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
- 409
- Protein
- (4%)
- 4 g
- Fat
- (31%)
- 14 g
- Carbohydrates
- (65%)
- 66 g
- of which sugar
- 38 g
- Fiber
- 2 g
- Sodium
- 192 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
Wheat Flour (WHEAT Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Folic Acid, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Brown Sugar, Black Treacle, Icing Sugar, Palm Oil, Banana Purée, Glucose Syrup, Rapeseed Oil, Raising Agents (E450, E501, Sodium Bicarbonate), Ground Ginger (0.9%), Modified Potato Starch, WHEAT Starch, Colour (Plain Caramel), Emulsifiers (E471, SOYA Lecithin, E477, E481), Mixed Spice, WHEAT Gluten, Preservative (E202), Dextrose, Acidity Regulators (Acetic Acid, Citric Acid), Cinnamon, Candied Ginger Pieces (Ginger, Sugar), Flavourings, Modified Maize Starch, Stabiliser (Xanthan Gum), Lemon Oil.
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.