Figures from Costa UK nutrition information , collected by Boone
Chocolate & Pistachio Cookie Sandwich, as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Chocolate & Pistachio Cookie Sandwich as published, seen four ways.
2 of 3 limits are over 30% in one sandwich, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Free sugar is the biggest issue: 31g is 103% of an adult’s daily 30g in one sandwich.
Lower free sugarMini All Butter Shortbread (Bag) →2.2g free sugar (7%), 52 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 2% for an adult to 5% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, free sugar is the bigger share: 31g is 163% 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: 31g is 129% 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: 31g is 103% 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 46% of the adult limit.
4.4g of protein, #155 on the menu. Per calorie the Prawn Mayo Sandwich gives more: 6.8g per 100 kcal against 1.3g.
Most protein per caloriePrawn Mayo Sandwich →19g protein in 280 kcalHere the 60mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
39g of carbohydrate, and 48% 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 22% of the 551 items on the menu.
More fibre per calorie than 18% 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 sandwich is less healthy: it scores 25, 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 #229 of 236 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.
Almond Croissant 7.9g protein, 0.81g salt318
Cheese Twist 8.6g protein, 0.82g salt324
Pain aux Raisins 6.5g protein, 0.6g salt324
Lemon Curd Tart 3.6g protein, 0.12g salt337
Chocolate & Pistachio Cookie Sandwich 4.4g protein, 0.15g salt337
Salted Caramel Brownie 3.8g protein, 0.28g salt352
All Butter Sultana Scone 7g protein, 1.15g salt355
Double Chocolate Cookie 3.8g protein, 0.27g salt359337 kcal as published. 337 kcal is 17% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 5% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 163% 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.
31g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 31g of it is free sugar: 7.8 teaspoons and 103% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
4.4g, 1.3g per 100 kcal. It ranks #155 of 231 items on the menu for protein. The Prawn Mayo Sandwich gives the most protein for the calories, 6.8g per 100 kcal.
25 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, tree nuts, soya, milk and eggs.
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.
