Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop: calories, sugar and salt

Per portion of Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop contains 172 kcal, 8.5g of free sugar (2.1 teaspoons) and 0.2g of salt. It is classified as NOVA 4 under the NOVA food processing classification system.

Dietary: Vegetarian | Allergens: Eggs, Milk, Soya, Wheat / Gluten

Nutrition by serving: calories, sugar and salt

Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop contains 172 kcal, 9.9g of fat (4.8g saturated), 19g of carbohydrate (8.5g total sugar), 1.7g of protein and 0.2g of salt per portion.

Nutrition by serving: Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop

Serving	Calories	Salt	Total sugar	Free sugar	= teaspoons	Carbs	Protein
Per portion	172 kcal	0.2g	8.5g	8.5g	2.1 tsp	19g	1.7g

Sugar in Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop

Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop contains 8.5g of free sugar per standard serving. Moderate free sugar

The NHS free sugar limit is 30g a day for adults, 24g for children aged 7 to 10, and 19g for children aged 4 to 6. Free sugar excludes the sugars naturally present in milk and whole fruit.

Free sugar by portion: Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop

Portion	Adult (female) 30g	Adult (male) 30g	Age 11 to 17 30g	Age 7 to 10 24g	Age 4 to 6 19g
Per portion	8.5g 28%	8.5g 28%	8.5g 28%	8.5g 35%	8.5g 45%

Boone calculates these percentages from Starbucks UK published nutrition data against UK Dietary Reference Values and NHS free sugar and salt limits. Free sugar, salt, calories and saturated fat are limits to stay under; fibre is a target to reach, so a high percentage there is a good thing. For guidance only.

Salt in Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop

Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop contains 0.2g of salt per standard serving. Low salt

Children have lower salt limits: 3g a day for ages 4 to 6, 5g for ages 7 to 10.

Salt by portion: Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop

Portion	Adult (female) 6g	Adult (male) 6g	Age 11 to 17 6g	Age 7 to 10 5g	Age 4 to 6 3g
Per portion	0.2g 3%	0.2g 3%	0.2g 3%	0.2g 4%	0.2g 7%

Calories in Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop

Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop contains 172 kcal of calories per standard serving. Low calories

Daily calorie needs vary by age and sex.

Calories by portion: Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop

Portion	Adult (female) 2000 kcal	Adult (male) 2500 kcal	Age 11 to 17 1936 kcal	Age 7 to 10 1553 kcal	Age 4 to 6 1291 kcal
Per portion	172 kcal 9%	172 kcal 7%	172 kcal 9%	172 kcal 11%	172 kcal 13%

Saturated fat in Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop

Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop contains 4.8g of saturated fat per standard serving. Moderate saturated fat

The saturated fat guideline is 20g a day for women and 30g for men, and lower again for children.

Saturated fat by portion: Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop

Portion	Adult (female) 20g	Adult (male) 30g	Age 11 to 17 20g	Age 7 to 10 18g	Age 4 to 6 16g
Per portion	4.8g 24%	4.8g 16%	4.8g 24%	4.8g 27%	4.8g 30%

Fibre in Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop

Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop contains 0.5g of fibre per standard serving. Low fibre

Fibre is a target to reach rather than a limit to stay under. UK guidance is 30g a day for adults and 15g for ages 4 to 6.

Fibre by portion: Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop

Portion	Adult (female) 30g	Adult (male) 30g	Age 11 to 17 25g	Age 7 to 10 20g	Age 4 to 6 15g
Per portion	0.5g 2%	0.5g 2%	0.5g 2%	0.5g 2%	0.5g 3%

Free sugar vs total sugar

Where the sugar comes from: Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop

Portion	Total sugar	Free (added) sugar	Naturally occurring	Free sugar in teaspoons
Per portion	8.5g	8.5g	0g	2.1 tsp

Effectively all of the sugar in Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop counts as free sugar. There is no dairy or whole fruit in it to hold any of it back.

