{"id":240700,"date":"2023-11-14T22:11:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-14T22:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=240700"},"modified":"2023-11-14T22:11:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T22:11:48","slug":"scandalous-helpings-of-sugar-in-1-in-3-high-street-coffees-from-starbucks-to-costa-we-reveal-the-worst-offenders-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/lifestyle\/scandalous-helpings-of-sugar-in-1-in-3-high-street-coffees-from-starbucks-to-costa-we-reveal-the-worst-offenders-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"&#x27;Scandalous&#x27; helpings of sugar in 1 in 3 high street coffees &#8211; from Starbucks to Costa we reveal the worst offenders | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ONE in three drinks from takeaway coffee shops contain more sugar than an adult should have in an entire day, research shows.<\/p>\n<p>A third of coffees, frappuccinos and sweet treats sold at shops like Starbucks and Costa exceed the 30g maximum, according to Action on Sugar.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Coffee-sugars-graphic.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>One milkshake and cake combination at Coffee Republic contained a shocking 157g of \u201cfree sugars\u201d \u2014 five times the recommended amount.<\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of products sold across nine leading stores are not labelled as \u201chigh\u201d in sugar despite being in that threshold, the campaign group said.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Graham MacGregor, of Action on Sugar, said: \u201cIt is scandalous that companies get away with providing so little nutrition information.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is even more outrageous that the government hasn\u2019t taken decisive action to incentivise sugar reduction.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Read more on health<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/KH-COMP-UK-LIFE-EXPECTANCY-v2.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/KH-COMP-UK-LIFE-EXPECTANCY-v2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/KH-COMP-UK-LIFE-EXPECTANCY-v2.jpg\"><\/picture><span>POSTCODE LOTTERY <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Map reveals areas with highest life expectancy &#8211; 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Walnut Cake (51g)<\/p>\n<p>Total sugar: 104g<\/p>\n<p><strong>Coffee#1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Drink: Strawberry Frappe (41g)<\/p>\n<p>Food: Mince Pie (60g)<\/p>\n<p>Total sugar: 101g<\/p>\n<p><strong>Caffe Nero<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Drink: Millionaires Hot Chocolate (47g)<\/p>\n<p>Food: Carrot Cake (45g)<\/p>\n<p>Total sugar: 91g<\/p>\n<p><strong>Starbucks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Drink: Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino (51g)<\/p>\n<p>Food: Luxury Fruit Bread (38g)<\/p>\n<p>Total sugar: 89g<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pret A Manger<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Drink: Chocolate Chai (50g)<\/p>\n<p>Food: Melvin the Gingerbread Snowman (40g)<\/p>\n<p>Total sugar: 89g<\/p>\n<p><strong>Greggs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Drink: Iced Chocolate (34g)<\/p>\n<p>Food: Belgian Bun (46g)<\/p>\n<p>Total sugar: 80g<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/health\/24722417\/coffee-sugar-starbucks-costa-greggs-nero-pret\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ONE in three drinks from takeaway coffee shops contain more sugar than an adult should have in an entire day, research shows. 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