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Nescafe Cappuccino Coffee Premix Sachets

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Nescafé Cappuccino Coffee Premix Sachets is an instant cappuccino powder, built mostly on milk solids and sugar with a small share of coffee. It scores EB4: nutrition is low because sugar is high and little else adds, ingredients hold up because the list is short, and risk is high on sugar and saturated fat. Best as an occasional treat, not a daily cup.

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Nescafe Cappuccino Coffee Premix Sachets

Nescafe Cappuccino Coffee Premix Sachets scores EB4 on CleanPlate: nutrition E, ingredients B, load risk 4.

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Share of calories, per 100 g

  • Protein: 8.1 g per 100 g, 9% of the calories.
  • Carbs (not counting sugars and fibre): 5.3 g per 100 g, 6% of the calories.
  • Sugars: 55.6 g per 100 g, 62% of the calories, of which 38.5 g is added.
  • Fat: 9.5 g per 100 g, 24% of the calories, of which 9.3 g is saturated.
Added sugar38.5 g
Saturated fat9.3 g
Sodium144 mg

The tick is the “high” line

Watch
High added sugar (38.5g per 100g); High saturated fat (9.3g)
In its favour
No additives
On the pack
5 claims checked: 3 hold, 1 is partly true, 1 needs care

Last reviewed October 29, 2026

Ingredients, decoded

5 listed
  • Milk solids
  • Sugar
  • Soluble coffee powder (5.2%)
  • Dried glucose syrup
  • Iodised salt
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Nescafé Cappuccino Coffee Premix Sachets pack, front view

11 teaspoons of sugar in every 100 g · 55.6 g total sugar, 5 g a teaspoon

High sugarHigh saturated fatNutrition per 100 g
ENutrition densityBIngredient integrity4Load risk
Nutrition facts
Energy361 kcal
Protein8.1 g
Carbohydrates60.9 g
Total sugars55.6 g
Added sugars38.5 g
Total fat9.5 g
Saturated fat9.3 g
Cholesterol8 mg
Sodium144 mg
Highlighted values exceed FSSAI and UK FSA front of pack thresholds.

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What to know about Nescafe Cappuccino Coffee Premix Sachets

A cappuccino mix where sugar outweighs the coffee

Nescafé Cappuccino Coffee Premix is a box of five single-serve sachets of instant cappuccino powder, 125 g in all. The list is short: milk solids, sugar, soluble coffee powder (5.2%), dried glucose syrup and iodised salt. It is bought by people who want a frothy café-style cup at home with just hot water.

One 25 g sachet stirred into 120 ml of water gives 90 kcal, 2.0 g protein, 9.6 g added sugar and 2.4 g saturated fat. Per 100 g of powder the pack declares 361 kcal, 55.6 g total sugar and 9.3 g saturated fat, so the powder is mostly milk and sugar, with coffee as a small part.

The pack promises a café-like cappuccino, and the cup does deliver a milky, frothy coffee drink. The coffee itself is only 5.2% of the powder, and sugar and glucose syrup sit in the list ahead of it. Nothing on the pack is hollow. CleanPlate scores it EB4.

Why Nescafe Cappuccino Coffee Premix Sachets scores EB4

Nutrition is an E because sugar is high at 55.6 g per 100 g and nothing else adds credit. Ingredients are a B for a short, plain list. Risk is a 4 on sugar and 9.3 g saturated fat per 100 g.

How we score →
01 Nutrition densityA to E
E

Very low nutrient density

Protein
8.1 g
Fibre
Not declared
Vitamins and minerals
None declared
Energy
361 kcal

01 Nutrition density: why E

Total sugar is 55.6 g per 100 g and about 43.3 g of it counts as free sugar once the glucose syrup is included. That is most of what the powder is made of, and it leaves the nutrition grade with nothing to build on.

Protein is 8.1 g per 100 g, almost all from milk solids, which is 2.0 g in one sachet. No fibre, vitamins or minerals are declared, so no extra credit is earned.

Scored on protein, fibre and twelve vitamins and minerals, against the Codex and FSSAI "source" and "high" levels, per 100 g and per 100 kcal. Protein also has to supply at least 12.5% of the calories to count, and 25% for full credit.

02 Ingredient integrityA to E
B

Good, few concerning additives

Base
Milk solids
Sweeteners
Sugar, Dried glucose syr...
Additives
0
Flagged
None

02 Ingredient integrity: why B

The list has only five ingredients: milk solids, sugar, soluble coffee powder, dried glucose syrup and iodised salt. No additives, colours, sweeteners or hydrogenated fats are listed, so nothing costs ingredient points.

Soluble coffee carries a declared 5.2%, but the other percentages are not given, which costs a small label point. Nothing on the pack is a hollow promise, so there is no [L] flag.

Scored on how processed the ingredients are, which additives are used and why, and whether the label keeps its promises.

03 Load risk1 to 5
4

High risk

Added sugar
38.5 g
Sodium
144 mg
Saturated fat
9.3 g

03 Load risk: why 4

Sugar is the biggest driver of the risk number: 43.3 g free sugar per 100 g, which is 9.6 g added sugar in one sachet by the pack's own figure. Saturated fat is next at 9.3 g per 100 g, almost all from milk solids.

Energy at 361 kcal per 100 g adds a little. Sodium at 144 mg per 100 g, 36 mg per sachet, is a small part. No trans fat is listed.

Scored on free sugar, sodium, saturated fat and trans fat, each weighed by how strong the evidence of harm is.

Red flags

  • Red flag: High added sugar (38.5g per 100g)
  • Red flag: High saturated fat (9.3g)

Green flags

  • Green flag: No additives

Does Nescafe Cappuccino Coffee Premix Sachets live up to its claims?

