Coffee drinks
Starbucks Frappuccino chilled coffee drink
13.7 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in sugar
- Contains added sugars
- Contains caffeine
Why it scores 42
Starbucks Frappuccino chilled coffee drink scores 42 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 14 points Sugars 11.4 g / 100 ml: Very high in sugar. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Frappuccino chilled coffee drink
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Pectin minus 2.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
Nutrition per 100 ml
- Sugars 11.4 g / 100 ml minus 14 points
- Energy 67 kcal / 100 ml minus 4 points
100 − 58.5 = 41.5 → 42
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in sugars (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [5]
Nutrition per 100 ml
| Energy | 67 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 1.1 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.7 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 11.9 g |
| Sugars | 11.4 g |
| Added sugars | 7.9 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 2.5 g |
| Salt | 0.1 g |
Serving: 1 bottle (405 ml)
Ingredients
- brewed starbucks coffee (water, coffee)
- reduced-fai milk
- sugar (high concern)
- cocoa
- pectin
- ascorbic acid
- coffee
Label text, as published
brewed starbucks coffee (water, coffee), reduced-fai milk, sugar, cocoa, pectin, ascorbic acid, coffee
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk
- Not vegan
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Starbucks
Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org
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Spilling the Beans: How Much Caffeine is Too Much?
“For most adults, the FDA has cited 400 milligrams* a day — that's about two to three 12-fluid-ounce cups of coffee — as an amount not generally associated with negative effects.”
fda.gov
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Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, Annex III point 4.1 (beverages with high caffeine content)
“‘High caffeine content. Not recommended for children or pregnant or breast-feeding women’”
eur-lex.europa.eu