NourmioDo fountain drink calories include ice?
Check whether a fountain sign includes ice, then use a worked example to log calories and total sugar for part of a drink after the ice melts.
At US self-serve fountains covered by the FDA menu-labeling rule, the posted calories are for a cup filled without ice. A restaurant may report its standard fill when staff prepare the drink. If you pour a whole bottle over plain ice, the same calories and sugar are in the glass even after the ice melts.
Check who filled the cup
At a covered self-serve fountain in the US, the posted calorie figure is based on how much the cup holds without ice. If you add ice first and it takes up some of the cup, you’ll pour less soda than the sign’s full-cup serving. The cup size alone can’t tell you how much less.
When staff prepare the drink, the restaurant can report calories for its standard amount of ice or soda. McDonald’s US says its online fountain values use standard fills with ice. It directs customers who fill their own drinks to the no-ice figures posted at the fountain. Check which figure applies before you log your cup.
Use the mixed volume if you drank only part
At home you can start with a known amount. One US 20 fl oz bottle of Fanta Orange lists 270 kcal and 73 g total sugar. Pouring it over ice made from plain water leaves the bottle’s full calories and sugar in the glass.
Suppose all the ice melts and you have 25 fl oz of evenly mixed liquid, with no spills or refills. If you drink 10 fl oz, you drank 10 ÷ 25 = 40% of the mixture. This is a model, with the final volume given as an input.
- If you finish all 25 fl oz, log 270 kcal and 73 g total sugar.
- If you drink 10 fl oz, log about 108 kcal and 29.2 g total sugar.
Dividing the 10 fl oz you drank by the original 20 fl oz would give 50% and 135 kcal. That would treat the 10 fl oz as undiluted soda. The 25 fl oz denominator accounts for the melted water. The same idea applies to the portion of a mixed drink you finished.
Choose what to log
If you finish the full glass, use the amount of soda that went in. If you drink only part and the ice is still melting, the concentration can change while you sip. The amount of ice left at the end won’t tell you how much soda you drank. Use an estimate when the starting amount or the mixed portion is unknown.
For a bottle or can without ice, use its own label to compare sugar at the same volume. If you enter the drink manually in Nourmio, check the nutrition basis and amount before saving. The entry should show the calories and total sugar for the portion you drank.