Figures from Costa UK nutrition information , collected by Boone
Maple Hazel Latte (Medium, Oat Milk), as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Maple Hazel Latte (Medium, Oat Milk) as published, seen four ways.
2 of 3 limits are over 30% in one hot drink, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Free sugar is the biggest issue: 30g is 100% 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 8% for an adult to 17% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, free sugar is the bigger share: 30g is 158% 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: 30g is 125% 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: 30g is 100% 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 42% of the adult limit.
3.8g of protein, #343 on the menu. Per calorie the High Protein Iced Latte (Medium) gives more: 11.7g per 100 kcal against 1.1g.
Most protein per calorieHigh Protein Iced Latte (Medium) →23g protein in 197 kcalHere the 200mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
45g of carbohydrate, with 42% 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 17% 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 11, 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 #452 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.
Sweet Ube Hot Chocolate (Small, Oat Milk) 3.2g protein, 0.55g salt333
Sweet Ube Hot Chocolate (Medium, Coconut Milk) 6g protein, 0.61g salt335
Maple Hazel Hot Chocolate (Small, Soya Milk) 9.7g protein, 0.46g salt339
Mocha (Large, Oat Milk) 6.3g protein, 0.72g salt346
Maple Hazel Latte (Medium, Oat Milk) 3.8g protein, 0.5g salt346
Maple Hazel Hot Chocolate (Small) 10g protein, 0.48g salt348
Hot Chocolate (Large, Oat Milk) 5.1g protein, 0.64g salt351
White Hot Chocolate (Large, Oat Milk) 4.4g protein, 0.63g salt360346 kcal as published. 346 kcal is 17% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 17% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 158% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Mellow Mango with Zinc (Medium) has 0g of salt, 0% of that salt limit.
30g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 30g of it is free sugar: 7.5 teaspoons and 100% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
3.8g, 1.1g per 100 kcal. It ranks #343 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.
11 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, wheat, oats, milk and eggs. Rye, barley and soya 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.
