 2%
Dietary fiber 0.7 g 3%
Sugars 4.1 g Not established
Sodium 72 mg 3%
Saturated fat 1.3 g 7%
Monounsaturated Fat 0.1 g Not established
Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g Not established
Cholesterol 0 mg 0%
Potassium 241.2 mg 5%
Calcium 18 mg 1%
Iron 0.4 mg 2%
Magnesium 21.6 mg 5%
Vitamin C 0 mg 0%
Vitamin D 0 µg 0%
Vitamin A 0 µg 0%
Caffeine 21.6 mg Not established
Alcohol 0 g Not established
Water 347.8 g Not established

For FDC 2710457, approximate percentages divide the displayed 360 g amount by FDA label Daily Values; they are not personalized targets. “Not established” means FDA sets no Daily Value for that row. Protein %DV remains unshown because adult-label use depends on regulatory context.

Inside the source record

Source formulation behind this USDA record

USDA links FDC 2710457 to 3 source inputs totaling 183.9 g in its standardized formulation. Publishing that exact provenance makes “Coffee, mocha, instant, pre-lightened and pre-sweetened with low calorie sweetener…” inspectable beside similarly named records.

How to read this

3 listed components

The largest listed inputs by source weight are Beverages, water, tap, drinking, Beverages, coffee and cocoa, instant, decaffeinated, with whitener and low calorie sweetener, Beverages, coffee, instant, regular, powder. The order and weights below come from the standardized USDA formulation, so they offer context for this exact database entry.

183.9 g total listed input weight across the formulation.

USDA source inputs listed for this exact survey-food record
#USDA inputListed amountInput weightShare of listed input weight
1 Beverages, coffee and cocoa, instant, decaffeinated, with whitener and low calorie sweetenerUSDA ingredient 14204 6 GM 6 g 3.3%
2 Beverages, water, tap, drinkingUSDA ingredient 14411 · encyclopedia page available 6 177.6 g 96.6%
3 Beverages, coffee, instant, regular, powderUSDA ingredient 14214 · encyclopedia page available 0.22 0.3 g 0.2%

Use this formulation to choose a closer record—not to reverse-engineer a recipe. If your meal adds, removes, or substantially changes one of these components, another source entry or a photo-based estimate may fit better.

Exact-record context

What makes this USDA record distinct?

For FDC 2710457, the close-record rule searches the USDA “Coffee” category for shared description terms or source inputs. Any surviving pair is compared per 100 grams, so unlike source-serving sizes cannot manufacture the nutrient difference.

This record

Coffee, mocha, instant, pre-lightened and pre-sweetened with low calorie sweetener, reconstituted

USDA category
Coffee
FDC ID
2710457
FNDDS code
92121030
Exact nutrient values per 100 grams
NutrientThis recordComparison recordDifference
Calories15 kcal16 kcal−1 kcal
Protein0.3 g0.2 g+0.2 g
Carbohydrate2.5 g2.4 g+0.1 g
Total fat0.4 g0.7 g−0.3 g
Dietary fiber0.2 g0 g+0.2 g
Sodium20 mg7 mg+13 mg

Plain-English read

The six displayed nutrient values are close under a conservative materiality screen. Small differences remain exact source values, not evidence that one food is preferable.

Only this record lists Beverages, coffee and cocoa, instant, decaffeinated, with whitener and low calorie sweetener. Only the comparison record lists Cream substitute, powdered; Sweeteners, tabletop, sucralose, SPLENDA packets. Those formulation rows identify different source records; they do not prove which input caused a nutrient difference.

Formulation evidence

The listed formulations differ

The formulation rows differ, but the source data do not isolate which component caused any nutrient difference. Input weights describe the standardized formulation—not final plated proportions.

Shared listed inputs: Beverages, water, tap, drinking; Beverages, coffee, instant, regular, powder.

Listed only in this record: Beverages, coffee and cocoa, instant, decaffeinated, with whitener and low calorie sweetener.

Listed only in the comparison: Cream substitute, powdered; Sweeteners, tabletop, sucralose, SPLENDA packets.

Portion evidence

The listed portion sets match

This record’s reference amount is 360 g; a familiar listed measure is 1 cup (240 g).

The comparison record’s reference amount is 360 g; a familiar listed measure is 1 cup (240 g).

Use the 100-gram row to compare FDC 2710457 with FDC 2710458 at equal mass; use their 360 g and 360 g source amounts only for portion matching.

Evidence boundary: FDC 2710457 versus FDC 2710458 is a comparison of standardized source records—not a measurement of your meal, an overall food-quality rank, or proof that one input caused a difference.

Review the full coffee source category → Read the calculation and selection methodology →

Uncertainty, made actionable

What can change this estimate?

This is a standardized USDA survey-food profile, not a measurement of every preparation. Actual nutrition can change with amount and type of sweetener, drink size, recipe or formulation, milk or cream.

For “Coffee, mocha, instant, pre-lightened and pre-sweetened with low calorie sweetener…,” resolve amount and type of sweetener first, then move through the remaining 3 published levers. Unknowns should remain visible rather than expanding every assumption at once.

  1. 01

    amount and type of sweetener

    Use a label or known recipe when available, because sweetness does not reveal dose. Keep syrups, sugars, and concentrated add-ins separate when the base record does not name them.

  2. 02

    drink size

    Resolve drink size only when the meal or its source gives you evidence. If it is unknown, leave the uncertainty visible instead of choosing the most convenient variant.

  3. 03

    recipe or formulation

    Prefer a package, menu, or known recipe when it identifies the food more precisely. Otherwise preserve the generic record as an explicit approximation.

  4. 04

    milk or cream

    Identify the liquid base and fat level when you can. Dairy, plant-based beverages, cream, and water are different record choices—not interchangeable volume adjustments.

How we estimated this

The arithmetic is simple; the provenance is the point

FDC 2710457 comes from FoodData Central Survey Foods (FNDDS). Its 15 kcal per 100 g becomes 54 kcal at 360 g through nutrient per portion = nutrient per 100 g × portion grams ÷ 100; this page adds no second nutrition estimate.

About the serving label: USDA describes the underlying survey portion as “Quantity not specified.” We display it as a USDA reference amount because it is a database comparison point—not a suggested portion or a claim about what most people should eat.

Exact USDA description: Coffee, mocha, instant, pre-lightened and pre-sweetened with low calorie sweetener, reconstituted

Data cycle: 2021–2023, published October 31, 2024

FoodData Central ID: 2710457

FNDDS food code: 92121030

The scaling for FDC 2710457 can be exact while the match to “Coffee, mocha, instant, pre-lightened and pre-sweetened with low calorie sweetener, reconstituted” is wrong. That is why this profile keeps its 360 g weight, 3-row source formulation, and selection uncertainty beside the arithmetic.

Open the source record ↗

Source release October 31, 2024. Review USDA’s data-type documentation ↗ · Read Feast’s full nutrition methodology.