Figures from Starbucks UK Nutrition & Allergen Guide, Autumn 2026 , collected by Boone
Unicorn Frappuccino (Tall, Soya Milk), as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Unicorn Frappuccino (Tall, Soya Milk) as published, seen four ways.
2 of 3 limits are over 30% in one drink, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Free sugar is the biggest issue: 33g is 110% of an adult’s daily 30g in one drink.
Lower free sugarClassic Shaken Iced Green Tea (Venti) →0g free sugar (0%), 0 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 8% for an adult to 17% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, free sugar is the bigger share: 33g is 174% of the day’s 19g limit.
Lower-salt swapVery Berry Starbucks Refresha Drink (Tall) →0g salt, 0% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, free sugar is the bigger share: 33g is 138% of the day’s 24g limit.
Lower-salt swapVery Berry Starbucks Refresha Drink (Tall) →0g salt, 0% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, free sugar is the bigger share: 33g is 110% of the day’s 30g limit.
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 36% of the adult limit.
4.4g of protein, #448 on the menu. Per calorie the Iced Caramel Protein Americano (Tall) gives more: 16.6g per 100 kcal against 1.5g.
Most protein per calorieIced Caramel Protein Americano (Tall) →16.3g protein in 98 kcalHere the 200mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
34.3g of carbohydrate, with 36% 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 36% 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 15, 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 #783 of 1059 on the menu for this score (lower is better).
UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 →72 ingredients across 8 parts; 38 are additives or processed (orange).
Group 4 because of the additives or industrial ingredients listed above. How NOVA works →
Matcha Cream Frappuccino (Grande) 6.4g protein, 0.6g salt281
Cookies & Cream Frappuccino (Tall) 2.5g protein, 0.6g salt282
Coffee Frappuccino (Grande) 4.9g protein, 0.6g salt283
Brown Sugar Cloud Frappuccino (Grande, Almond Milk) 2.2g protein, 0.5g salt285
Unicorn Frappuccino (Tall, Soya Milk) 4.4g protein, 0.5g salt287
Strawberry Matcha Cloud Frappuccino (Grande, Almond Milk) 2.5g protein, 0.5g salt289Coffee Frappuccino (Venti, Almond Milk) 2g protein, 0.6g salt289
Chocolate Cream Frappuccino (Grande, Almond Milk) 2.6g protein, 0.5g salt290287 kcal as published. 287 kcal is 14% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 17% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 174% 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.
33g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 33g of it is free sugar: 8.2 teaspoons and 110% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
4.4g, 1.5g per 100 kcal. It ranks #448 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.
15 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, 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.
