Kopi-C
Also kopi c, kopi si
Kopitiam coffee with evaporated milk and sugar, the lighter alternative to condensed-milk kopi.
RegionalServed hotFrom Singapore
- Volume
- 195ml6.6 US fl oz
- Espresso
- 0shots
- Caffeine
- 60mgderived, USDA FDC
- Coffee to milk
- 1:0.2
The build
Watch it made, step by step- Sock-brewed kopi150 ml77%
- Milk30 ml15%
- Syrup15 ml8%
- Volume
- 195ml
- Caffeine
- 60mg
- Espresso
- 0shots
Scales every component together, so the ratio holds; caffeine scales with the coffee.
Kopi with evaporated milk and sugar instead of condensed milk; less sweet and less thick.
Caffeine
Derivedin a 195 ml kopi-c
USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy caffeine per 100 g scaled to the coffee volume in components, assuming 1 g per ml. FDC 171890 (Beverages, coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water) 40.0 mg/100 g x 150 ml.
USDA FoodData Central record 171890 · 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
1| Name | Country | How it differs |
|---|---|---|
| kopi-c kosong | Singapore | Evaporated milk, no sugar. |
History
Popular accountKopitiam vocabulary; not confirmed by a primary source.
Singapore and Malaysia; 'C' from Hainanese 'si' for fresh milk, now evaporated.
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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