Step away from the Frappuccino! Some Costa and Starbucks iced drinks contain same amount of sugar as 31 BISCUITS
- - Costa Toffee Creamy Cooler contains same sugar content as 31 digestive biscuits
- - Strawberries and Cream Frappuccino contains more than 18 teaspoons worth of sugar
- - Slammed as 'toxic sugar bombs' by health experts
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They're sweet, creamy and cold – just the way a good summer treat should be.
But summer cooler drinks have been branded 'toxic sugar bombs' after it was discovered that they contain up to 20 teaspoons of sugar- that's the equivalent of 31 digestive biscuits.
An investigation by The Sunday Mirror found that summer cooler drinks from coffee giants such as Costa and Starbucks contain a worrying amount of sugar.
Sugar bomb: An investigation has shown that iced coffees from high street coffee giants contain an alarmingly high amount of sugar
They found that a medium Toffee Creamy Cooler contains a shocking 81.6 grams of sugar - the same content as in 31 digestive biscuits.
Not only is the sugar content an issue, the drink also contains the recommended daily amount of saturated fat for a woman in just a few sips.
Starbucks are also guilty of packing the sugar into their summer drinks.
One culprit is the large Strawberries and Cream Frappuccino, which contains a staggering 76.2 grams of sugar – that's more than 18 teaspoons' worth.
Health warning: Costa and Starbucks are amongst the worst culprits with a Starbucks Toffee Creamy Cooler (L) containing a shocking 81.6 grams of sugar - the same content as in 31 digestive biscuits
It may appear healthy because it contains fruit in the title but the frappuccino also contains a massive 459 calories because of its cream and full-fat milk content. That's almost as many calories as a McDonald's Big Mac.
Not so sweet: Starbuck's Toffee Creamy Cooler contains the recommended daily amount of saturated fat for a woman in just a few sips
The Starbucks peppermint mocha frappuccino in venti with whole milk and whipped cream is 540 calories.
Costa's strawberry cooler is an even worse offender - a large size with cream and full fat milk is 653 calories - that's the same as having a McDonald's burger and fries.
Meanwhile, Caffe Nero's whole milk caramel frappe latte is 455 calories, the equivalent to two large glasses of white wine and some pretzels.
Now that brands are under more pressure to display nutritional information on their products, consumers are becoming more savvy to the hidden calories in shop bought coffees.
With this in mind, anti-obesity campaigners have called for the Government to impose limits on calories and sugars.
Dr Ian Campbell, head of the National Obesity Forum, told The Sunday Mirror that the stance taken by the likes of Costa and Starbucks is only contributing to the obesity crisis.
He told them: 'The nutritional information for these drinks is quite staggering.
'The combination of one of these beverages with, say, a brownie is actually quite toxic.
'You’re looking at a sugar bomb. It’s because of products like this that people are facing an obesity crisis. There can be no responsible justification for it.'
A spokesman for Costa told MailOnline: Costa takes the nutritional balance of all its food and drink very seriously.
'We have increased the quality of information available in store and online via our Costa nutritional tool and have carried out a lot of work, particularly in the Iced drink range to reduce calorie content with the intention to continuing to find ways to reduce fat, calories and sugar levels throughout our product offerings.
'Last year we introduced our iced-lemonades to the range, with the primo size containing less than 100 calories. Our Skinny Iced Cappuccino has fewer than 50Kcals.
'Costa seeks to provide customers with a choice of products across its drink and food ranges, meeting all key health trends; allowing them to choose lower-calorie options if they so wish as well as a more indulgent occasional treat'.
Starbucks have been contacted by MailOnline for comment.
Drink a Starbucks’ Venti Strawberries and Cream Frappuccino, or....
The 18 teaspoons of sugar found in the Starbucks iced drink is equivalent to eating:
An entire box of six Mr Kipling Cherry Bakewell tarts
An entire box of six Mr Kipling Cherry Bakewell tarts
11 packs of Marks and Spencer's Percy Pig sweets
19 30g servings of Kellogg's Rice Crispies
2 Mars bars
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