Figures from Starbucks UK Nutrition & Allergen Guide, Autumn 2026 , collected by Boone
Ginger Biscuit, as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Ginger Biscuit as published, seen four ways.
1 of 3 limits is over 30% in one serving, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Free sugar is the biggest issue: 18g is 60% 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 5% for an adult to 10% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, free sugar is the bigger share: 18g is 95% 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: 18g is 75% 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: 18g is 60% 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 16% of the adult limit.
2.3g of protein, #696 on the menu. Per calorie the Egg & Spinach Protein Pot gives more: 10.4g per 100 kcal against 1.0g.
Most protein per calorieEgg & Spinach Protein Pot →11g protein in 106 kcalHere the 124mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
35g of carbohydrate, with 33% 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 21% 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 24, 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 #1019 of 1059 on the menu for this score (lower is better).
UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 →17 ingredients across 8 parts; 2 are additives or processed (orange).
Group 4 because of the additives or industrial ingredients listed above. How NOVA works →
Birthday Cake Pop 1.7g protein, 0.2g salt172Unicorn Cake Pop 1.6g protein, 0g salt182
Iced Gingerbread Cookie 2.4g protein, 0.4g salt183Cheese Twist 5.7g protein, 0.68g salt188
Ginger Biscuit 2.3g protein, 0.31g salt229
All-Butter Croissant 4.9g protein, 0.54g salt230
Raspberry & Coconut Brownie 3.1g protein, 0.2g salt246Butter Croissant 5.6g protein, 0.36g salt259229 kcal as published. 229 kcal is 11% 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 95% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Unicorn Cake Pop has 0g of salt, 0% of that salt limit.
18g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 18g of it is free sugar: 4.5 teaspoons and 60% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
2.3g, 1.0g per 100 kcal. It ranks #696 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.
24 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 colours and flavourings.
As published, wheat and 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.
