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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Zoe Wood

Many high-street frappés contain more sugar than a Mars bar

A young woman holds a Starbucks  Frappuccino outside a Santa Monica Starbucks
A Starbucks caramel Frappuccino, made with semi-skimmed milk, contains 48.5g of sugar, the equivalent of 12 teaspoons’ worth. Photograph: Melissa Kopka/Alamy

An iced coffee is a cool pick-me-up on a hot day, but it might not be the caffeine boosting your mood as many of the blends sold by well-known high street coffee chains contain more sugar than a Mars bar or can of Coke.

The consumer group Which? looked at the sugar load in frappés and Frappuccinos being served up this summer by three of the biggest coffee chains, Starbucks, Costa Coffee and Caffè Nero, and found many “regular” size drinks contained more than an adult’s recommended daily allowance.

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