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What are the benefits of nitro coffee? Why is nitro coffee sweet? How does nitro coffee achieve a creamy texture?

Published: 2026-01-27 Author: FrontStreet Coffee
Last Updated: 2026/01/27, Professional coffee knowledge exchange. For more coffee bean information, please follow Coffee Workshop (WeChat public account: cafe_style). On August 13th, the second KPRO concept restaurant under Yum China officially opened in Chaoyang Joy City, Beijing. KPRO features green decoration style and an open storefront design that is minimalist and adjusts with the seasons, offering freshly prepared new dishes, among which the most captivating is...
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Yum China's Second KPRO Concept Restaurant

On August 13th, the second KPRO concept restaurant under Yum China officially opened in Beijing, located at Chaoyang Joy City.

KPRO features a green decoration style with an open storefront design that is minimalist and adjusts with the seasons. The restaurant offers freshly prepared and sold new dishes.

The Fascinating Nitro Coffee

Among these offerings, the most captivating is undoubtedly a cup of nitro coffee.

With a thick layer of dense foam on top and tiny bubbles that slowly rise like clouds in the middle, the taste is rich, dense, and smooth.

It has a creamy texture without containing cream; a slightly sweet taste without sugar; an appearance similar to dark beer but contains no alcohol! What a magical cup of coffee!

The Growing Popularity of Nitro Coffee

Why are more and more stores starting to sell nitro coffee? Because people like it - this answer is not simplistic.

While specific data has not yet been released by any organization, we can share a little insider information: "Some analysis suggests that younger generations born after the 90s have had their taste buds numbed by beverages like cola. They prefer dense, stimulating sensations."

Why Does Nitro Coffee Taste Sweet and Creamy?

  1. Nitrogen has very low solubility, while coffee is nearly 98% water. The NITRON cold brew nitro coffee machine uses high pressure to pass nitrogen through a throttle with numerous fine pores, mixing it with coffee and allowing nitrogen to dissolve into the coffee.
  2. When the nitrogen-infused coffee is dispensed from the tap, the pressure decreases, causing the nitrogen to expand from its dissolved state into tiny bubbles.
  3. These small bubbles are what's known as "sweet foam" in molecular gastronomy. The process of these bubbles bursting on the tongue makes the brain perceive "sweetness"! Even better, these tiny bubbles make the liquid's texture smoother and denser, creating a cream-like mouthfeel (similar to how frothing milk incorporates air into the liquid, making milk dense and smooth).

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