Costa Hot Chocolate Babyccino - with Marshmallow: calories, sugar and caffeine

Costa Hot Chocolate Babyccino - with Marshmallow, small cup of frothy hot chocolate with cocoa stars and a pink marshmallow on the saucer, nutrition and calories

A Hot Chocolate Babyccino - with Marshmallow made with semi-skimmed milk contains 155 kcal, 16.1g of free sugar (4 teaspoons).

Size: One size | Milk: Semi-Skimmed Milk | Diet: Vegetarian | Allergens: Milk

Nutrition by serving: calories, sugar and salt

Costa Hot Chocolate Babyccino - with Marshmallow contains 155 kcal, 3g of fat (1.9g saturated), 26g of carbohydrate (22g sugar), 4.7g of protein, 0.2g of salt.

Nutrition by serving: Costa Hot Chocolate Babyccino - with Marshmallow

Serving	Calories	Salt	Sugar	Free sugar	= teaspoons	Carbs	Protein
Per serving	155 kcal	0.2g	22g	16.1g	4 tsp	26g	4.7g

Free sugar in Costa Hot Chocolate Babyccino - with Marshmallow

Costa Hot Chocolate Babyccino - with Marshmallow contains 16.1g of free sugar per serving. High free sugar

The NHS free sugar limit is 30g a day for adults, 24g for children aged 7 to 10 and 19g for children aged 4 to 6. Sugars naturally present in milk are excluded.

Free sugar by serving: Costa Hot Chocolate Babyccino - with Marshmallow

Serving	Adult (female) 30g	Adult (male) 30g	Age 11 to 17 30g	Age 7 to 10 24g	Age 4 to 6 19g
Per serving	16.1g 54%	16.1g 54%	16.1g 54%	16.1g 67%	16.1g 85%

Boone calculates these percentages from Costa UK published nutrition data against UK Dietary Reference Values and NHS free sugar and salt limits. Free sugar, salt, calories and saturated fat are limits to stay under; fibre is a target to reach. For guidance only.

Calories in Costa Hot Chocolate Babyccino - with Marshmallow

Costa Hot Chocolate Babyccino - with Marshmallow contains 155 kcal of calories per serving. Low calories

Daily calorie needs vary by age and sex.

Calories by serving: Costa Hot Chocolate Babyccino - with Marshmallow

Serving	Adult (female) 2000 kcal	Adult (male) 2500 kcal	Age 11 to 17 1936 kcal	Age 7 to 10 1553 kcal	Age 4 to 6 1291 kcal
Per serving	155 kcal 8%	155 kcal 6%	155 kcal 8%	155 kcal 10%	155 kcal 12%

Saturated fat in Costa Hot Chocolate Babyccino - with Marshmallow

Costa Hot Chocolate Babyccino - with Marshmallow contains 1.9g of saturated fat per serving. Low saturated fat

The saturated fat guideline is 20g a day for women and 30g for men, and lower again for children.

Saturated fat by serving: Costa Hot Chocolate Babyccino - with Marshmallow

Serving	Adult (female) 20g	Adult (male) 30g	Age 11 to 17 20g	Age 7 to 10 18g	Age 4 to 6 16g
Per serving	1.9g 10%	1.9g 6%	1.9g 10%	1.9g 11%	1.9g 12%

Salt in Costa Hot Chocolate Babyccino - with Marshmallow

Costa Hot Chocolate Babyccino - with Marshmallow contains 0.2g of salt per serving. Low salt

Children have lower salt limits: 3g a day for ages 4 to 6 and 5g for ages 7 to 10.

Salt by serving: Costa Hot Chocolate Babyccino - with Marshmallow

Serving	Adult (female) 6g	Adult (male) 6g	Age 11 to 17 6g	Age 7 to 10 5g	Age 4 to 6 3g
Per serving	0.2g 4%	0.2g 4%	0.2g 4%	0.2g 5%	0.2g 8%

Fibre in Costa Hot Chocolate Babyccino - with Marshmallow

Costa Hot Chocolate Babyccino - with Marshmallow contains 0g of fibre per serving. Low fibre

Fibre is a target to reach rather than a limit to stay under.

Fibre by serving: Costa Hot Chocolate Babyccino - with Marshmallow

Serving	Adult (female) 30g	Adult (male) 30g	Age 11 to 17 25g	Age 7 to 10 20g	Age 4 to 6 15g
Per serving	0g 0%	0g 0%	0g 0%	0g 0%	0g 0%

Free sugar vs total sugar

Where the sugar comes from: Costa Hot Chocolate Babyccino - with Marshmallow

Serving	Total sugar	Free (added) sugar	Naturally occurring	Free sugar in teaspoons
Per serving	22g	16.1g	5.9g	4 tsp

Made with semi-skimmed milk, about 5.9g of the sugar in this drink is lactose, which occurs naturally in milk and does not count towards NHS free sugar limits. That leaves 16.1g of free sugar.

Boone derives the lactose figure from the milk protein in each build, at 1.25g of lactose per gram of milk protein, a ratio taken from Costa's own unsweetened milk drinks where all of the sugar is lactose.

NHS daily free sugar limits: 30g for adults and children 11+, 24g age 7 to 10, 19g age 4 to 6.

Ingredients

Ingredient transparency: Costa Hot Chocolate Babyccino - with Marshmallow

Costa does not publish full ingredient lists for drinks made in store or for unwrapped food, and UK law does not require it for food that is made to order or sold loose. Costa does publish allergen declarations for every item, shown below, and pre-packed items carry full ingredients on the pack.

Without an ingredient list, Boone cannot classify this item under the NOVA system or count its manufactured ingredients.

Allergens at a glance

Costa Hot Chocolate Babyccino - with Marshmallow contains milk as a declared ingredient.

Allergen information: Costa Hot Chocolate Babyccino - with Marshmallow

Allergen	Status
Wheat	Not present
Rye	Not present
Barley	Not present
Oats	Not present
Tree nuts	Not present
Peanuts	Not present
Sesame	Not present
Soya	Not present
Milk	Contains
Eggs	Not present
Fish	Not present
Crustaceans	Not present
Molluscs	Not present
Celery	Not present
Mustard	Not present
Lupin	Not present
Sulphur dioxide and sulphites	Not present

Contains = declared as an ingredient in the Costa UK Allergen and Nutrition Guide (Autumn 2026). May contain = the allergen is present in the manufacturing site or supply chain, so cross-contamination is possible. Costa prepares food and drinks with shared equipment, so no item can be guaranteed allergen free. Ask a barista before ordering if you have an allergy.