Figures from Costa UK nutrition information , collected by Boone
Jasmine and Hibiscus Iced Tea (Small), as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Jasmine and Hibiscus Iced Tea (Small) as published, seen four ways.
1 of 3 limits is over 30% in one drink, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Free sugar is the biggest issue: 19g is 63% of an adult’s daily 30g in one drink.
Lower free sugarHigh Protein Iced Latte (Medium) →0g free sugar (0%), 197 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 0% for an adult to 0% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, free sugar is the bigger share: 19g is 100% of the day’s 19g limit.
Already the lowest in salt of its section on the menu.
For age 7 to 10, free sugar is the bigger share: 19g is 79% of the day’s 24g limit.
Already the lowest in salt of its section on the menu.
For age 11 to 17, free sugar is the bigger share: 19g is 63% of the day’s 30g limit.
Already the lowest in salt of its section on the menu.
Protein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 0% of the adult limit.
0g of protein, #528 on the menu. Per calorie the High Protein Iced Latte (Medium) gives more: 11.7g per 100 kcal against 0.0g.
Most protein per calorieHigh Protein Iced Latte (Medium) →23g protein in 197 kcalHere the 0mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
19g 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 0% 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 drink is less healthy: it scores 5, 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 #245 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.
Iced Oat Velvetino (Small, Oat Milk) 1g protein, 0.14g salt75
Iced Cappuccino (Medium, Soya Milk) 6.3g protein, 0.23g salt76
Iced Oat Velvetino (Medium) 3.9g protein, 0.14g salt78
Iced Matcha Latte (Small, Soya Milk) 6.1g protein, 0.17g salt78
Jasmine and Hibiscus Iced Tea (Small) 0g protein, 0g salt78Iced Cappuccino (Medium) 6.4g protein, 0.24g salt79
Peach Iced Tea (Small) 0g protein, 0g salt80
Pink Lemonade (Small) 0g protein, 0.03g salt8178 kcal as published. 78 kcal is 4% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 0% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 100% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item.
19g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 19g of it is free sugar: 4.8 teaspoons and 63% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
0g, 0.0g per 100 kcal. It ranks #528 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.
5 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, none of the 14 major allergens are declared as ingredients.
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.
