Starbucks
Open Food Facts brand roll-up for Starbucks, current as of September 2026. Screening averages and flag shares live in the short-answer band below. This hero only situates the catalog slice.
The short answer
Starbucks averages 96.8/100 across the 345 of 1,380 tracked products that carry an ingredient list, and 18.0% of those contain at least one separately flagged ingredient. The figure summarizes Open Food Facts labels cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI; it does not establish recall status, allergy suitability, or the composition of products outside this snapshot.
- 96.8/100
- average ingredient-screening score across 345 scored products
- 1,380
- tracked products in this brand roll-up
- 18.0%
- scored products with at least one flagged ingredient
- 87.7%
- of NOVA-classified products that are ultra-processed (Group 4)
Source snapshot current as of September 2026; open individual products before making a product-specific decision.
Portfolio reading
Use the distribution, then open the outliers
With 1,380 tracked products, the useful signal is the shape of the portfolio rather than one headline score. The current concern-sorted list begins ICED COFFEE; Coffee; muscle milk; 18.0% of records contain at least one flagged ingredient while the overall mean is 96.8/100. Open those outliers first, then compare neighboring formulations. The aggregate does not establish recall status, allergen suitability, or the composition of an item outside this snapshot.
Catalog evidence
Ingredient-list coverage comes before the score
Only 345 of 1,380 tracked Starbucks records (25%) include an ingredient list. The remaining 1,035 cannot be screened, so the 96.8/100 mean describes the labelled subset rather than the whole brand.
Next check: use the product rows below to verify the labelled subset, then compare the current package for any unscored item.
What the Data Says About Starbucks
Starbucks: 1,380 products tracked, 345 with an ingredient list, avg safety score 96.8/100, 18.0% of those scored products has at least one flagged ingredient.
Because ingredient lists cover only 25% of tracked records, this average is a description of the labelled subset, not a brand-wide tier. The coverage gap is the dominant limitation. Scoring methodology + dye-pledge context →
Among the 804 brands with 50+ products (the typical brand in that group flags 18% of its catalog), Starbucks's 18.0% flagged share is right at that cohort median.
Processing mix (NOVA)
Starbucks processing intensity
Starbucks's NOVA-classified set is 310 products: 87.7% ultra-processed (Group 4, 272 items) with Group 4 (ultra-processed) largest at 272. That ultra-processed share sits 9.4 points above the 78.3% median for 1,323 brands with 50+ products. NOVA is processing intensity, not additive safety.
Shelf mix
Where Starbucks shows up in Open Food Facts
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Starbucks concentrates in Beverages and beverages preparations (507, 63% of this top-five); Beverages (98); Plant-based foods and beverages (82); Sandwiches (61); Baked-goods (58).
Average score by leading shelf label
| Shelf | Scored n | Avg | Flagged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beverages | 92 | 95.8/100 | 21.7% |
| Plant-based foods and beverages | 60 | 99.3/100 | 5% |
| Beverages and beverages preparations | 48 | 94.2/100 | 27.1% |
| Snacks | 21 | 93.1/100 | 38.1% |
| Sweeteners | 12 | 97.1/100 | 16.7% |
Cohort context
Flagged-ingredient share among large brands
Starbucks's 18.0% flagged share is measured across 345 scored products. The chart places that rate against the 50 brands with 50+ scored products in this snapshot, the same qualifying cohort used on the rankings page.
Starbucks flagged share vs large-brand cohort
18.0% of scored products carry at least one flagged ingredient
18% 0th percentile is at or above the flagged share of 0% of the 50 qualifying brands we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more qualifying brands. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Distribution as text
- 0%–10%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 10%–20%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 20%–30%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 30%–40%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 40%–50%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 50%–60%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 60%–70%
- 0 qualifying brands (0%)
- 70%–80%
- 3 qualifying brands (6%)
- 80%–90%
- 25 qualifying brands (50%)
- 90% and above
- 22 qualifying brands (44%)
Source Open Food Facts × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Portfolio shape
How scores cluster inside this brand
The brand average (96.8/100) summarizes 345 scored products. This distribution shows whether that mean sits on a tight cluster or a wide spread, a few low-scoring SKUs can matter even when the headline average looks strong.
