Figures from Costa UK nutrition information , collected by Boone
Cappuccino (Large, Coconut Milk), as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Cappuccino (Large, Coconut Milk) as published, seen four ways.
1 of 3 limits is over 30% in one hot drink, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Free sugar is the biggest issue: 11g is 37% of an adult’s daily 30g in one hot drink.
Lower free sugarMellow Mango with Zinc (Medium) →0g free sugar (0%), 6 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 7% for an adult to 14% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, free sugar is the bigger share: 11g is 58% of the day’s 19g limit.
Lower-salt swapMellow Mango with Zinc (Medium) →0g salt, 0% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, free sugar is the bigger share: 11g is 46% of the day’s 24g limit.
Lower-salt swapMellow Mango with Zinc (Medium) →0g salt, 0% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, free sugar is the bigger share: 11g is 37% of the day’s 30g limit.
Lower-salt swapMellow Mango with Zinc (Medium) →0g salt, 0% of the 6g limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 12% of the adult limit.
6.2g of protein, #196 on the menu. Per calorie the High Protein Iced Latte (Medium) gives more: 11.7g per 100 kcal against 4.9g.
Most protein per calorieHigh Protein Iced Latte (Medium) →23g protein in 197 kcalHere the 168mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
15g of carbohydrate, with 33% of the energy from fat.
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 72% 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 hot drink is less healthy: it scores 2, above the line of 1.
Higher is less healthy; 1 or more would be classed as less healthy under this model. How the score works →
Joint #125 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.
Flat White 8.8g protein, 0.29g salt118
Chai Latte (Small, Coconut Milk) 3.8g protein, 0.26g salt119
Caramel Macchiato (Small, Soya Milk) 8.4g protein, 0.29g salt120
Matcha Latte (Large, Coconut Milk) 6g protein, 0.35g salt121
Cappuccino (Large, Coconut Milk) 6.2g protein, 0.42g salt127Cappuccino (Small, Oat Milk) 2.4g protein, 0.3g salt128
Latte (Large, Coconut Milk) 6.4g protein, 0.42g salt128Caramel Macchiato (Small) 8.8g protein, 0.32g salt129127 kcal as published. 127 kcal is 6% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 14% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 58% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Mellow Mango with Zinc (Medium) has 0g of salt, 0% of that salt limit.
11g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 11g of it is free sugar: 2.8 teaspoons and 37% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
6.2g, 4.9g per 100 kcal. It ranks #196 of 551 items on the menu for protein. The High Protein Iced Latte (Medium) gives the most protein for the calories, 11.7g per 100 kcal.
2 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 1 or more would be classed as less healthy under this model.
As published, soya. Tree nuts and milk may be present.
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.
