The shocking truth about how thick your favorite coffee is – some contain as much sugar as 14 chocolate chip cookies

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Want a sweet drink? Shocking statistics show that a third of all drinks served in coffee shops exceed sugar consumption guidelines.

The NHS recommends adults consume up to 30g of added sugar.

But the charity Action On Sugar found some products that were double or triple the price.

Too much sugar can lead to a higher risk of health problems such as heart disease and cancer.

Here Josh Saunders compares some offenders to a McVitie’s Milk Chocolate Digestive, which contains almost 5g of sugar.

COSTA COFFEE

SUGARTY Large hot chocolate 54.8g = 11 cookies

COFFEE Medium Chocolate Fudge Brown Frappe – 47.6g = 9.5 cookies

FRUITY Red Summer Berry Fruit Coolers – 52.5g = 10.5 cookies

SUGARTY Regular Shake Toffee Apple Crumble – 73.6g = 14.5 cookies

COFFEE Regular Mocha Freezer 58.7g = 11.5 cookies

FRUITY Regular Strawberry Sensation – 57.6g = 11.5 cookies

SUGARTY Millionaires’ Hot Chocolate 46.9 g = 9 cookies

COFFEE Frappe cream with salted caramel and pistachios – 45.8 g = 9 cookies

FRUITY Strawberry milkshake 48.7 g = 9.5 cookies

SUGARTY Venti Hot White Chocolate 63.8g = 12.5 cookies

COFFEE Venti Pumpkin Spice Frappuccino 63.7g = 12.5 cookies

FRUITY Strawberries and Cream Frappuccino 52.9g = 10.5 cookies

SUGARTY Chocolate Chai 49.8g = 10 cookies

COFFEE Gingerbread Latte 27g = 5.5 cookies

FRUITY Merry Berry Hot Chocolate 36.8g = 7 cookies

SUGARTY Large hazelnut hot chocolate 43g = 8.5 cookies

COFFEE Large Mint Mocha 35g = 7 cookies

FRUITY Large orange hot chocolate 43g = 8.5 cookies

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