Figures from KFC UK Allergen & Nutrition Information, September 2026 , collected by Boone
Cherry Boba Refresher, as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Cherry Boba Refresher 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: 27g is 90% of an adult’s daily 30g in one drink.
Lower free sugarTango Orange Sugar Free (Large) →0g free sugar (0%), 5 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 5% for an adult to 10% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, free sugar is the bigger share: 27g is 142% of the day’s 19g limit.
Lower-salt swapPepsi Bottle 250ml Bottle →0g salt, 0% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, free sugar is the bigger share: 27g is 112% of the day’s 24g limit.
Lower-salt swapPepsi Bottle 250ml Bottle →0g salt, 0% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, free sugar is the bigger share: 27g is 90% of the day’s 30g limit.
Lower-salt swapPepsi Bottle 250ml Bottle →0g salt, 0% of the 6g limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 0% of the adult limit.
0g of protein, #105 on the menu. Per calorie the Vanilla Iced Matcha gives more: 7.2g per 100 kcal against 0.0g.
Most protein per calorieVanilla Iced Matcha →6.3g protein in 87 kcalHere the 120mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
27g 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 111 KFC items.
More protein per calorie than 0% of the 111 items on the menu.
KFC 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 #55 of 96 on the menu for this score (lower is better). Portion weight estimated by Boone from similar items.
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 KFC. Recipes change, so check in the restaurant if you have an allergy.
Sparkling Raspberry Lemonade 0g protein, 0.2g salt99
Iced Latte 6.6g protein, 0.2g salt102
Iced Vanilla Latte 6.4g protein, 0.3g salt111Oatly Vanilla Iced Matcha 2.7g protein, 0.2g salt112
Cherry Boba Refresher 0g protein, 0.3g salt114
Oatly Iced Latte 2.8g protein, 0.2g salt122Oatly Iced Vanilla Latte 2.1g protein, 0.2g salt134
Strawberry Boba Refresher 0g protein, 0.3g salt148114 kcal as published. 114 kcal is 6% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 10% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 142% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Pepsi Bottle 250ml Bottle has 0g of salt, 0% of that salt limit.
27g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 27g of it is free sugar: 6.8 teaspoons and 90% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
0g, 0.0g per 100 kcal. It ranks #105 of 108 items on the menu for protein. The Vanilla Iced Matcha gives the most protein for the calories, 7.2g 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. KFC UK Allergen & Nutrition Information, September 2026 , per item as sold.
Collected. Copied by Boone from KFC’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.
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