{"id":164827,"date":"2025-08-21T21:48:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T21:48:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/164827\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T21:48:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T21:48:10","slug":"dunkins-newest-drink-has-84-grams-of-added-sugar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/164827\/","title":{"rendered":"Dunkin&#8217;s Newest Drink Has 84 Grams of Added Sugar"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Dunkin\u2019 launched its fall menu with a new Cereal N\u2019 Milk Latte, hinting at Coolatta and matcha versions.<\/li>\n<li>But the upcoming Cereal N\u2019 Milk Coolatta packs 84g added sugar, which is 2x the recommended daily limit.<\/li>\n<li>The latte is a lighter option, with 18g added sugar and fewer calories, making it easier to enjoy in moderation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> This week, Dunkin\u2019 released their highly anticipated fall menu to kick off pumpkin spice season. But to our surprise, pumpkin is a side note at the breakfast chain this year. Instead, they have a few new flavors up their sleeve, including a nostalgic sip.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Alongside a line of <a class=\"recommendation-inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eatingwell.com\/sabrina-carpenter-dunkin-strawberry-refresher-review-11764036\" link-destination-recommendation=\"true\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sabrina Carpenter<\/a>\u2019s fruity Daydream Refreshers, a new coffee flavor has arrived. Meet \u201cCereal N\u2019 Milk,\u201d the newest addition to Dunkin\u2019s seasonal menu. Currently available in hot and iced latte form, the Cereal N\u2019 Milk flavor will also be arriving as a Coolatta variety later in the season and in a specialty Blueberry Cereal N\u2019 Milk Matcha Latte.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> But before you wait up on trying it in its Coolatta form, the slushy-style drink offered at the chain, there\u2019s something you should know. When looking at the nutrition information for the Cereal N\u2019 Milk line, the Coolatta stood out to us as pretty alarming. Let\u2019s explain.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> For one small Cereal N\u2019 Milk Coolatta, the nutrition shows:\n<\/p>\n<ul id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">\n<li><strong>Calories: <\/strong>440<\/li>\n<li><strong>Carbohydrates: <\/strong>97g<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dietary Fiber:<\/strong> 0g<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total Sugars:<\/strong> 93g<\/li>\n<li><strong>Added Sugar: <\/strong>84g<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protein: <\/strong>6g<\/li>\n<li><strong>Total Fat:<\/strong> 3.5g<\/li>\n<li><strong>Saturated Fat:<\/strong> 2g<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cholesterol:<\/strong> 10mg<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sodium: <\/strong>230mg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Mind you, this is the small, 16-ounce size of this drink, and it\u2019s loaded with 84 grams of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eatingwell.com\/article\/7899305\/top-sources-of-added-sugar\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">added sugar<\/a>. The medium and large? A whopping 126 and 168 grams of added sugar, respectively. To really break down the excessive amount of added sugar in this drink, we asked our senior nutrition editor and registered dietitian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eatingwell.com\/author\/jessica-ball\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jessica Ball, M.S., RD<\/a>, to weigh in.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_16-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> \u201cMost Americans eat too much added sugar, and for many the top source is sugar-sweetened beverages. That\u2019s because it\u2019s easy to way overshoot the recommended daily maximum intake of added sugar\u2014which is around 40 grams per day\u2014in just one sweetened drink without realizing it. This drink, for example, has over twice that amount,\u201d explains Ball. \u201cWhile your diet should make room for foods you like, it\u2019s important to be mindful of how highly-sweetened drinks like this not only fit into your day, but also your week as a whole. Trying this drink once is one thing, but I would not recommend having it regularly or multiple times per week.\u201d\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_18-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> But don\u2019t fret: If you were excited about the Cereal N\u2019 Milk flavor, there are a couple of ways to enjoy it instead of waiting for this Coolatta. And the other options are available now and have a fraction of the sugar per sip.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_20-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"> Slurping up this flavor in latte form, whether it be hot or iced, is the way to go. In each small Cereal N\u2019 Milk latte, there are 18 grams of added sugar. That\u2019s still fairly high, but it\u2019s definitely easier to incorporate into a healthy eating pattern\u2014it has nearly 80% less sugar than the Coolatta. Plus, the latte versions have half as many calories as the Coolatta, and they even have slightly more protein!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dunkin\u2019 launched its fall menu with a new Cereal N\u2019 Milk Latte, hinting at Coolatta and matcha versions.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":164828,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[210,1182,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-164827","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nutrition","8":"tag-health","9":"tag-nutrition","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-unitedstates","12":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115068963100487236","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164827\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/164828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=164827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}