Is Your Pumpkin Spice Latte Hiding Too Much Sugar?

By Daniel Herman

Is Your Pumpkin Spice Latte Hiding Too Much Sugar?

It’s PSL season — and while we all love the cozy, spiced flavour of a Pumpkin Spice Latte, it’s worth knowing how much sugar is actually inside your cup.

How Much Sugar Is in a PSL?

Depending on your size and milk choice, your PSL could contain:

What’s the Recommended Limit?

In the UK, adults should have no more than 30g of “free sugars” a day – that’s sugar added to food or drinks (like syrups) and does not include natural sugar from fruit or milk.

So, a Tall PSL with whipped cream has up to 28g sugar gives you almost a full day’s worth of sugar in one go.

Want to Make Your PSL a Bit Healthier?

Skip the whipped cream (save ~5g sugar)

Ask for fewer pumps of syrup (each pump ≈ 5g sugar)

Choose almond or soya milk (lowest in sugar)

Go down a size – Short or Tall keeps things more balanced

Alternatively try the delicious Brazilian Coffee Whey Hey and add some spices 😊

How Often Is Too Often?

Having a PSL occasionally is totally fine — but if you’re having one daily or multiple times a week, the sugar adds up quickly.

Best practice.

Enjoy your PSL as a weekly treat or go for a lower-sugar version more regularly.

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