Starbucks product score distribution
Brand average 96.8/100 across 345 scored products
97 16th percentile sits above 16% of the 345 scored products we track
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more scored products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Distribution as text
- 30–40
- 1 scored products (0%)
- 60–70
- 2 scored products (1%)
- 70–80
- 13 scored products (4%)
- 80–90
- 29 scored products (8%)
- 90–100
- 17 scored products (5%)
- 100 and above
- 283 scored products (82%)
Source Open Food Facts product labels × FDA SAFFA × CSPI · September 2026
Sucralose is the flagged ingredient Starbucks uses most
Across the 345 Starbucks products scored here, Sucralose appears in 38. Only 1,692 other brands here use it (4.8%), which makes it a more particular choice than the flags that dominate the catalogue. A flag records that a named source raised a concern about an ingredient. It is not a finding that a product is unsafe to eat.
| Flagged ingredient | Starbucks products | Why it is flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Sucralose | 38 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Carrageenan | 26 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Acesulfame Potassium | 15 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Titanium Dioxide | 6 | Restricted: EU (banned); California (under review) |
| Caramel Coloring | 5 | Restricted: California (Prop 65 warning for 4-MEI) |
| Aspartame | 3 | Concern recorded by a review body; no ban cited |
| Yellow 5 | 1 | FDA voluntary phase-out target 2027-12-31 (a request, not a ban) · Restricted: California (schools) |
Counts are products in this database whose ingredient list names the flagged ingredient. Flags come from FDA enforcement actions, CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings and US state ingredient laws; see the methodology for how each source is applied.
Visible product sample
Label complexity does not determine the screening result
Each point is one of the 50 concern-sorted Starbucks records shown below. Horizontal position is the number of resolved ingredients on that product's stored label; vertical position is its source-derived screening score. The dashed medians (15 ingredients and 80/100) divide this displayed sample only. A longer label is not automatically worse: open a specific product to inspect its flagged rows and source coverage.
- Shown records
- 50
- Median label
- 15 ingredients
- Median score
- 80/100
The outlined point is ICED COFFEE, the displayed record with the most flagged ingredients (4). Bubble size represents flagged ingredient count plus one, so zero-flagged products remain visible. The score is derived from FDA SAFFA and CSPI fields; this chart does not establish recall status, dietary suitability, or a health outcome.
Read the plotted values
- ICED COFFEE: 17 resolved ingredients, 30/100, 4 flagged.
- Coffee: 10 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- muscle milk: 27 resolved ingredients, 65/100, 3 flagged.
- Frappuccino, Mocha Light Chilled Coffee Drink: 11 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Starbucks Skinny Caramel Macchiato Chilled Expresso Beverage 48 Fluid Ounce Plastic Bottle: 11 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Starbucks, chilled espresso beverage, skinny vanilla latte, skinny vanilla latte: 11 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Chilled Espresso Beverage: 11 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Chilled Espresso Beverage: 11 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- STARBUCKS ICED ENERGY: 22 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- iced energy - watermelon twist: 19 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- ICED ENERGY SPARKLING ENERGY DRINK BLUEBERRY LEMONADE: 21 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Espresso and cream light: 8 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Gum Peppermint: 11 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Sugar-free mints: 8 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Iced Energy Tropical Peach: 22 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- Tropical Peach Iced Energy: 19 resolved ingredients, 70/100, 2 flagged.
- DoubleShot Energy: 29 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Doubleshot energy coffee beverage: 29 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Energy coffee beverage: 29 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Energy coffee beverage: 29 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- DOUBLESHOT ENERGY: 18 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Doubleshot energy coffee mocha: 27 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- DOUBLESHOT ENERGY Vanilla: 27 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Starbucks DoubleShot Energy Caramel: 27 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Sea Salt Caramel Gelato Lite Frappuccino: 8 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Double Chocolate Gelato Frappuccino lite chilled coffee drink: 9 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Starbucks, holiday jelly candy: 20 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- Sugar-Free Flavored Syrup: 9 resolved ingredients, 80/100, 2 flagged.
