Figures from Starbucks UK Nutrition & Allergen Guide, Autumn 2026 , collected by Boone
Vanilla Cream Frappuccino (Venti, Soya Milk), as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Vanilla Cream Frappuccino (Venti, 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: 38.5g is 128% 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 12% for an adult to 23% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, free sugar is the bigger share: 38.5g is 203% 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: 38.5g is 160% 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: 38.5g is 128% 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 46% of the adult limit.
5.8g of protein, #331 on the menu. Per calorie the Iced Caramel Protein Americano (Tall) gives more: 16.6g per 100 kcal against 1.8g.
Most protein per calorieIced Caramel Protein Americano (Tall) →16.3g protein in 98 kcalHere the 280mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
39.6g of carbohydrate, with 42% 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 47% 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 →32 ingredients across 5 parts; 17 are additives or processed (orange).
Group 4 because of the additives or industrial ingredients listed above. How NOVA works →
Brown Sugar Cloud Frappuccino (Venti, Soya Milk) 4.8g protein, 0.6g salt315
Caramel Mocha Cloud Frappuccino (Tall, Coconut Milk) 3.2g protein, 0.3g salt316
Strawberry Matcha Cloud Frappuccino (Grande) 6g protein, 0.5g salt316Strawberry Matcha Cloud Frappuccino (Venti, Almond Milk) 2.7g protein, 0.6g salt318
Vanilla Cream Frappuccino (Venti, Soya Milk) 5.8g protein, 0.7g salt319Caramel Mocha Cloud Frappuccino (Tall, Soya Milk) 4.2g protein, 0.3g salt321
Coffee Frappuccino (Venti, Oat Milk) 2.3g protein, 0.7g salt321
Strawberries & Cream Frappuccino (Grande, Oat Milk) 2g protein, 0.6g salt322319 kcal as published. 319 kcal is 16% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 23% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 203% 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.
38.5g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 38.5g of it is free sugar: 9.6 teaspoons and 128% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
5.8g, 1.8g per 100 kcal. It ranks #331 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 flavourings.
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.
