[OC] Sugar and Caffeine content in Starbucks drinks – Seems more like a candy shop to me. Tool used – Tableau, Source – Starbucks

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1. Based on the Starbucks menu analysis, grande sizes seem to have the highest amount of sugar and caffeine per ml for most drinks when comparing their sizes.

   Source: Starbucks

   Tool: Tableau, PowerPoint (minor editing)

2. Interesting and no surprise. Many people don’t realize how much sugar is in these drinks, or even in a cup of plain milk (12g).

3. It becomes an addiction. Just spent time in Vienna, home of amazing coffee houses, yet saw so many people walking around with Starbucks cups.

4. They eliminated almost all their low/no sugar syrups and drinks. I quit going almost entirely.

5. What is the one drink that exceeds the daily caffeine limit?

6. Should add things like Dunkin donuts or Krispy Kreme donuts or candy bars for comparison.

7. What are the drinks with zero sugar and high caffeine content?? I’m guessing black coffee? Specifically looking at the grande drink with ~330mg caffeine and 0mg sugar.

8. Starbucks has been selling sugar over caffeine for easily a decade now. They need something to cover the fact that their espresso always tastes burnt.

9. Very interesting graphic! Thanks.
   Would you have a version of the graph where we could check the product name of each dot?
   Also, it would be interesting to do the same with other brands like Macdonald’s or Domino’s.

10. it doesn’t call out the most extreme products. Why display this stuff without saying what it is?

11. It would be more interesting if the individual drinks were identified. It’s not clear what types have more caffeine or sugar otherwise.

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