Pods are also known as coffee pads. A K-Cup is is coffee or tea (and recently hot chocolate and cappuccino) that is sealed in some kind of cartridge, generally a plastic cup. The cartridge has a plastic ring covered with a foil top.

Not a significant source of saturated fat, trans fat, fibre, sugars, cholesterol, sodium, calcium, or iron.

Inside the water is pumped through the top puncture hole into the grind which is sitting in the paper. It drips out of the paper filter into the plastic cup.

Then select your favorite Folgers flavor or roast. And set the k-cup pack in the coffee chamber. Place your coffee mug on the drink plate. Select your mug size.

Pack. The Keurig k-cup system choose from over 200 varieties of your favorite coffee tea.

K-Cups are approximately 1 ½ inches in height, 2 inches in diameter across the top, and 1 ½ inches in diameter across the bottom. The cups themselves were first, and some may still be, made of polystyrene, a #7 plastic that is safe for food (see Things to Note).

On average, a grande-sized (16 ounces or 473 mL) sweet hot coffee at Starbucks contains about 30–35 grams of sugar. For reference, this is about 7–9 teaspoons of sugar or just slightly less than the average amount of sugar in 1 soda. One teaspoon of sugar is equal to about 4 grams.

Are There Any Sugar-free Drinks At Starbucks? Yes. Unsweetened coffee, tea and espresso are all naturally sugar free. If you don't like your drinks black, you can always supplement the flavor with a zero-calorie sweetener (such as Splenda) to make it more your taste without increasing the sugar content.

K-Cups are approximately 1 ½ inches in height, 2 inches in diameter across the top, and 1 ½ inches in diameter across the bottom. The cups themselves were first, and some may still be, made of polystyrene, a #7 plastic that is safe for food (see Things to Note).

K-Cups are filled with ground coffee, but there are a few major differences between the contents of the capsules and the ground coffee you'd buy at the store. The "roasting and grinding is a very different process in order to achieve the same style brewed cup," Zohar said.

The bottom of this k-cup leaving the filter in place. So there's the bottom removed and the filter is exposed i'm gonna take my coffee. And run it through the filter into my mug.

Simply remove the pod from its packaging and place it in your mug, and carefully pour hot water over it. Stop at about a third to half an inch from the brim and allow the pod to steep. If it starts to float, use a spoon to hold it underwater. Stir the brew occasionally, making sure to keep the pod submerged.

The Keurig's main appeal is how freaking simple it is. You just fill up the water tank, pop in a pod, press start, and you'll have coffee in less than a minute. This means you won't have to grind coffee beans, figure out how much coffee and water you actually need, or wait for a whole pot to brew. It's that easy.

The company's flagship products, Keurig K-Cup brewing systems, are designed to brew a single cup of coffee, tea, hot chocolate, or other hot beverage. The grounds are in a single-serve coffee container, called a "K-Cup" pod, consisting of a plastic cup, a foil lid, optional filter paper, and an optional shim.