Updated 2026-08-02
Starbucks
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Menu items available
230
Menu items that contain additives
79%
Menu items that contain seed oils
34%
Additives
List of additives used at Starbucks
Potassium sorbateLimitedUsed in 145 menu itemsXanthan GumLimitedUsed in 120 menu itemsMono- and diglyceridesLimitedUsed in 59 menu itemsCalcium phosphatesLimitedUsed in 47 menu itemsGuar gumLimited · Banned - EU infant-use restrictedUsed in 46 menu itemsMaltodextrinLimitedUsed in 42 menu itemsCarrageenanLimitedUsed in 32 menu itemsModified food starchLimitedUsed in 31 menu itemsBeta-carotene / β-apo-8′-carotenalLimitedUsed in 28 menu itemsDextroseModerateUsed in 17 menu itemsMonocalcium phosphateLimitedUsed in 15 menu itemsAnnattoLimitedUsed in 14 menu itemsSodium acid pyrophosphateModerate · Restricted - Allowed with use limitsUsed in 14 menu itemsDipotassium phosphateModerateUsed in 9 menu itemsSucraloseLimited · Restricted - Louisiana schoolsUsed in 8 menu itemsNatamycinLimitedUsed in 7 menu itemsCarboxymethylcelluloseLimited · Restricted - EU infant-use restrictedUsed in 6 menu itemsSodium phosphateModerate · Restricted - USUsed in 5 menu itemsCalcium propionateLimited · Restricted - CA use limitsUsed in 4 menu itemsSulfitesModerate · Restricted - AUUsed in 4 menu itemsPolysorbate 60LimitedUsed in 3 menu itemsSodium erythorbateLimitedUsed in 3 menu itemsSodium nitriteModerateUsed in 3 menu itemsPaprika and turmeric oleoresinsLimitedUsed in 2 menu itemsSodium benzoateLimited · Restricted - CanadaUsed in 2 menu items
Seed oils
List of seed oils used at Starbucks
Soybean OilLimited · Restricted - Broad use is allowed; Louisiana requires a future food-service disclosure notice for seed oils, including soybean oil, but no sale ban was found.Used in 42 menu itemsSunflower OilLimited · Restricted - LouisianaUsed in 24 menu itemsCanola OilLowUsed in 23 menu items