- DOUBLESHOT ENERGY: 28 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- DOUBLESHOT ENERGY ENERGY COFFEE BEVERAGE: 28 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Tripleshot Energy Zero Sugar: 14 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Cakebites sweet lemon layers cakebites: 42 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Mocha creamer: 10 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Zero Creamer Hazelnut Latte: 8 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Caramel Macchiato Inspired Flavor Zero Creamer: 9 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Triple Shot Energy: 19 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Creamy Vanilla Gelato: 6 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Starbucks Lite Vanilla Latte: 9 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Coffee Protein Drink: 13 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Café mocha coffee & protein: 15 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Coffee & Protein: 15 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Starbucks, peppermint cookie chocolate bites: 32 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Starbucks, bar, cranberry bliss: 52 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Sugar-Free Syrup: 8 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Starbucks, chocolate bites, peppermint bites: 22 resolved ingredients, 85/100, 1 flagged.
- Coffee & protein beverage: 15 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Coffee & protein beverage: 16 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Pumpkin spice latte iced espresso beverage, pumpkin spice latte: 9 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Espresso Beverage: 9 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
- Starbucks almondmilk frappuccino: 15 resolved ingredients, 95/100, 1 flagged.
Products by Starbucks
Showing 50 display-quality records, sorted by concern level (most flagged first); 1,330 tracked records with unusable upstream names remain in the aggregate but are not shown.
Nationwide brands with similar catalog profiles
Two PlainFoodSafe-derived peer sets for Starbucks: closest on tracked product count (1,380 here) and closest on average ingredient screening score (96.8/100 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood, not a largest-catalog strip.
Similar product count
Nearest other brands by Open Food Facts product count (floored at ≥50).
Similar average screening score
Nearest other brands by average ingredient screening score (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.
Counts and averages from Open Food Facts labels screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine; neither axis is a health outcome.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Starbucks food safe? ▼
Starbucks has an average safety score of 97/100 across the 345 of 1380 tracked products that carry an ingredient list. 18.0% of those contain flagged ingredients.
How many Starbucks products are tracked? ▼
Our database tracks 1,380 Starbucks products. 345 include an ingredient list and can be screened against FDA SAFFA and CSPI data; 1,035 cannot be scored from this snapshot.
How processed is the Starbucks catalog? ▼
Starbucks has 310 NOVA-classified products; 87.7% are ultra-processed (Group 4, 272 items) and Group 4 is the largest slice. NOVA describes processing intensity, not whether additives on a label are flagged.
Which shelves dominate the Starbucks catalog? ▼
In Open Food Facts shelf labels, Starbucks concentrates in Beverages and beverages preparations (507, 63% of this top-five); Beverages (98); Plant-based foods and beverages (82); Sandwiches (61); Baked-goods (58).
Does Starbucks use artificial dyes? ▼
Open the individual product pages below to see which Starbucks items list a synthetic dye on their label. For whether the company has committed to removing dyes, the FDA and CSPI both publish corporate-commitment trackers; we no longer restate those commitments here.
What to do with this Starbucks profile
Use this roll-up as orientation, then verify the specific package you hold against its ingredient panel and the named official sources.
- Start with ICED COFFEE, the displayed product with the most flagged ingredients (4) in this sample. Open the outlier product
- Sucralose appears in 38 scored Starbucks products, review why each source flags it before treating the brand average as uniform. Review flagged ingredient counts
- Compare Starbucks's 96.8/100 average and 18.0% flagged share against other brands before treating either figure as a recall or clearance signal. Brand safety rankings
- Cross-check any additive concern against FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine rather than relying on this derived index alone. Scoring methodology
A flagged ingredient records a source concern, not a recall, ban, or medical clearance. Always verify the current package label and consult official sources for product-specific decisions.
Citation & disclaimer notes
Brand scores aggregate ingredient-level FDA SAFFA + CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings across Open Food Facts product data. See our methodology. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe.Disclaimer: Informational purposes only; not professional advice. A flagged ingredient is not a recall or a ban. Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.
Every figure on PlainFoodSafe is rendered directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no number is typed in by an editor. Brand figures are computed directly from OpenFoodFacts and FDA data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2026.
