Nutrition

Tasty food and drinks made from good ingredients.

We love great tasting food and drinks, created with wellbeing in mind

Whether it’s reducing sugar and salt without compromising on great taste, or offering delicious and innovative plant-based options alongside Costa Coffee classics, we're proud to offer a balanced range of options with the information customers need to choose what’s right for them.

We're working hard to offer a great tasting, high-quality, and balanced food and drink range that is supported by clear and meaningful nutritional information, all helping our customers to make the choice that’s right for them.

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, since 2015 we have supported Public Health England’s (PHE) 20% by 2020 sugar reduction programme in food and the 20% by 2021 sugar reduction programme in milk-based drinks.

While our core coffee range contains no added sugar, we have made some significant changes to the rest of the drinks menu through reformulation, introducing more healthier alternatives and reviewing our portion sizes.

Overall, we have achieved a total sugar reduction of just over 30% across all cup sizes and milk options in our drinks range.

Nutrition and allergens guides

Coffee is important to us, but so is the health and wellbeing of our customers. Whether it's checking ingredients for allergens, making your latte lighter, as well as improving our range of vegan offerings, we've got your cravings covered. See our menu for details on our current range of products, or download a full allergen guide below.

Due to ongoing improvements in our food and drink offerings, ingredients may have changed since your last purchase. We can't guarantee that unpackaged items or hand-crafted drinks are safe for those with severe allergies due to shared equipment. You can check our allergen information guides below or speak with a team member at a store for detailed nutritional information.

For drinks made in store and unwrapped products (e.g. cakes and pastries) allergen information is contained within this guide (PDF).

See here (PDF) for all other non-Costa products.

See here (PDF) for Costa Express machines allergen guide.

See here (PDF) for Costa At Home products allergen guide.
See here (PDF) for Ready-to-Drink coffee in a can products allergen guide.

 

Working together, to make healthier choices

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.

We're also a member of the British Nutrition Foundation and work 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.

Our Healthier Choice range

Costa Coffee Healthier choice logoWe understand that while our customers enjoy indulgent treats, they also appreciate healthier options that are equally delicious. That's why we offer our 'Healthier Choice' range of products with controlled levels of salt, sugar, fat, saturated fat, and calories.

None of these choices are rated 'red' on the Government's nutritional traffic-light colour coding system. Look for the this label to easily find a healthier option when you visit our stores. Quality and taste, without compromising your wellbeing.

How to customise your drinks

  • Try a dairy alternative drink. Request a plant based drink, like soya, in your beverage.

  • 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.

  • Try our light whip. Our vegan alternative to cream is light, tastes amazing and only has 76 kcal per serving.


Drinks under 120 calories

Drinks under 120 calories logoExperience the best of both worlds with our range of classic drinks, each delightfully balanced and under 120 calories. Enjoy the taste without compromising your wellness goals!

Check the range below and head to our menu for full nutritional information.

 

Large Americano

23 kcal

Medium Skimmed Latte

Hot 109 kcal / Iced 112 kcal

Medium Skimmed Cappuccino

Hot 115 kcal / Iced 83 kcal

Skimmed Flat White

Hot 98 kcal / Iced 98 kcal

Small Coconut Latte

Hot 68 kcal / Iced 81 kcal

Caramel Cortado

79 kcal

Costa Coffee customers in store with a cortado

Got a question?

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

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**The open text question “What is your favourite branded coffee shop chain?” was asked to an independent panel of over 5,000 UK coffee shop consumers with 51.4% answering Costa Coffee. See here for full terms and conditions.