Updated 2026-05-24
Starbucks
Check what is in the current Starbucks menu before you order.
Menu items in current report
188
Menu items that contain additives
74%
Menu items that contain seed oils
34%
Additives
List of additives used at Starbucks
Potassium sorbateLimitedUsed in 103 menu itemsXanthan GumLimitedUsed in 81 menu itemsMono- and diglyceridesLimitedUsed in 54 menu itemsGuar gumLimited · Banned - EU infant-use restrictedUsed in 30 menu itemsCarrageenanLimitedUsed in 28 menu itemsDextroseModerateUsed in 18 menu itemsSodium acid pyrophosphateModerate · Restricted - Allowed with use limitsUsed in 15 menu itemsMaltodextrinLimitedUsed in 13 menu itemsSucraloseLimited · Restricted - Louisiana schoolsUsed in 8 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 itemsSodium nitriteModerateUsed in 3 menu itemsSodium benzoateLimited · Restricted - CanadaUsed in 2 menu itemsSilicon dioxideLimitedUsed in 1 menu item
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 29 menu itemsCanola OilLowUsed in 24 menu itemsSunflower OilLimited · Restricted - LouisianaUsed in 23 menu items