Franziskaner

A Viennese Melange finished with whipped cream rather than foam, lighter in colour than a Kapuziner. A coffee-house staple.

Espresso and milkServed hotFrom Austria

Volume
150ml5.1 US fl oz
Espresso
1shot
Caffeine
64mgderived, USDA FDC
Coffee to milk
1:1.5

The build

Watch it made, step by step
Cappuccino cup, 200 ml. Layers in pouring order from the bottom, drawn by volume.
  1. Espresso60 ml40%
  2. Milk60 ml40%
  3. Cream30 ml20%
Volume
150ml
Caffeine
64mg
Espresso
1shot

Scales every component together, so the ratio holds; caffeine scales with the coffee.

A Melange with whipped cream in place of milk foam, often with chocolate shavings.

Caffeine

Derived
64mg

in a 150 ml franziskaner

Derived per shot: USDA FoodData Central FDC 171891 (espresso, restaurant-prepared) lists 212 mg per 100 g; a standard 30 g shot is about 63.6 mg, times 1 shot(s). Real values vary with dose, roast and species (robusta roughly doubles it).

USDA FoodData Central record 171891 · read 2026-10-26

A derived figure: the reference food's caffeine per 100 g scaled to the coffee in this build. Real cups vary with the coffee, the dose and the shot.

Variants by country

2
NameCountryHow it differs
Wiener MelangeAustriaWith foam instead of cream.
KapuzinerAustriaDarker, less cream.

History

Popular account

Viennese coffee-house menu item; the naming by habit colour mirrors the Kapuziner. We have not found a primary source for this account.

Vienna; named for the lighter brown of Franciscan habits.

Popular account

Parts of this story are repeated widely but were not confirmed against a source this atlas accepts. They are kept as the story people tell, not as fact.

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