The arrival of autumn brought with it the return of many popular seasonal drinks at some of the UK’s favourite coffee chains. Costa, Starbucks, Pret A Manger and Greggs have all updated their offerings with flavours synonymous with the cosy season of autumn.
While these delicious drinks certainly whet the appetite, diet gurus have warned that their high sugar content makes them a lot worse than it would otherwise seem. Eleven medium seasonal drinks were analysed by experts from Exante and found the worst offenders to contain as much sugar as three-and-a-half Greggs jam doughnuts in one sitting, as the Star reports.
That unfortunate accolade falls to Starbucks’ Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino, which contains 53.6g of sugar - the equivalent of 12 teaspoons. Coming in at second is Costa’s Maple Hazel Hot Chocolate and Light Dairy Swirl, which has 48.9g of sugar - or just under three-and-a-half doughnuts.
