# Black coffee and dark chocolate **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Tags:** coffee\ **Created:** [November 22, 2025, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-coffee-and-dark-chocolate/1025053 "2025-11-22T20:09:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 32
**Author:** ![DSeid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dseid/32/20194_2.png) [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2025, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-coffee-and-dark-chocolate/1025053/32 "2025-11-25T14:56:23Z")
There’s this, also observational, but of relevance. > **[Hold the Cream and Sugar: Black Coffee Linked to Lower Risk of Death](https://now.tufts.edu/2025/06/16/hold-cream-and-sugar-black-coffee-linked-lower-risk-death)** > > In a new study, researchers found the link between coffee consumption and mortality risk changes with the amount of sweeteners and saturated fat added. > Black coffee and coffee with low levels of added sugar and saturated fat were associated with a 14% lower risk of all-cause mortality as compared to no coffee consumption. The same link was not observed for coffee with high amounts of added sugar and saturated fat. …snip… Low added sugar (from granulated sugar, honey, and syrup) was defined as under 5% of the Daily Value, which is 2.5 grams per 8-ounce cup or approximately half a teaspoon of sugar. Low saturated fat (from milk, cream, and half-and-half) was defined as 5% of the Daily Value, or 1 gram per 8-ounce cup or the equivalent of 5 tablespoons of 2% milk, 1 tablespoon of light cream, or 1 tablespoon of half-and-half. So by that bit as long as you are keeping your bit of cream to a tablespoon or less you’re good! ☕ --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/black-coffee-and-dark-chocolate/1025053)._