Categories: Food

A calorie list of Christmas drinks

The healthiest and unhealthiest offerings from Caffè Nero, Costa and Starbucks.

Reporter: Yueer Wang | Subeditor: Ivelina Nikolova

Credit: the Mirror

The leading coffee chains in Britain have released Christmas drink menus in early November, and they provide customers with nearly 20 choices.

With so many drinks to choose from, we wonder which one you should have if you are watching your waistline, and which one is the best alternative when cutting the calories in your diet. After we dissected the drink reports from Caffè Nero, Costa and Starbucks, we found out the top five most calorific Christmas drinks and the healthiest one.

Credit: z_zeun_

Topping of the chart is Starbucks’ Chocolate fudge Frappuccino. Having been criticised for the staggering amounts of sugar in its hot chocolate, the festival drink from Starbuck still contains 34.46g of sugar in its tall size, which is relative high. And more surprisingly, the Frappuccino has an incredible 315kcal.

Credit: deyath

The next most calorific drink is Caffè Nero’s Tiramisu Hot Chocolate, it contains 291 kcal and 50.9g of sugar- a whopping 12.8 teaspoons, more than double of the recommended daily sugar intake for females in its regular size.

Credit: Starbucks

Not far behind it is Starbucks’ Fudge Hot Chocolate, coming in at 287kcal with 31.3g of sugar.

Credit: get Surrey

It’s Costa Coffee who offers the following unhealthiest drink. Its primo-sized Fudge Hot Chocolate contains 273kcal, with 31g of sugar.

Credit: Starbucks

Toffee Nut Latte from Starbucks ranks fifth. A tall measure with semi-skimmed milk contains 268 calories and 30g of sugar.

Credit: Costa

When it comes to the healthiest Christmas drink, Costa’s Salted Caramel Cappuccino only contains 64 calories and 8,8g of sugar in its primo size.

Voice of London

Recent Posts

Escaping the rent trap – Welcome to the UK’s housing crisis

As the cost of living in the UK continues to rise, renters are facing an…

2 years ago

Fashion trends prediction for 2023

According to various fashion editors, critics and publications, 2023 will be a mesh between continuing…

2 years ago

BLACKPINK take over the O2

The biggest girl group in the world shut down the O2 arena in December. The…

2 years ago

Does museum glass cause more harm than good to oil paintings?

With many paintings in danger of damage, are museums protecting the longevity of their valuables?…

2 years ago

Chelsea are undefeated since the World Cup as they face Man City on Thursday

Chelsea F.C. have gotten off to a good start since Christmas and haven't lost a…

2 years ago

Tottenham falls behind in the Champions League race

Tottenham Hotspur lost their first game since Christmas in a 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa…

2 years ago