Figures from Starbucks UK Nutrition & Allergen Guide, Autumn 2026 , collected by Boone
Chocolate Swirl Loaf Cake, as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Chocolate Swirl Loaf Cake as published, seen four ways.
2 of 3 limits are over 30% in one serving, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Free sugar is the biggest issue: 28g is 93% of an adult’s daily 30g in one serving.
Lower free sugarCheese Twist →3g free sugar (10%), 188 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 12% for an adult to 25% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, free sugar is the bigger share: 28g is 147% of the day’s 19g limit.
Lower-salt swapUnicorn Cake Pop →0g salt, 0% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, free sugar is the bigger share: 28g is 117% of the day’s 24g limit.
Lower-salt swapUnicorn Cake Pop →0g salt, 0% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, free sugar is the bigger share: 28g is 93% of the day’s 30g limit.
Lower-salt swapUnicorn Cake Pop →0g salt, 0% of the 6g limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 44% of the adult limit.
6.2g of protein, #295 on the menu. Per calorie the Egg & Spinach Protein Pot gives more: 10.4g per 100 kcal against 1.4g.
Most protein per calorieEgg & Spinach Protein Pot →11g protein in 106 kcalHere the 296mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
41g of carbohydrate, and 55% of the energy is fat, which is slow to digest. Better after a long session than in the hours before one.
Natural sugars in milk, fruit and veg don’t count. NHS →
For smaller portions: the most nutrition per calorie, against all 1059 Starbucks items.
More protein per calorie than 32% of the 1059 items on the menu.
Starbucks does not publish vitamins or minerals for this item, so Boone does not estimate them.
The 2018 model indicates this serving is less healthy: it scores 25, above the line of 4.
Higher is less healthy; 4 or more would be classed as less healthy under this model. How the score works →
Joint #1022 of 1059 on the menu for this score (lower is better).
UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 →53 ingredients across 34 parts; 2 are additives or processed (orange).
Group 4 because of the additives or industrial ingredients listed above. How NOVA works →
Danish-Style Apple Cinnamon Swirl 6.1g protein, 0.63g salt415
Triple Chocolate Brownie 6g protein, 0.51g salt418
Pistachio and White Chocolate Loaf Cake 7.5g protein, 0.53g salt432
Chocolate Swirl Loaf Cake 6.2g protein, 0.74g salt439
Cinnamon Bun 9.7g protein, 0.45g salt471
Raspberry & Coconut Cake Cube 5.6g protein, 0.6g salt474
Blueberry Muffin 6.4g protein, 0.6g salt485439 kcal as published. 439 kcal is 22% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 25% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 147% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Unicorn Cake Pop has 0g of salt, 0% of that salt limit.
28g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 28g of it is free sugar: 7.0 teaspoons and 93% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
6.2g, 1.4g per 100 kcal. It ranks #295 of 1059 items on the menu for protein. The Egg & Spinach Protein Pot gives the most protein for the calories, 10.4g per 100 kcal.
25 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 4 or more would be classed as less healthy under this model.
Yes, NOVA group 4. The ingredient list includes emulsifiers and lecithin.
As published, wheat, tree nuts, soya, milk and eggs.
Source. Starbucks UK Nutrition & Allergen Guide, Autumn 2026 , per item as sold.
Collected. Copied by Boone from Starbucks’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.
