2/20/2024 0 Comments Flat white starbucksShefalee Loth, a nutritionist at Which?, said: “Our analysis shows people could unwittingly be consuming much more sugar than they realise, with potentially damaging implications for their health. Iced coffees, along with fruit juices and drinks made on site and served in open cups, are exempt from the Soft Drinks Industry Levy, known as the sugar tax, introduced in 2018 in an attempt to clamp down on high levels in drinks. In Starbucks, an Iced americano contains just 0.2g of sugar and an iced cappuccino with skimmed milk has 8.5g, the equivalent of two teaspoons of sugar.Īt Costa, an iced flat white with semi-skimmed milk contains 11.2g of sugar (2.5 teaspoons). These contain neither added sugar nor the syrups used for frappès and frappuccinos. Health advice for those who want to cut their sugar intake is to opt for iced versions of a standard coffee instead, such as an iced americano or latte. Which? says many consumers are likely to assume that plain coffee flavour frappès and frappuccinos would be healthier.īut while these do contain less sugar levels are still relatively high, with a Costa Coffee frappè with skimmed milk containing 21.3g.Īlthough the calorie content of drinks needs to be displayed by law the sugar content does not, so consumers are potentially at risk of exceeding their maximum recommended daily intake. NHS health advice suggests a maximum of 30g, or around seven teaspoons of free sugar per day.Ī Caffe Nero Belgian chocolate & hazelnut frappè crème contained 44.5g of sugar or 11 teaspoons.Ĭosta’s chocolate fudge brownie frappè mocha with oat milk also fared badly, containing 42.6g of sugar or 10.5 teaspoons.īy comparison, a 51g Mars chocolate bar contains 31g of sugar, working out at 7.5 teaspoons, while a 330ml can of Coca-Cola contains 35g of sugar or eight-and-a-half teaspoons. It found that one of the unhealthiest options was a Starbucks caramel frappuccino with semi-skimmed milk, which contained 48.5g of sugar or 12 teaspoons’ worth.
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