Starbucks US Crispy Grilled Cheese on Sourdough: calories and sugar by portion, age and sex

Nutrition information: Starbucks US Crispy Grilled Cheese on Sourdough

Nutrition figures are Starbucks US published data for one standard serving as sold. Starbucks publishes total sugar only, so added sugar is a Boone estimate. Boone converts the figures to the portion and age comparisons on this page.

Starbucks US Crispy Grilled Cheese on Sourdough is high in sodium

Starbucks US Crispy Grilled Cheese on Sourdough contains 1040mg of sodium, 45% of the 2,300mg adult daily limit and 69% of the 1,500mg limit for a child aged 4 to 8. The FDA treats 20% of the Daily Value or more in one serving as high.

FDA Daily Values (2,000-calorie diet)

Where the sugar comes from: Starbucks US Crispy Grilled Cheese on Sourdough

None of the 1g of sugar counts as added sugar. All of it is naturally occurring.

Naturally occurring sugars come from

• lactose in the garlic cheese butter blend
• lactose in the parmesan cheese butter spread

Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030: no more than 10g of added sugar per meal from age 11 and none for children aged 10 and under. FDA Daily Value: 50g a day. Starbucks publishes total sugar only. Boone counts sugars, syrups, honey, malt and juice concentrates in the ingredient list as added, and the sugars in milk, cheese, whole fruit, 100% juice and vegetables as naturally occurring.

Processing and additives: Starbucks US Crispy Grilled Cheese on Sourdough

Starbucks US Crispy Grilled Cheese on Sourdough is built from 3 separately manufactured components. Reading the ingredient list closely, it contains preservatives and acidity regulators. These are not there to add nutritional value. They make industrial production and distribution possible.

Boone classifies Starbucks US Crispy Grilled Cheese on Sourdough as NOVA group 3, processed food, because it combines whole foods with salt, sugar, oil or simple preservatives but none of the markers of ultra-processing. 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, October 2026.

Ingredient count: Starbucks US Crispy Grilled Cheese on Sourdough

The 7 manufactured ingredients

cultured wheat starch, folic acid, lactic acid, niacin, reduced iron, riboflavin, thiamine mononitrate.

The 13 raw ingredients

canola oil, dehydrated garlic, enzymes, malted barley flour, microbial cheese culture, pasteurized cream, pasteurized milk, salt, water, wheat flour, whole grain rye flour, whole wheat flour, yeast.

What those ingredients are, by type

Boone counts every distinct named ingredient on Starbucks’ published ingredient list, including sub-ingredients, and removes duplicates, so salt appearing in three components counts once. Raw covers whole foods and basic kitchen staples such as flour, milk, sugar, salt and oil. Manufactured covers substances that only exist as an output of industrial processing. Every figure here is a minimum.

Ingredients by component: Starbucks US Crispy Grilled Cheese on Sourdough

Ingredients taken from the Starbucks US menu at starbucks.com, retrieved October 2026, for the standard recipe. Recipes change, so always check in store before ordering if you have an allergy.

Allergen information: Starbucks US Crispy Grilled Cheese on Sourdough

Contains = declared in the Starbucks US allergen statement for this item or named in its ingredient list. Starbucks stores handle and warm food on shared equipment, so no item can be guaranteed allergen free. UK rules also require barley, oats, mustard, celery and sulphites to be declared; these are shown where the ingredient list or allergen statement names them. Retrieved October 2026.