NHS daily free sugar limits: 30g for adults and children 11+, 24g age 7 to 10, 19g age 4 to 6. Sugars naturally present in milk and whole fruit are excluded. Sugars in fruit juice count as free sugar.

UPF classification: is Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop ultra-processed?

NOVA 4: ultra-processed

Reading the published ingredient list, Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop contains acidity regulators, emulsifiers, flavourings, modified starches, preservatives, raising agents. These are not there to add nutritional value. They make industrial production and distribution possible.

NOVA groups foods by how far they are from their whole-food form, not by how nutritious they are. A group 4 food is not automatically unhealthy, and a group 1 food is not automatically healthy.

Ingredients

sorbate, maize starch, acidity regulator: citric acid, lemon juice. White chocolate (29%) (sugar, cocoa butter, whole MILK powder, emulsifier: SOYA lecithin, vanilla extract), icing sugar, salted butter (butter ( MILK ), salt), WHEAT flour, sugar, free-range pasteurised whole EGG , rapeseed oil, digestive biscuit (wheat flour ( WHEAT flour, calcium carbonate, iron, folic acid, niacin, thiamine), wholemeal WHEAT flour, vegetable oils [palm, rapeseed], sugar, invert sugar syrup, raising agents: sodium hydrogen carbonate, ammonium bicarbonate, salt), hundreds and thousands (sugar, maize starch, coconut oil, vegetable concentrate (sweet potato, radish), glazing agent: beeswax), cocoa butter, BUTTERMILK powder, modified maize starch, whey powder ( MILK ), natural vanilla flavouring, natural strawberry flavouring, preservative: potassium sorbate, fruit concentrates (apple, blackcurrant, cherry), raising agents: sodium hydrogen carbonate, diphosphates, maize starch, salt. White chocolate (27%) (sugar, cocoa butter, whole MILK powder, emulsifier: SOYA lecithin, vanilla extract), icing sugar, salted butter (butter ( MILK ),

Allergens at a glance

Allergen information: Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop

Wheat / Gluten	Present
Rye	Not present
Barley	Not present
Oats	Not present
Spelt	Not present
Tree Nuts	Not present
Peanuts	Not present
Sesame	Not present
Soya	Present
Milk	Present
Eggs	Present
Fish	Not present
Crustaceans	Not present
Molluscs	Not present
Celery	Not present
Mustard	Not present
Lupin	Not present
Sulphur Dioxide	Not present

Starbucks prepares food where all 14 major allergens are present and equipment is shared, so no item can be guaranteed allergen free.

Frequently asked questions

How many calories are in Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop?+

Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop contains 172 kcal per portion, which is 9% of an adult's 2,000 kcal daily reference intake and 13% of the daily intake for a child aged 4 to 6.

How much sugar is in Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop?+

Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop contains 8.5g of total sugar per portion, of which 8.5g is free sugar, about 2.1 teaspoons. That is 28% of the NHS daily free sugar limit for an adult and 45% for a child aged 4 to 6.

How much salt is in Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop?+

Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop contains 0.2g of salt. Boone calculates that as 3% of an adult's 6g daily limit and 7% of the 3g limit for a child aged 4 to 6.

How much saturated fat is in Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop?+

Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop contains 4.8g of saturated fat, 24% of the 20g daily guideline for an adult woman and 16% of the 30g guideline for an adult man.

How much protein is in Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop?+

Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop contains 1.7g of protein, which Boone calculates as 3% of a 50g adult daily target.

Is Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop ultra-processed?+

Boone classifies Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop as NOVA group 4, based on the acidity regulators, emulsifiers, flavourings, modified starches, preservatives, raising agents named in its published ingredient list.

Is Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop suitable for children?+

Its 0.2g of salt is 7% of the daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6, and its 4.8g of saturated fat is 30% of their daily guideline. That does not make it off limits, but it does use up a share of a young child's day in one item.

What allergens are in Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop?+

Starbucks Birthday Cake Pop contains eggs, milk, soya, wheat / gluten. Starbucks prepares food in kitchens where all 14 major allergens are present, so no item can be guaranteed allergen free.