Figures from Costa UK nutrition information , collected by Boone
Espresso Macchiato (Double), as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Espresso Macchiato (Double) as published, seen four ways.
0 of 3 limits are over 30% in one hot drink, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Nothing here passes 30% of an adult’s daily limits in one hot drink.
Lower saturated fatMellow Mango with Zinc (Medium) →0g saturated fat (0%), 6 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 1% for an adult to 3% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, salt is the bigger share: 0.08g is 3% of the day’s 3g limit in one hot drink.
Lower-salt swapMellow Mango with Zinc (Medium) →0g salt, 0% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, salt is the bigger share: 0.08g is 2% of the day’s 5g limit in one hot drink.
Lower-salt swapMellow Mango with Zinc (Medium) →0g salt, 0% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, salt is the bigger share: 0.08g is 1% of the day’s 6g limit in one hot drink.
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 2% of the adult limit.
1.5g of protein, #480 on the menu. Per calorie the High Protein Iced Latte (Medium) gives more: 11.7g per 100 kcal against 7.1g.
Most protein per calorieHigh Protein Iced Latte (Medium) →23g protein in 197 kcalHere the 32mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
2.8g of carbohydrate, with 0% 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 89% 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 not less healthy: it scores -1, below 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 #6 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.
Mocha Italia Espresso (Double) 0.8g protein, 0.06g salt12
Espresso Macchiato (Double, Coconut Milk) 1.1g protein, 0.08g salt18
Americano (Medium) 1.2g protein, 0.08g salt18Espresso Macchiato (Double, Soya Milk) 1.4g protein, 0.08g salt20Espresso Macchiato (Double) 1.5g protein, 0.08g salt21Americano (Large) 1.6g protein, 0.12g salt23Espresso Macchiato (Double, Oat Milk) 0.9g protein, 0.09g salt23
Cortado (Coconut Milk) 2g protein, 0.12g salt3921 kcal as published. 21 kcal is 1% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 3% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 0% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Mellow Mango with Zinc (Medium) has 0g of salt, 0% of that salt limit.
1g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 0g of it is free sugar: 0.0 teaspoons and 0% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum. The other 1g is naturally occurring and does not count.
1.5g, 7.1g per 100 kcal. It ranks #480 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.
-1 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, milk.
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.
