Figures from GAIL's published nutrition information, October 2026 , collected by Boone
Hot Chocolate 55% (Oat Milk), as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Hot Chocolate 55% (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: 14g is 47% of an adult’s daily 30g in one hot drink.
Lower free sugarMacchiato (Double, Semi-Skimmed Milk) →0g free sugar (0%), 24 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 3% for an adult to 7% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, free sugar is the bigger share: 14g is 74% of the day’s 19g limit.
Lower-salt swapGreen Tea →0g salt, 0% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, free sugar is the bigger share: 14g is 58% of the day’s 24g limit.
Lower-salt swapGreen Tea →0g salt, 0% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, free sugar is the bigger share: 14g is 47% of the day’s 30g limit.
Lower-salt swapGreen Tea →0g salt, 0% of the 6g limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 44% of the adult limit.
3.4g of protein, #155 on the menu. Per calorie the Iced Latte (Soya Milk) gives more: 7.7g per 100 kcal against 1.4g.
Most protein per calorieIced Latte (Soya Milk) →6.5g protein in 84 kcalHere the 84mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
19.2g of carbohydrate, with 63% 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 228 GAIL's items.
More protein per calorie than 14% of the 228 items on the menu.
GAIL's 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 18, 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 #134 of 196 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 GAIL's. Recipes change, so check in the restaurant if you have an allergy.
Hot Chocolate 75% (Soya Milk) 7.9g protein, 0.17g salt246
Hot Chocolate 55% (Soya Milk) 7.3g protein, 0.25g salt248
Hot Chocolate 75% (Oat Milk) 3.9g protein, 0.13g salt249
Mocha (Regular, Oat Milk) 5.5g protein, 0.31g salt250
Hot Chocolate 55% (Oat Milk) 3.4g protein, 0.21g salt251
Hot Chocolate 75% 6.8g protein, 0.15g salt254
Hot Chocolate 55% 6.2g protein, 0.22g salt256
Mocha 12.1g protein, 0.34g salt260251 kcal as published. 251 kcal is 13% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 7% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 74% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Green Tea has 0g of salt, 0% of that salt limit.
14g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 14g of it is free sugar: 3.5 teaspoons and 47% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
3.4g, 1.4g per 100 kcal. It ranks #155 of 192 items on the menu for protein. The Iced Latte (Soya Milk) gives the most protein for the calories, 7.7g per 100 kcal.
18 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, oats and milk.
Source. GAIL's published nutrition information, October 2026 , per item as sold.
Collected. Copied by Boone from GAIL's’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.
