Coffee with sweetener: does it break a fast?

Liquid sweetener adds no calories. Watch out for powdered packets: many use dextrose or maltodextrin as filler, about 2–4 kcal each, small but not zero. Whether the sweet taste triggers hunger is the same open question as with any sweetener.

Approximate energy: ≈2–5 kcal

More questions

• Water (still or sparkling)
• Black coffee
• Yerba mate (unsweetened)
• Tea and herbal infusions, unsweetened
• Sweeteners (sucralose, stevia)
• Mate, coffee or tea with sugar or honey
• A splash of milk in your coffee
• Latte, flat white or cappuccino

General information; not a substitute for a health professional.