Figures from Starbucks UK Nutrition & Allergen Guide, Autumn 2026 , collected by Boone
Java Chip Frappuccino (Tall, Coconut Milk), as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Java Chip Frappuccino (Tall, Coconut Milk) as published, seen four ways.
2 of 3 limits are over 30% in one drink, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Salt is the biggest issue: 28.4g is 473% of an adult’s daily 6g in one drink.
Lower saltVery Berry Starbucks Refresha Drink (Tall) →0g salt (0%), 74 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 473% for an adult to 947% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, salt is the bigger share: 28.4g is 947% of the day’s 3g limit in one drink.
Lower-salt swapVery Berry Starbucks Refresha Drink (Tall) →0g salt, 0% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, salt is the bigger share: 28.4g is 568% of the day’s 5g limit in one drink.
Lower-salt swapVery Berry Starbucks Refresha Drink (Tall) →0g salt, 0% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, salt is the bigger share: 28.4g is 473% of the day’s 6g limit in one drink.
Lower-salt swapVery Berry Starbucks Refresha Drink (Tall) →0g salt, 0% of the 6g limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 161% of the adult limit.
0.4g of protein, #977 on the menu. Per calorie the Iced Caramel Protein Americano (Tall) gives more: 16.6g per 100 kcal against 3.1g.
Most protein per calorieIced Caramel Protein Americano (Tall) →16.3g protein in 98 kcalHere the 11,360mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
29.9g of carbohydrate, with 644% 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 65% 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 drink is less healthy: it scores 21, 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 #1007 of 1059 on the menu for this score (lower is better).
UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 →48 ingredients across 8 parts; 16 are additives or processed (orange).
Group 4 because of the additives or industrial ingredients listed above. How NOVA works →
Classic Shaken Iced Black Tea (Tall) 0g protein, 0g salt0
Classic Shaken Hibiscus Tea (Venti) 0g protein, 0g salt0Classic Shaken Hibiscus Tea (Grande) 0g protein, 0g salt0Classic Shaken Hibiscus Tea (Tall) 0g protein, 0g salt0
Java Chip Frappuccino (Tall, Coconut Milk) 0.4g protein, 28.4g salt13Java Chip Frappuccino (Tall, Oat Milk) 0.4g protein, 28.4g salt14Java Chip Frappuccino (Grande, Coconut Milk) 0.6g protein, 39.9g salt18Java Chip Frappuccino (Venti, Coconut Milk) 0.7g protein, 53g salt1913 kcal as published. 13 kcal is 1% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 947% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 10% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Very Berry Starbucks Refresha Drink (Tall) has 0g of salt, 0% of that salt limit.
1.9g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 1.9g of it is free sugar: 0.5 teaspoons and 6% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
0.4g, 3.1g per 100 kcal. It ranks #977 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.
21 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, acidity regulators, preservatives and colours.
As published, wheat, soya 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.
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