LIKE a sweet drink? Shocking stats revealed a third of all coffee shop brews exceed sugar intake guidelines.
The NHS recommends adults consume up to 30g of added sugars a day.
GettyYour favourite coffee is packed full of sugar[/caption]
Yet charity Action On Sugar found some products had double or triple that, risking potential heart disease and cancer.
Josh Saunders tries three drinks from each of the big high street names and compares the sugar content in grams to a McVitie’s milk chocolate digestive, which has nearly 5g.
COSTA COFFEE
Darren FletcherSome Costa Coffee’s are like having 11 biscuits[/caption]
SUGARY Large hot chocolate 54.8g = 11 biscuits
COFFEE Medium Chocolate Fudge Brown Frappe – 47.6g = 9.5 biscuits
FRUITY Red Summer berries fruit cooler – 52.5g = 10.5 biscuits
COFFEE REPUBLIC
Coffee Republic has the sweetest coffee
SUGARY Regular Shake Toffee Apple Crumble – 73.6g = 14.5 biscuits
COFFEE Regular Mocha Freezer 58.7g = 11.5 biscuits
FRUITY Regular Strawberry Sensation – 57.6g = 11.5 biscuits
CAFFE NERO
Darren FletcherCaffe Nero’s Salted Caramel & Pistachio Frappe Creme has the same amount of sugar as 9 biscuits[/caption]
SUGARY Millionaires Hot Chocolate 46.9g = 9 biscuits
COFFEE Salted Caramel & Pistachio Frappe Creme – 45.8g = 9 biscuits
FRUITY Strawberry Milkshake 48.7g = 9.5 biscuits
STARBUCKS
Darren FletcherStarbucks own Venti Hot White Chocolate is equal to 12.5 biscuits[/caption]
SUGARY Venti Hot White Chocolate 63.8g = 12.5 biscuits
COFFEE Venti Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino 63.7g = 12.5 biscuits
FRUITY Strawberries & Cream Frappuccino 52.9g = 10.5 biscuits
PRET
The SunPret’s Gingerbread latte has just 5.5 biscuits worth of sugar[/caption]
SUGARY Chocolate Chai 49.8g = 10 biscuits
COFFEE Gingerbread latte 27g = 5.5 biscuits
FRUITY Merry Berry Hot Chocolate 36.8g = 7 biscuits
GREGGS
GreggsA Large Mint Mocha from Greggs is the equivalent of 7 biscuits worth of sugar[/caption]
SUGARY Large Hazelnut Hot Chocolate 43g = 8.5 biscuits
COFFEE Large Mint Mocha 35g = 7 biscuits
FRUITY Large Orange Hot Chocolate 43g = 8.5 biscuits