Figures from Costa UK nutrition information , collected by Boone
Strawberry, Watermelon & Mint Refresher (Large), as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Strawberry, Watermelon & Mint Refresher (Large) 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: 25g is 83% 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 1% for an adult to 2% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, free sugar is the bigger share: 25g is 132% of the day’s 19g limit.
Lower-salt swapJasmine and Hibiscus Iced Tea (Medium) →0g salt, 0% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, free sugar is the bigger share: 25g is 104% of the day’s 24g limit.
Lower-salt swapJasmine and Hibiscus Iced Tea (Medium) →0g salt, 0% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, free sugar is the bigger share: 25g is 83% of the day’s 30g limit.
Lower-salt swapJasmine and Hibiscus Iced Tea (Medium) →0g salt, 0% of the 6g limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 2% of the adult limit.
0.9g of protein, #197 on the menu. Per calorie the High Protein Iced Latte (Medium) gives more: 11.7g per 100 kcal against 0.5g.
Most protein per calorieHigh Protein Iced Latte (Medium) →23g protein in 197 kcalHere the 20mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
39g of carbohydrate, with 2% 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 6% 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 #123 of 236 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.
Spanish Iced Latte (Small, Soya Milk) 7.3g protein, 0.25g salt165
Sweet Ube Iced Matcha (Medium) 8.8g protein, 0.37g salt166
Dragon Fruit & Guava Refresher (Large) 0.9g protein, 0.05g salt168
Maple Hazel Iced Matcha (Small, Oat Milk) 2.4g protein, 0.24g salt169
Strawberry, Watermelon & Mint Refresher (Large) 0.9g protein, 0.05g salt169Spanish Iced Latte (Small) 7.6g protein, 0.26g salt171
Cherry Vanilla Iced Whipped Latte (Medium, Coconut Milk) 4.5g protein, 0.24g salt172
Caramel Iced Whipped Latte (Medium, Oat Milk) 4.8g protein, 0.26g salt172169 kcal as published. 169 kcal is 8% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 2% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 132% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Jasmine and Hibiscus Iced Tea (Medium) has 0g of salt, 0% of that salt limit.
25g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 25g of it is free sugar: 6.2 teaspoons and 83% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
0.9g, 0.5g per 100 kcal. It ranks #197 of 231 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.
