Why this score
engineered against fullnessConcentrated sugar, with little protein or fiber to slow it down; dense calories with little protein, volume or fiber to fill you up.
Three routes to fullness — one is enough
What pulls it down
Per
- Calories
- 495
- Protein
- (4%)
- 5 g
- Fat
- (50%)
- 27 g
- Carbohydrates
- (46%)
- 56 g
- of which sugar
- 33 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sodium
- 124 mg
Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.
Alternatives
Costa CoffeeHigher-scoring, from Costa Coffee’s own “Pastries & Sweets” in United Kingdom.
Ingredients
Sugar, Wheat Flour (WHEAT Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Folic Acid, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Free Range EGG, Rapeseed Oil, Icing Sugar, Water, Caramel (6%) (Sweetened Condensed MILK, Glucose Syrup, Invert Sugar Syrup, Palm Oil, Butter (MILK), Sugar, Emulsifier (E471), Stabiliser (Pectins), Salt, Flavouring), Humectant (Glycerol), Unsalted Butter (MILK), Full Fat Soft Cheese (Cream (MILK), Dried Skimmed MILK, Salt, Preservative (E202), Lactic Starter Culture), Dark Chocolate (2.5%) (Cocoa Mass, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Emulsifier (SOYA Lecithins), Flavouring), Cocoa Powder, Palm Oil, Dark Chocolate Shavings (Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Emulsifier (SOYA Lecithins), Flavouring), Caramel (Glucose Syrup, Sugar, Sweetened Condensed MILK, Palm Oil, Water, Unsalted Butter (MILK), Invert Sugar Syrup, Salt, Stabilisers (Pectins), Emulsifier (E471), Preservative (E202)), Raising Agents (E450, E501), Caramel Flavour Fudge Cubes (Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Sweetened Condensed MILK, Brown Sugar, Palm Oil, Butter Oil (MILK), Flavouring), Maize Starch, Emulsifiers (E471, E481, E477, E475), Potato Starch, WHEAT Starch, Modified Maize Starch, Dextrose, Preservative (E202), WHEAT Protein, WHEAT Gluten, Flavouring, Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid, E524), Stabiliser (Xanthan Gum), Whey Powder (MILK), Salt, Colour (Plain Caramel), Thickener (Locust Bean Gum).
Nutrition as published by Costa Coffee — check it yourself. Product photograph © Costa Coffee, shown to identify the item. The score measures satiety per calorie. It is not a virtue scale, and no food here is forbidden. How the score works.