Nutrition and wellbeing

Our commitment to your wellbeing

Costa Coffee flat white with coffee beans We’re committed to providing credible healthier choices and have a long-term plan to improve the nutritional balance of our menu.

As one part of this commitment, we will seek to reduce added sugar in all our drinks range by 25% by 2020 and to support Public Health England’s 20% by 2020 sugar reduction in the relevant food categories.

While only 32% of Costa Coffee drinks contain added sugar (including a Cappuccino which has an optional chocolate dusting) we have made some significant changes to our menu through reformulation, introducing more healthier alternatives and reviewing our portion sizes.

Our Latte has no added sugar and, when served in a small size with skimmed milk, contains just 70 calories

Costa Coffee Latte with pour As a member of the Out of Home Food and Drink Alliance made up of leading High Street brands we have actively engaged with both Department of Health and Public Health England in support of their sugar, salt and calorie reduction programmes as well as initiatives to support clear customer information. Read the Out of Home Food and Drink Alliance’s Code of Practice, here.

Costa Coffee is also a member of the British Nutrition Foundation and works with organisations such as Action on Sugar and Action on Salt to ensure that the decisions we make on nutrition and wellbeing reflect best practice.

There are over 600 different variants of barista made drinks available at Costa Coffee

Allergens advice

Costa coffee flat white with croissant
As we use shared equipment, we cannot guarantee that our unpackaged food items or hand-crafted drinks are suitable for people with severe allergies. Check our Allergen Information or ask a Costa Coffee team member each visit as ingredients may have changed since your last purchase.

Try an alternative milk

Request skimmed milk or soy milk in your drink

Go sugar-free

Choose one of our sugar-free syrups without added calories

Downsize your order

Order your favourite drink in a smaller size

Go easy on the syrup

Ask for fewer or no pumps of syrup

Cut out the cream

Ask for less whipped cream or none at all

Stay sweet without sugar

Replace granulated sugar with plant-based, sugar-free stevia

Got a question?

Here you’ll find answers to some of the most common questions surrounding nutrition we’ve been asked.

**Excluding the Flat White and Cortado

*The question ‘What is your favourite branded coffee shop chain?’ asked to the Allegra independent panel (over 4,000 people) of which 47% cited Costa. Click here for full terms and conditions.