What is a Starbucks Star Drink (What is in Starbucks Star Drink, how to make Starbucks Star Drink, how to order Starbucks Star Drink + more information)?
You can always find pleasure in a sweet, well-prepared Starbucks Star Drink. Create some summer memories with this amazing drink from Starbucks. However, what is in a Starbucks Star Drink?
Starbucks Star Drink is packed with starfruit and kiwi flavored juice put together with real kiwi fruit pieces which are added to coconut milk and lastly it is shaken with ice. Find this drink at Starbucks and let your summer experience begin.
I only became aware of this, when I was trying to navigate the Starbucks menu to find something refreshing for my hot days. Lucky enough, I got to find Starbucks Star Drink, and my curiosity led me to try out this drink. Now, my summer is not complete without the Star drink. You too can enjoy this great drink from Starbucks.
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What is Starbucks Star Drink made of (ingredients)?
It is always great to enjoy a drink that you are aware of what it is made of. This way you will cherish the drink even more. Starbucks Star Drink consists of a kiwi starfruit refresher base, coconut milk, freeze-dried kiwi, and ice.
The Kiwi starfruit refresher base is made of turmeric for color, green coffee extract, water, citric acid, Rebaudiside-A, white juice concentrate, sugar, natural flavors, and fruit juice for color (Huito fruit and watermelon) the coconut milk comprises xanthan gum, coconut cream, water, cane sugar, coconut water concentrate, natural flavors, vitamin A palmitate, corn dextrin, sea salt, guar gum, 2% or less of tricalcium phosphate, gellan gum, and Vitamin D2.
The freeze-dried kiwi in this drink is responsible for providing an authentic and refreshing taste. The ice will provide a chilly taste that you deserve and when it melts it becomes part of the drink. Starbucks blends all these ingredients to bring forth the sweet amazing Star Drink. now that you are aware of what is in this drink, why don’t you order it and enjoy it?
What is the nutritional information of Starbucks Star Drink?
With all the components in the Starbucks Star Drink, it will be important if you get to know the nutrition information that this drink has. Starbucks Star Drink has four size options to choose from and each size has nutritional information. Well, a Tall (12 fl oz) size has 100 calories, 2 g of fat, 18 g of sugar,35 mg of caffeine, 1 g of protein, 21 g of total carbohydrates, 50 mg of sodium, and o mg od cholesterol per single serving.
Grande (16 fl oz) size contains 130 calories, 2.5 g of fat, 23 g of sugar, 45 mg of caffeine, 1 g of protein, 27 g of total carbohydrates, 65 mg of sodium, and 0 mg of cholesterol. Additionally, Venti (24 fl oz) will provide you with 190 calories, 4 g of fat, 33 g of sugar, 70 mg of caffeine, 1 g of protein,38 g of total carbohydrates, 0 mg of cholesterol, 95 mg of sodium. The Trenta (30 fl oz) which is the largest of all the sizes contains 260 calories, 5 g of fat, 46 g of sugar, 90 mg of caffeine, 1 g of protein, 0 mg of cholesterol 53 g of total carbohydrates, and 130 mg of sodium.
Much of the caffeine come from the green coffee extract while most calories will come from fats, total carbohydrates, and sodium. If you are starting on this drink, I recommend you start will the Tall size and you will progress gradually to other sizes. However, if you are confident enough with yourself you can start with any size that will address your health needs.
2000 daily calories per day are the Standard measure of the amount an adult can consume in a day. The caffeine amount that can be consumed by an adult in a day is 400 mg. However, calories and caffeine needs vary from one person to the other.
How to make Starbucks Star Drink at home (recipe)?
Enjoying Starbucks Star Drink is a great way to hydrate yourself. You know what? You can make this delicious at home for you and your family to enjoy. All you need is 1 drop of Starfruit extract, fresh chopped kiwi, 1/4 cup coconut milk, 1/2 cup white grape juice, 3 tablespoons kiwi juice, ice, and 1/4 cup water (iced green tea). Use the below steps to make the Star Drink.
Step 1: into a shaker bottle or a blender, add all the ingredients apart from the chopped kiwi and ice. Shake or blend until all the ingredients are properly combined.
Step 2: into a tall glass pour in the Star Drink, then add and mix the chopped kiwi (though it can be optional) and ice.
Step 3: immediately serve the drink. Enjoy!
You can also play around with this drink and turn it into Kiwi Starfruit Refresher. What you need to do is to replace the coconut milk with white grape juice and green tea. Add an additional 2-table spoon of these ingredients.
What does Starbucks Star Drink taste like?
Starbucks Star Drink is delicious! You will fall in love with this drink the moment you take your first sip. It is packed with sweetness and a small hint of tartness from the Starfruit. The freeze-dried kiwi has some amazing taste that contributes to the overall sweetness of the drink. Nonetheless, you will enjoy a sweet, floral nutty flavor from the coconut milk.
Grab this Starbucks Star Drink and enjoy the sweets it commands, while having you refreshed.
How do you order a Star Drink from Starbucks?
It is never a dull moment at Starbucks since you can order the Star Drink in-store or through the Starbucks app. When ordering in-store specify that you want your drink iced, tell the barista the size of the drink you wish to consume, choose your flavors, toppings and sweeteners and wait for your order to get ready.
When you order through the Starbucks app, you first need to open your app, find the Star Drink, choose your desired size customize it, select your location and lastly place your order.
You can make some customization to your Star Drink. for example, you can include almond milk in the place of coconut milk and enjoy. never forget to thank your barista for making you an awesome drink.
FAQ Section
Does the Starbucks Star drink have caffeine?
Yes, it does. Starbucks has caffeine in it. Tall size has 35 mg of caffeine, Grande has 45 mg of caffeine, Venti contains 70 mg of caffeine, and Trenta has 90 mg of caffeine. Much of the caffeine comes from green coffee extract.
Is Starbucks star drink healthy?
Yes, it is. Starbucks Star Drink is healthy since it has low calories and caffeine content compared to other drinks at the company. However, you can customize this drink to suit your health needs. You can also try getting a Tall size as it is packed with few calories and caffeine contents.
How much caffeine is in a venti star drink?
The Venti size of Starbucks Star Drink contains 70 mg of caffeine.
Does Starbucks use real starfruit in its star drink
No, it doesn’t. Starbucks uses starfruit to obtain juice used in the drink. However, real kiwi pieces are used in the drink.