Figures from Costa UK nutrition information , collected by Boone
Biscoff Cheezecake, as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Biscoff Cheezecake as published, seen four ways.
2 of 3 limits are over 30% in one serving, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Free sugar is the biggest issue: 27g is 90% of an adult’s daily 30g in one serving.
Lower free sugarMini All Butter Shortbread (Bag) →2.2g free sugar (7%), 52 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 8% for an adult to 16% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, free sugar is the bigger share: 27g is 142% of the day’s 19g limit.
Lower-salt swapMini All Butter Shortbread (Bag) →0.02g salt, 1% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, free sugar is the bigger share: 27g is 112% of the day’s 24g limit.
Lower-salt swapMini All Butter Shortbread (Bag) →0.02g salt, 0% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, free sugar is the bigger share: 27g is 90% of the day’s 30g limit.
Lower-salt swapMini All Butter Shortbread (Bag) →0.02g salt, 0% of the 6g limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 80% of the adult limit.
5.7g of protein, #223 on the menu. Per calorie the Prawn Mayo Sandwich gives more: 6.8g per 100 kcal against 1.2g.
Most protein per caloriePrawn Mayo Sandwich →19g protein in 280 kcalHere the 192mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
48g of carbohydrate, and 53% of the energy is fat, which is slow to digest. Better after a long session than in the hours before one.
Natural sugars in milk, fruit and veg don’t count. NHS →
For smaller portions: the most nutrition per calorie, against all 551 Costa Coffee items.
More protein per calorie than 20% of the 551 items on the menu.
More fibre per calorie than 35% of the 551 items on the menu.
Costa Coffee does not publish vitamins or minerals for this item, so Boone does not estimate them.
The 2018 model indicates this serving is less healthy: it scores 23, above the line of 4.
Higher is less healthy; 4 or more would be classed as less healthy under this model. How the score works →
Joint #533 of 551 on the menu for this score (lower is better).
UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 →UK law does not require one for food made to order or sold loose, so Boone cannot count the ingredients or list the additives. Allergens are listed above, as published by Costa Coffee. Recipes change, so check in the restaurant if you have an allergy.
Blueberry Muffin 4.8g protein, 0.36g salt403
Gingernut Loaf Cake 3.8g protein, 0.48g salt409
Morello Cherry & Vanilla Cake 4.5g protein, 0.34g salt428
Cinnamon Bun 7.2g protein, 0.51g salt447
Biscoff Cheezecake 5.7g protein, 0.48g salt475
Chocolate & Salted Caramel Cake 5.3g protein, 0.31g salt495
Carrot & Walnut Cake 6.4g protein, 0.63g salt497
Triple Chocolate Brownie Cheesecake 6.1g protein, 0.26g salt506475 kcal as published. 475 kcal is 24% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 16% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 142% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Mini All Butter Shortbread (Bag) has 0.02g of salt, 1% of that salt limit.
27g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 27g of it is free sugar: 6.8 teaspoons and 90% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
5.7g, 1.2g per 100 kcal. It ranks #223 of 551 items on the menu for protein. The Prawn Mayo Sandwich gives the most protein for the calories, 6.8g per 100 kcal.
23 on the UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018, calculated by Boone per 100g. Scores run from -20 to 40, and the higher the score, the less healthy the model rates the food. Foods scoring 4 or more would be classed as less healthy under this model.
As published, wheat, oats and soya.
Source. Costa UK nutrition information , per item as sold.
Collected. Copied by Boone from Costa Coffee’s published figures. Data checks are led by Murray Dare.
Calculated by Boone. Labelled where it appears.
Limits. NHS free sugar and salt limits by age; UK reference intakes for adults.
