Figures from Starbucks UK Nutrition & Allergen Guide, Autumn 2026 , collected by Boone
Classic Hot Chocolate (Venti), as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Classic Hot Chocolate (Venti) 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: 21.4g is 71% of an adult’s daily 30g in one hot drink.
Lower free sugarVanilla Protein Matcha Latte (Tall) →0g free sugar (0%), 171 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 7% for an adult to 13% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, free sugar is the bigger share: 21.4g is 113% of the day’s 19g limit.
Lower-salt swapEspresso Macchiato (Double, Coconut Milk) →0g salt, 0% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, free sugar is the bigger share: 21.4g is 89% of the day’s 24g limit.
Lower-salt swapEspresso Macchiato (Double, Coconut Milk) →0g salt, 0% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, free sugar is the bigger share: 21.4g is 71% of the day’s 30g limit.
Lower-salt swapEspresso Macchiato (Double, Coconut Milk) →0g salt, 0% of the 6g limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 48% of the adult limit.
16.3g of protein, #79 on the menu. Per calorie the Iced Caramel Protein Americano (Tall) gives more: 16.6g per 100 kcal against 4.3g.
Most protein per calorieIced Caramel Protein Americano (Tall) →16.3g protein in 98 kcalHere the 160mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
44.4g of carbohydrate, with 34% 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 1059 Starbucks items.
More protein per calorie than 75% 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 hot drink is less healthy: it scores 4, 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 #287 of 1059 on the menu for this score (lower is better).
UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 →18 ingredients across 4 parts; 5 are additives or processed (orange).
Group 4 because of the additives or industrial ingredients listed above. How NOVA works →
Classic Hot Chocolate (Venti, Soya Milk) 15.3g protein, 0.3g salt357
Mocha (Venti) 14.7g protein, 0.3g salt358
Pumpkin Spice Latte (Venti, Oat Milk) 3.6g protein, 0.5g salt360
White Mocha (Grande, Oat Milk) 5g protein, 0.5g salt366Classic Hot Chocolate (Venti) 16.3g protein, 0.4g salt382Mocha (Venti, Oat Milk) 6.5g protein, 0.4g salt385White Mocha (Venti, Soya Milk) 12.9g protein, 0.6g salt398Classic Hot Chocolate (Venti, Oat Milk) 6.5g protein, 0.5g salt414382 kcal as published. 382 kcal is 19% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 13% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 113% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Espresso Macchiato (Double, Coconut Milk) has 0g of salt, 0% of that salt limit.
42.6g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 21.4g of it is free sugar: 5.3 teaspoons and 71% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum. The other 21.2g is naturally occurring and does not count.
16.3g, 4.3g per 100 kcal. It ranks #79 of 1059 items on the menu for protein. The Iced Caramel Protein Americano (Tall) gives the most protein for the calories, 16.6g per 100 kcal.
4 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 emulsifiers, flavourings, stabilisers and thickeners and propellants.
As published, milk.
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.
