Figures from LEON Foodie Fact Sheet, September 2026 , collected by Boone
Vanilla Matcha Latte (Whole Milk, Large), as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Vanilla Matcha Latte (Whole Milk, Large) 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: 14.8g is 49% of an adult’s daily 30g in one hot drink.
Lower free sugarFilter Coffee (Regular) →0g free sugar (0%), 0 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 6% for an adult to 12% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, free sugar is the bigger share: 14.8g is 78% of the day’s 19g limit.
Lower-salt swapFilter Coffee (Regular) →0g salt, 0% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, free sugar is the bigger share: 14.8g is 62% of the day’s 24g limit.
Lower-salt swapFilter Coffee (Regular) →0g salt, 0% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, free sugar is the bigger share: 14.8g is 49% of the day’s 30g limit.
Lower-salt swapFilter Coffee (Regular) →0g salt, 0% of the 6g limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 45% of the adult limit.
12.2g of protein, #71 on the menu. Per calorie the Flat White (Skimmed Milk) gives more: 10.0g per 100 kcal against 4.1g.
Most protein per calorieFlat White (Skimmed Milk) →7.8g protein in 78 kcalHere the 140mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
31.7g of carbohydrate, with 37% 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 297 Leon items.
More protein per calorie than 55% of the 297 items on the menu.
More fibre per calorie than 15% of the 297 items on the menu.
Leon 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 2, 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 #100 of 297 on the menu for this score (lower is better). Portion weight estimated by Boone from similar items.
UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 →8 ingredients across 1 part; 3 are additives or processed (orange).
Group 4 because of the additives or industrial ingredients listed above. How NOVA works →
Vanilla Matcha Latte (Whole Milk, Regular) 9.9g protein, 0.28g salt252
Chai Latte (Whole Milk, Regular) 9.3g protein, 0.3g salt259
Vanilla Matcha Latte (Coconut Milk, Large) 2.4g protein, 0.28g salt270
Chai Latte (Coconut Milk, Large) 1.8g protein, 0.3g salt278
Vanilla Matcha Latte (Whole Milk, Large) 12.2g protein, 0.35g salt298
Chai Latte (Whole Milk, Large) 11.6g protein, 0.37g salt306
Mocha (Skimmed Milk, Regular) 10.8g protein, 0.29g salt319
Hot Chocolate (Skimmed Milk, Regular) 11.5g protein, 0.36g salt326298 kcal as published. 298 kcal is 15% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 12% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 78% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Filter Coffee (Regular) has 0g of salt, 0% of that salt limit.
30.7g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 14.8g of it is free sugar: 3.7 teaspoons and 49% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum. The other 15.9g is naturally occurring and does not count.
12.2g, 4.1g per 100 kcal. It ranks #71 of 297 items on the menu for protein. The Flat White (Skimmed Milk) gives the most protein for the calories, 10.0g per 100 kcal.
2 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.
Yes, NOVA group 4. The ingredient list includes acidity regulators, colours and flavourings.
As published, milk.
Source. LEON Foodie Fact Sheet, September 2026 , per item as sold.
Collected. Copied by Boone from Leon’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.
