Is Starbucks Vanilla DoubleShot ultra-processed?

444 mL Cappuccino Sold in Canada

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Dextrose
Flavouring
Glucose
Maltodextrin
E407 Carrageenan
E414 Acacia gum
and 5 more

38 ingredients
9 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed cappuccino

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Starbucks coffee (water, coffee), Skim milk, Sugar (processing marker), Cream, Corn dextrose (ultra-processing marker), Corn maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), Taurine, Cellulose gel, Potassium carbonate, Natural and artificial flavours (ultra-processing marker), Panax ginseng root extract, Inositol, Guarana (Paullinia cupana), seed, Vitamin C (ascorbic acid, sodium ascorbate), Cellulose gum (ultra-processing marker), Vitamin B3 (niacinamide), Sucralose (ultra-processing marker), Silicon dioxide, Tricalcium phosphate, Carrageenan (ultra-processing marker), Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), Dimethylpolysiloxane (ultra-processing marker), Vitamin B2 (riboflavin), Gum arabic (ultra-processing marker), Corn starch (processing marker), Polysorbate 80 (ultra-processing marker), Vitamin A palmitate, Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)

Additives: E407 Carrageenan , E414 Acacia gum , E433 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate , E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose , E501 Potassium carbonates , E501i Potassium carbonate , E900 Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane , E900a Dimethyl polysiloxane , E955 Sucralose

As written on the pack

Starbucks coffee (water, coffee), Skim milk, Sugar, Cream, Corn dextrose, Corn maltodextrin, Taurine, Cellulose gel, Potassium carbonate, Natural and artificial flavours, Panax ginseng root extract, Inositol, Guarana (Paullinia cupana) seed extract, Vitamin C (ascorbic acid, sodium ascorbate), Cellulose gum, Vitamin B3 (niacinamide), Sucralose, Silicon dioxide, Tricalcium phosphate, Carrageenan, Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), Dimethylpolysiloxane, Vitamin B2 (riboflavin), Gum arabic, Corn starch, Polysorbate 80, Vitamin A palmitate, Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol).

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
E433 Polyoxyethylene sorbitan monooleate Polysorbate 80 is a synthetic emulsifier used in ice cream and some sauces to keep fats evenly dispersed.
E466 Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose Carboxymethyl cellulose is a thickener made by chemically modifying cellulose from wood or cotton.
E900 Dimethylpolysiloxane and Methylphenylpolysiloxane A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
E900a Dimethyl polysiloxane Emulsifiers are substances which make it possible to form or maintain a homogenous mixture of two or more immiscible phases such as oil and water in a foodstuff.

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E955 Sucralose Sucralose is a sweetener made by chlorinating sugar.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.

2 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 14 cappuccino

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 86% of the cappuccino here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 14 cappuccino, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0069000040300, last edited 4 July 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.