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Method
- 1
Make the foam. Aerate the milk generously, keeping the wand tip high until it roughly doubles, then heat it to 60-65 °C. Tap the jug and leave it for 30 s so the foam rises and firms up.
- 2
Pull the shot. Meanwhile, pull a double espresso, 18 g in and about 40 ml out, into the warm demitasse.
- 3
Mark the crema. Spoon 1-2 tbsp of the stiff foam onto the centre of the espresso, leaving a ring of brown crema around it. Just a spot of milk is the whole idea.
Storage
Serve immediately. Cool leftovers in a shallow container and refrigerate within 2 hours (within 1 hour on a day above 32°C).
EU nutrition claims
- Low salt: 0.11 g salt per 100 ml (limit ≤ 0.3 g)
Per 100 ml of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 111 ml a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
Caffeine · Free sugars
- Per serving: about 85 mg caffeine (serving: 1 macchiato (double espresso, 40 ml)). Source: 40 ml espresso × USDA FDC SR Legacy #171891 (espresso, 212 mg/100 g).
- Scaling: making more servings does not change the caffeine in each serving; what counts is how many servings you drink in a day. 1 serving: 85 mg · 2 servings: 170 mg · 3 servings: 255 mg (above EFSA 200 mg at once) · 4 servings: 340 mg (above EFSA 200 mg at once).
- General guideline: EFSA Scientific Opinion on the safety of caffeine (2015): for healthy adults, up to 200 mg in a single dose and up to 400 mg per day do not raise safety concerns. 1 serving = 21 % of 400 mg. EFSA
0 g per serving
0 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 0 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- espresso machine with steam wand
- burr grinder
- digital scale
- tamper
- timer
- small milk jug (350 ml)
- teaspoon
- preheated demitasse cup (about 90 ml)
Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 65 kcal |
| Protein | 3.2 g |
| Carbohydrate | 5.5 g |
| of which sugars | 5 g |
| of which free sugars | 0 g |
| Fat | 3.4 g |
| of which saturates | 1.9 g |
| Fibre | 0 g |
| Salt | 0.12 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
4.9 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
