Figures from Starbucks UK Nutrition & Allergen Guide, Autumn 2026 , collected by Boone
Pumpkin Spice Latte (Short), as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Pumpkin Spice Latte (Short) as published, seen four ways.
1 of 3 limits is over 30% in one hot drink, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Free sugar is the biggest issue: 10.1g is 34% 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 3% for an adult to 7% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, free sugar is the bigger share: 10.1g is 53% 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: 10.1g is 42% 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: 10.1g is 34% 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 21% of the adult limit.
4.3g of protein, #456 on the menu. Per calorie the Iced Caramel Protein Americano (Tall) gives more: 16.6g per 100 kcal against 3.0g.
Most protein per calorieIced Caramel Protein Americano (Tall) →16.3g protein in 98 kcalHere the 80mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
16.1g of carbohydrate, with 39% 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 hot drink is less healthy: it scores 8, 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 #536 of 1059 on the menu for this score (lower is better).
UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 →25 ingredients across 5 parts; 10 are additives or processed (orange).
Group 4 because of the additives or industrial ingredients listed above. How NOVA works →
Caramel Protein Latte (Tall, Almond Milk) 17.1g protein, 0.5g salt136
Caffe Latte (Grande, Coconut Milk) 3.4g protein, 0.1g salt139
Matcha Green Tea Latte (Grande, Soya Milk) 11.1g protein, 0.3g salt139
Mocha (Short, Soya Milk) 4.6g protein, 0.1g salt140
Pumpkin Spice Latte (Short) 4.3g protein, 0.2g salt141
Maple Pecan Macchiato (Tall, Soya Milk) 6.4g protein, 0.2g salt142
Chai Tea Latte (Tall, Oat Milk) 1.2g protein, 0.2g salt142
Classic Hot Chocolate (Short, Coconut Milk) 3.4g protein, 0.1g salt144141 kcal as published. 141 kcal is 7% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 7% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 53% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Espresso Macchiato (Double, Coconut Milk) has 0g of salt, 0% of that salt limit.
15.7g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 10.1g of it is free sugar: 2.5 teaspoons and 34% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum. The other 5.6g is naturally occurring and does not count.
4.3g, 3.0g per 100 kcal. It ranks #456 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.
8 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, preservatives, colours and flavourings.
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.
