Starbucks Snacking Cheese: calories, sugar and salt

Starbucks Snacking Cheese, four round baked cheese snack crisps, nutrition and calories

Per portion of Starbucks Snacking Cheese contains 134 kcal, 0g of free sugar (0.0 teaspoons) and 0.4g of salt. It is classified as NOVA 2 under the NOVA food processing classification system.

Dietary: Vegetarian | Allergens: Milk

Nutrition by serving: calories, sugar and salt

Starbucks Snacking Cheese contains 134 kcal, 10g of fat (7g saturated), 0g of carbohydrate (0g total sugar), 11g of protein and 0.4g of salt per portion.

Nutrition by serving: Starbucks Snacking Cheese

Serving	Calories	Salt	Total sugar	Free sugar	= teaspoons	Carbs	Protein
Per portion	134 kcal	0.4g	0g	0g	0.0 tsp	0g	11g

Sugar in Starbucks Snacking Cheese

Starbucks Snacking Cheese contains 0g of free sugar per standard serving. Low free sugar

The NHS free sugar limit is 30g a day for adults, 24g for children aged 7 to 10, and 19g for children aged 4 to 6. Free sugar excludes the sugars naturally present in milk and whole fruit.

Free sugar by portion: Starbucks Snacking Cheese

Portion	Adult (female) 30g	Adult (male) 30g	Age 11 to 17 30g	Age 7 to 10 24g	Age 4 to 6 19g
Per portion	0g 0%	0g 0%	0g 0%	0g 0%	0g 0%

Boone calculates these percentages from Starbucks UK published nutrition data against UK Dietary Reference Values and NHS free sugar and salt limits. Free sugar, salt, calories and saturated fat are limits to stay under; fibre is a target to reach, so a high percentage there is a good thing. For guidance only.

Salt in Starbucks Snacking Cheese

Starbucks Snacking Cheese contains 0.4g of salt per standard serving. Low salt

Children have lower salt limits: 3g a day for ages 4 to 6, 5g for ages 7 to 10.

Salt by portion: Starbucks Snacking Cheese

Portion	Adult (female) 6g	Adult (male) 6g	Age 11 to 17 6g	Age 7 to 10 5g	Age 4 to 6 3g
Per portion	0.4g 6%	0.4g 6%	0.4g 6%	0.4g 8%	0.4g 13%

Calories in Starbucks Snacking Cheese

Starbucks Snacking Cheese contains 134 kcal of calories per standard serving. Low calories

Daily calorie needs vary by age and sex.

Calories by portion: Starbucks Snacking Cheese

Portion	Adult (female) 2000 kcal	Adult (male) 2500 kcal	Age 11 to 17 1936 kcal	Age 7 to 10 1553 kcal	Age 4 to 6 1291 kcal
Per portion	134 kcal 7%	134 kcal 5%	134 kcal 7%	134 kcal 9%	134 kcal 10%

Saturated fat in Starbucks Snacking Cheese

Starbucks Snacking Cheese contains 7g of saturated fat per standard serving. Moderate saturated fat

The saturated fat guideline is 20g a day for women and 30g for men, and lower again for children.

Saturated fat by portion: Starbucks Snacking Cheese

Portion	Adult (female) 20g	Adult (male) 30g	Age 11 to 17 20g	Age 7 to 10 18g	Age 4 to 6 16g
Per portion	7g 35%	7g 23%	7g 35%	7g 39%	7g 44%

Fibre in Starbucks Snacking Cheese

Starbucks Snacking Cheese contains 0g of fibre per standard serving. Low fibre

Fibre is a target to reach rather than a limit to stay under. UK guidance is 30g a day for adults and 15g for ages 4 to 6.

Fibre by portion: Starbucks Snacking Cheese

Portion	Adult (female) 30g	Adult (male) 30g	Age 11 to 17 25g	Age 7 to 10 20g	Age 4 to 6 15g
Per portion	0g 0%	0g 0%	0g 0%	0g 0%	0g 0%

Free sugar vs total sugar

Where the sugar comes from: Starbucks Snacking Cheese

Portion	Total sugar	Free (added) sugar	Naturally occurring	Free sugar in teaspoons
Per portion	0g	0g	0g	0.0 tsp

Effectively all of the sugar in Starbucks Snacking Cheese counts as free sugar. There is no dairy or whole fruit in it to hold any of it back.

NHS daily free sugar limits: 30g for adults and children 11+, 24g age 7 to 10, 19g age 4 to 6. Sugars naturally present in milk and whole fruit are excluded. Sugars in fruit juice count as free sugar.

