To my taste buds, Nescafe Gold instant coffee blows Starbucks away.
Starbucks coffee has to be drowned in sugar and cream to mask the acrid acidity.
Starbucks has 3x the sugar of a whole Coke in some drinks
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#82Earlier quoted context omitted.
It helps to have coffee that is actually decent, which you don't get in Starbucks. A lot of low quality food and drink seems way less satisfying, so people make it up with quantity.
I don't drink Starbucks (too expensive for me) so this is a legitimate question: I thought Starbucks coffee was meant to be good/high quality? If it isn't why are people spending over $3/cup when McDonald's and others has $1/cup coffee? I'm legitimately asking, I'm not into the whole Starbucks scene.
Anecdotally Starbucks is the only coffee I enjoy taking black, other blends I'll usually add milk or half and half.
Re: Starbucks has 3x the sugar of a whole Coke in some drinks
#83Earlier quoted context omitted.
It helps to have coffee that is actually decent, which you don't get in Starbucks. A lot of low quality food and drink seems way less satisfying, so people make it up with quantity.
I don't drink Starbucks (too expensive for me) so this is a legitimate question: I thought Starbucks coffee was meant to be good/high quality? If it isn't why are people spending over $3/cup when McDonald's and others has $1/cup coffee? I'm legitimately asking, I'm not into the whole Starbucks scene.
I'm not sure many people actually order just "coffee" at Starbucks. When I've been in one, virtually every order is some weird-ass fancy drink, to the point where I feel a little out of place just ordering a coffee.
Re: Starbucks has 3x the sugar of a whole Coke in some drinks
#84They tested the Venti size which is more like a bucket, click-baity header.
Re: Starbucks has 3x the sugar of a whole Coke in some drinks
#85Earlier quoted context omitted.
>If it isn't why are people spending over $3/cup when McDonald's and others has $1/cup coffee? I can't speak for every Starbucks customer out there, but I always assumed the reason is that it's a status symbol. To some degree, they want to be seen with the cup. They haven't tried the competitors, so they assume Starbucks must be very good to justify the price. If they really enjoyed coffee for coffee's sake, they'd p…
That doesn't really make sense, it's like saying people want to be seen eating Big Macs. Starbucks isn't really a status symbol in the states, it is simply a guilty pleasure/luxury/drug to those who are addicted. They don't go to indies simply because it is not convenient (sbux is everywhere) and they know what they are getting. Believe me, would love to try an indie, but in my neighborhood, the only alternative is C…
It makes perfect sense, if being seen eating Big Macs were to become trendy then you would see more people eating Big Macs. It happens for all kinds of things in popular culture. Why do people buy the expensive famous name brand stuff when the no-name clothing would be just as good for their needs?
Re: Starbucks has 3x the sugar of a whole Coke in some drinks
#86Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't drink Starbucks (too expensive for me) so this is a legitimate question: I thought Starbucks coffee was meant to be good/high quality? If it isn't why are people spending over $3/cup when McDonald's and others has $1/cup coffee? I'm legitimately asking, I'm not into the whole Starbucks scene.
If you take a shot of espresso from Starbucks and compare it to a shot of espresso from a cafe which roasts their own beans, you'll taste the difference quite immediately. Starbucks beans are over-roasted by a large margin. Their coffee has the same story. Grinding Starbuck beans results in what looks like ashes from a campfire, and doesn't release those wonderful smells from the oil. Just smell the difference when y…
It wouldn't shock me if Starbucks over-roasts because people (incorrectly) believe that the bitterness is the caffeine. It tastes "strong".
Re: Starbucks has 3x the sugar of a whole Coke in some drinks
#87I hate to be "That Guy", but how is this relevant to Hacker News? Is it just because people who write code also drink coffee?
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#88This is why I support the FDA's effort to get an "Added Sugar" section on the nutrition label. I think it would really help people control their sugar intake: http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/GuidanceDocuments...
What exactly counts as "added sugar"? Would, say, juice count as "added sugar"? What if it was juice concentrate? What if it had very little of its' own flavor?
How easy would it be to get around this division?
Re: Starbucks has 3x the sugar of a whole Coke in some drinks
#89You can dissolve up to 2 grams of sugar into every 1 gram of water, Starbucks is just trying to help push the boundaries on that science.
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#90Earlier quoted context omitted.
The amount of sugar you were putting in your coffee is probably not close to comparable to that in these drinks. > Once you begin loving the true taste of coffee The "true" taste of coffee is how you prefer to drink coffee. Don't forget that a lot of people like to drink milk based drinks (latte, cap, macciato, etc) which are technically not showing the "true" taste of the coffee being used. Yet for someone reason no…
> The amount of sugar you were putting in your coffee is probably not close to comparable to that in these drinks. Even if you put just 2 teaspoons, that is 10gr of sugar. If you drink 3 coffees a day, that's 30gr or your entire daily recommendation as per WHO. Unsurprisingly, I too drink my coffee black. While I can stand coffee with milk in it, and sometimes order cappuccinos at fancy coffee shops, sugar just ruins…
> Even if you put just 2 teaspoons, that is 10gr of sugar.
Which is about 30 calories. Which means you'd have to drink 6 cups with that amount to equal the calories of 1 can of Coke.
Add a tablespoon of half-n-half, and that's +20 calories - 50 calories per cup, which means you're still 3+ cups before you equal a can of Coke.
It's all relative. If you have a couple of cups a day with reasonable quantities of things added, it's not particularly egregious on its own.
(Doesn't count milk, but in small amount the inc