The serve count and the add-hot-water claims hold. The cappuccino name is only partly backed, since soluble coffee is 5.2% of the powder, and the café-like claim is true in taste but not in sugar.

  • Product name

    “Cappuccino”

    Partly true

    Soluble coffee is 5.2% of the powder. Milk solids and sugar lead the list, so the cup is milky and sweet with coffee as a small part.

  • On the pack

    “Café like Coffee at home”

    Be careful

    The frothy, milky cup is true to the idea. A café cappuccino is not usually sweetened this much: one sachet has 9.6 g added sugar.

  • On the pack

    “5 Serves”

    Holds

    The box holds 5 sachets of 25 g each, 125 g in all.

  • On the pack

    “Just Add Hot Water”

    Holds

    The milk, sugar and coffee are all in the powder. One sachet goes into 120 ml of hot water.

  • On the pack

    “19% added sugar per serve”

    Holds

    The pack prints 19% of the daily allowance for added sugar in one sachet, from 9.6 g, next to 11% for saturated fat.

What's in Nescafe Cappuccino Coffee Premix Sachets?

Milk solids and sugar lead, then soluble coffee at 5.2%, glucose syrup and salt. Watch the sugar and the saturated fat from the milk solids.

The ingredient list, read for you

Milk solids come first, so the powder is mostly milk, and they supply nearly all the protein and the saturated fat. Sugar and dried glucose syrup are the sweeteners, and soluble coffee powder at 5.2% gives the flavour. Iodised salt is the last item on the list.

The pack's allergen note says it contains wheat and milk, although wheat does not appear in the ingredient list.

Ingredients to watch

  • Sugar and glucose syrupConcern

    55.6 g total sugar per 100 g, with about 43.3 g counted as free sugar. One sachet has 9.6 g added sugar by the pack's figure.

  • Saturated fatConcern

    9.3 g per 100 g from the milk solids, which is 2.4 g in one sachet.

  • Coffee shareWorth watching

    Soluble coffee is 5.2% of the powder, less than the sugar by a wide margin. Caffeine is not declared on the pack.

  • SodiumFine

    144 mg per 100 g, 36 mg in one sachet, which the pack prints as 2% of the daily value.

  • Short, plain listFine

    Five ingredients with no additives, colours, sweeteners or hydrogenated fat listed.

What it doesn’t have

  • No fibre, vitamins or minerals are declared on the panel.
  • Only the coffee has a declared percentage, so the milk solids and sugar shares are not stated.

Who should eat Nescafe Cappuccino Coffee Premix Sachets?

An occasional drink for most adults, and rarely for children and teens or anyone watching their heart, since one sachet has 9.6 g added sugar and 2.4 g saturated fat.

  • Most adultsOccasionally

    One sachet has 9.6 g added sugar, about a fifth of the day's allowance.

  • Children and teensRarely

    Sweet powder with coffee in it, and 9.6 g added sugar per cup.

  • PregnancyOccasionally

    It contains coffee but the pack does not declare caffeine, and each cup has 9.6 g added sugar.

  • Heart conditionsRarely

    9.3 g saturated fat per 100 g, 2.4 g in each sachet.

Nescafe Cappuccino Coffee Premix Sachets: common questions

What is the CleanPlate score of Nescafe Cappuccino Coffee Premix Sachets?

Nescafé Cappuccino Coffee Premix Sachets is an instant cappuccino powder, built mostly on milk solids and sugar with a small share of coffee. It scores EB4: nutrition is low because sugar is high and little else adds, ingredients hold up because the list is short, and risk is high on sugar and saturated fat. Best as an occasional treat, not a daily cup. Nutrition E, ingredients B, load risk 4; nutrition and ingredients run A to E, risk runs 1 to 5, and A and 1 are best.

How many calories and how much protein are in Nescafe Cappuccino Coffee Premix Sachets?

Per 100 g, Nescafe Cappuccino Coffee Premix Sachets has 361 kcal, 8.1 g protein, 60.9 g carbohydrate, 9.5 g fat and 9.3 g saturated fat. One serve (1 sachet, 25 g powder) has 90 kcal and 2 g protein.

What are the ingredients in Nescafe Cappuccino Coffee Premix Sachets?

5 ingredients, in label order: Milk solids, Sugar, Soluble coffee powder (5.2%), Dried glucose syrup, Iodised salt.

Does Nescafe Cappuccino Coffee Premix Sachets live up to its claims?

5 claims checked: 3 hold, 1 is partly true, 1 needs care. "Cappuccino" is partly true: Soluble coffee is 5.2% of the powder. Milk solids and sugar lead the list, so the cup is milky and sweet with coffee as a small part. "Café like Coffee at home" needs care: The frothy, milky cup is true to the idea. A café cappuccino is not usually sweetened this much: one sachet has 9.6 g added sugar.

Who should limit Nescafe Cappuccino Coffee Premix Sachets?

Most adults: occasionally. One sachet has 9.6 g added sugar, about a fifth of the day's allowance. Children and teens: rarely. Sweet powder with coffee in it, and 9.6 g added sugar per cup. Pregnancy: occasionally. It contains coffee but the pack does not declare caffeine, and each cup has 9.6 g added sugar.

How much sugar, salt and saturated fat does Nescafe Cappuccino Coffee Premix Sachets have?

Per 100 g, Nescafe Cappuccino Coffee Premix Sachets has 38.5 g added sugar, 144 mg sodium (about 0.4 g salt) and 9.3 g saturated fat. The FSSAI and UK FSA "high" lines are 10 g added sugar, 600 mg sodium and 5 g saturated fat per 100 g. It is high in sugar and saturated fat.

Last reviewed October 29, 2026. Scored with the CleanPlate method from the published label. Spotted a mistake? .

Label read on 29 October 2026, from photos of the pack. If the pack has changed since, tell us.

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