Ultra-processed food: what is really in it

Processing and additives: Starbucks Snacking Cheese

Starbucks Snacking Cheese is assembled from 1 component and the published list names no additives.

Boone classifies Starbucks Snacking Cheese as NOVA group 3, processed, based on the ingredients named above. NOVA groups foods by how far they are from their whole-food form, not by how nutritious they are. A group 4 food is not automatically unhealthy, and a group 1 food is not automatically healthy. Read from the published ingredient list, Retrieved 28 August 2026.

A Starbucks Snacking Cheese contains at least 3 distinct ingredients: 3 raw and 0 manufactured.

Ingredient count by order: Starbucks Snacking Cheese

What you order	Raw	Manufactured	Total	% manufactured
Starbucks Snacking Cheese on its own	3	0	3	0%

The 3 raw ingredients

cow's milk, microbial rennet, salt.

Boone counts every distinct named ingredient on the Starbucks published component lists, including sub-ingredients, and removes duplicates, so milk appearing in three components counts once. Additive class names are dropped and the named substance kept, so "stabiliser: guar gum" counts guar gum once. Raw covers whole foods and basic kitchen staples such as water, coffee, milk, sugar and salt. Manufactured covers substances that only exist as an output of industrial processing. Figures are for the standard build; syrups, cold foams, whipped cream and drizzles added to order are not included. Retrieved 28 August 2026.

Ingredients

Ingredients by component: Starbucks Snacking Cheese

Italian hard cheese

cow's MILK, salt, microbial rennet

Source: Starbucks UK Nutrition and Allergen Guide, Summer 2026 (v2) edition, page 20. Retrieved 28 August 2026.

Allergens at a glance

Starbucks Snacking Cheese contains milk as a declared ingredient.

Allergen information: Starbucks Snacking Cheese

Allergen	Status
Wheat	Not present
Rye	Not present
Barley	Not present
Oats	Not present
Spelt	Not present
Tree nuts	Not present
Peanuts	Not present
Sesame	Not present
Soya	Not present
Milk	Contains
Eggs	Not present
Fish	Not present
Crustaceans	Not present
Molluscs	Not present
Celery	Not present
Mustard	Not present
Lupin	Not present
Sulphur dioxide and sulphites	Not present

Contains = declared as an ingredient in the Starbucks UK Nutrition and Allergen Guide. Starbucks prepares drinks and food in stores where all 14 major allergens are present and equipment, jugs and steam wands are shared, so no item can be guaranteed allergen free, even when ingredients are left out on request. Ask a barista before ordering if you have an allergy. Retrieved 28 August 2026.

Frequently asked questions

How many calories are in Starbucks Snacking Cheese?+

Starbucks Snacking Cheese contains 134 kcal per portion, which is 7% of an adult's 2,000 kcal daily reference intake and 10% of the daily intake for a child aged 4 to 6.

How much sugar is in Starbucks Snacking Cheese?+

Starbucks Snacking Cheese contains 0g of total sugar per portion, of which 0g is free sugar, about 0.0 teaspoons. That is 0% of the NHS daily free sugar limit for an adult and 0% for a child aged 4 to 6.

How much salt is in Starbucks Snacking Cheese?+

Starbucks Snacking Cheese contains 0.4g of salt. Boone calculates that as 6% of an adult's 6g daily limit and 13% of the 3g limit for a child aged 4 to 6.

How much saturated fat is in Starbucks Snacking Cheese?+

Starbucks Snacking Cheese contains 7g of saturated fat, 35% of the 20g daily guideline for an adult woman and 23% of the 30g guideline for an adult man.

How much protein is in Starbucks Snacking Cheese?+

Starbucks Snacking Cheese contains 11g of protein, which Boone calculates as 22% of a 50g adult daily target.

Is Starbucks Snacking Cheese ultra-processed?+

Boone classifies Starbucks Snacking Cheese as NOVA group 2, as its published ingredient list names no industrial additives.

Is Starbucks Snacking Cheese suitable for children?+

Its 0.4g of salt is 13% of the daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6, and its 7g of saturated fat is 44% of their daily guideline. That does not make it off limits, but it does use up a share of a young child's day in one item.

What allergens are in Starbucks Snacking Cheese?+

Starbucks Snacking Cheese contains milk. Starbucks prepares food in kitchens where all 14 major allergens are present, so no item can be guaranteed allergen free.

How this page is made

The nutrition figures for Starbucks Snacking Cheese come from the information published by the brand or retailer. Where a company does not publish full nutrition information, we estimate the missing values from comparable products and say so on the page. Daily shares are measured against NHS and SACN guidance for each age group.

The text on this page was written with AI assistance from this data and checked against it. The image is an illustration created for this page, not a photograph of the product.

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