Figures from Costa UK nutrition information , collected by Boone
Red Berries Fruit Cooler (Small), as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Red Berries Fruit Cooler (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: 40g is 133% of an adult’s daily 30g in one drink.
Lower free sugarFrappé (Small) →11.2g free sugar (37%), 194 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 6% for an adult to 13% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, free sugar is the bigger share: 40g is 211% of the day’s 19g limit.
Lower-salt swapMango and Passionfruit Fruit Cooler (Small) →0g salt, 0% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, free sugar is the bigger share: 40g is 167% of the day’s 24g limit.
Lower-salt swapMango and Passionfruit Fruit Cooler (Small) →0g salt, 0% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, free sugar is the bigger share: 40g is 133% of the day’s 30g limit.
Lower-salt swapMango and Passionfruit Fruit Cooler (Small) →0g salt, 0% of the 6g limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 0% of the adult limit.
1g of protein, #504 on the menu. Per calorie the High Protein Iced Latte (Medium) gives more: 11.7g per 100 kcal against 0.6g.
Most protein per calorieHigh Protein Iced Latte (Medium) →23g protein in 197 kcalHere the 152mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
42g 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 7% 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 10, 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 #435 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.
Mango and Passionfruit Fruit Cooler (Small) 1.3g protein, 0g salt125
Mango and Passionfruit Fruit Cooler (Medium) 1.8g protein, 0g salt165
Red Berries Fruit Cooler (Small) 1g protein, 0.38g salt165
Frappé (Small, Coconut Milk) 2.6g protein, 0.2g salt175
Frappé (Small, Soya Milk) 5.2g protein, 0.2g salt189
Bubble Frappe Gingerbread Biscuit 2.5g protein, 0.2g salt189Frappé (Small) 5.4g protein, 0.21g salt194
Sweet Ube Frappe (Small, Coconut Milk) 2.2g protein, 0.28g salt206165 kcal as published. 165 kcal is 8% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 13% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 211% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Mango and Passionfruit Fruit Cooler (Small) has 0g of salt, 0% of that salt limit.
40g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 40g of it is free sugar: 10.0 teaspoons and 133% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
1g, 0.6g per 100 kcal. It ranks #504 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.
10 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.
