With customers excited to satisfy their cravings this autumn, Starbucks’ famous Pumpkin Spice Latte is trending once again. However, regulars are deciding whether they’re worth the hassle as searches querying the drink’s calories have increased 300% this month.
Curious about which chain has the unhealthiest menu, Digital PR Agency analysed kcal information from each store’s official website to determine the most calorific autumnal hot drinks.
- Caffè Nero’s Amaretto Hot Chocolate accounts for almost a quarter of a woman’s daily kcal intake
- Pret A Manger serves the healthiest Pumpkin Spice Latte with fewer calories than Starbucks
- Starbucks’ Salted Maple Caramel Latte has the fewest calories at just 163 kcals
- Costa appears most frequently in the top 10 with five entries
The 10 most calorific drinks
|
|
Chain |
Drink |
Kcals |
% of a woman’s daily intake* |
% of a man’s daily intake* |
|
1 |
Caffè Nero |
Amaretto Hot Chocolate |
476 |
24% |
19% |
|
2 |
Costa |
Chocolate Hazle Hot Milkshake |
383 |
19% |
15% |
|
3 |
Costa |
Maple Hazel Hot Chocolate |
348 |
17% |
14% |
|
4 |
Caffè Nero |
Amaretto Latte |
343 |
17% |
14% |
|
5 |
Costa |
White Chocolate & Strawberry Hot Milkshake |
329 |
17% |
13% |
|
6 |
Costa |
Salted Caramel Coffee Hot Milkshake |
311 |
16% |
12% |
|
7 |
Greggs |
Orange Mocha |
293 |
15% |
12% |
|
8 |
Starbucks |
White Hot Chocolate |
288 |
14% |
12% |
|
9 |
Greggs |
Orange Hot Chocolate |
278 |
14% |
11% |
|
10 |
Costa |
Maple Hazel Latte |
262 |
13% |
10% |
After researching the five most popular chains, Digital PR Agency found that Caffè Nero’s new Amaretto Hot Chocolate drink has the highest calories with 476 kcals. This is almost a quarter of a woman’s suggested kcal intake and has 1.5 times more calories than the healthiest Hot Chocolate on the list. Additionally, their Amaretto Latte ranks as the most calorific coffee-based drink (343 kcals) placing fourth overall.
Costa appears three times in the top five, with their Chocolate Hazel Hot Milkshake (383 kcals) ranking second and Maple Hazel Hot Chocolate (348 kcals) third.
Pret A Manger is the only chain that doesn’t appear in the top 10.
The 10 least calorific drinks
|
|
Chain |
Drink |
Kcals |
|
1 |
Starbucks |
Salted Maple Caramel Latte |
163 |
|
2 |
Pret A Manger |
Salted Caramel Latte |
177 |
|
3 |
Pret A Manger |
Pumpkin Spice Latte |
183 |
|
4 |
Caffè Nero |
Pistachio Latte |
202 |
|
5 |
Greggs |
Pumpkin Spice Latte |
204 |
|
6 |
Starbucks |
Pumpkin Spice Latte |
210 |
|
7 |
Greggs |
Salted Caramel Latte |
214 |
|
8 |
Greggs |
Hot Chocolate |
219 |
|
9 |
Costa |
White Hot Chocolate |
220 |
|
10 |
Cafe Nero |
Hot Chocolate |
224 |
Digital PR Agency found that Starbucks takes the title of least calorific autumnal hot drink with their Salted Maple Caramel Latte (163 kcals).
Pret A Manger’s Salted Caramel Latte is the second healthiest drink (177 kcals), followed by their Pumpkin Spiced Latte at just 183 calories per serving.
Just 19 calories behind is Caffè Nero’s Pistachio Latte at 202 kcals and Greggs in fifth with their Pumpkin Spice Latte (204 kcals).
Pumpkin Spice Latte rankings
|
|
Chain |
Kcals |
|
1 |
Starbucks |
210 |
|
2 |
Greggs |
204 |
|
3 |
Pret A Manger |
183 |
Credit: https://digitalpragency.com/
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