Starbucks Lite Caramel Macchiato plastic bottle

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 4 ingredients to avoid

Starbucks Lite Caramel Macchiato plastic bottle scores 40/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

Starbucks Lite Caramel Macchiato plastic bottle lists 12 ingredients, starting with Reduced Fat Milk, Water, Coffee, Sugar and Natural Flavors. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 40/100 Starbucks Lite Caramel Macchiato plastic bottle scores worse than most coffee we have scored. A higher-scoring option in coffee is Purity Coffee FLOW Organic Medium Roast Whole Bean Coffee at 100/100.