Vanilla latte showdown
Beekeeper vs La Colombe vs Starbucks. Caffeine, sugar, and additives, side by side, with every number linked to its label.
Beekeeper Vanilla Latte
The quick answer
We make Beekeeper, so we're biased. Every number below links to a label you can check, including where the others come out ahead.
The most caffeine per ounce of the three, the fewest added ingredients: no gums, and mostly honey for sweetness.
The sweetest latte by a mile with more than 5 times the added sugar of the other cans (22g vs 4g).
More foamy texture, thanks to the use of oxide and gums.
Why a Frappuccino? It's the bottled vanilla coffee drink most shoppers see next to ours, even though it isn't technically a latte.
Per can or bottle, as sold
| Attribute | Beekeeper Vanilla Latte · 8 oz can |
La Colombe Vanilla Draft Latte · 9 oz can |
Starbucks Vanilla Frappuccino · 9.5 oz bottle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caffeine | 125 mg | 100 mg | 45 mg |
| Calories | 90 | 130 | 200 |
| Total sugar | 10 g | 12 g | 32 g |
| Added sugar | 4 g | 4 g | 22 g |
| Sweetener | Organic honey, organic cane sugar | Cane sugar | Sugar, maltodextrin |
| Gums or thickeners | None | Acacia gum, gellan gum | Pectin |
La Colombe also sells a larger 11 oz can with 190 mg caffeine, 160 calories and 15 g sugar (5 g added). Its 9 oz figures come from its own nutrition facts, which list 100 mg as a new reduced level; older cans may still say 115 mg.
Ounce for ounce
Of the three sizes compared, Beekeeper packs the most caffeine per ounce, and Starbucks the most sugar.
Where each one wins
La Colombe uses acacia and gellan gum. Starbucks uses pectin.
Mostly organic honey from Oregon, plus a little organic cane sugar.
90 vs 130 and 200.
125 mg vs 100 mg (La Colombe 9 oz) and 45 mg (Starbucks).
4 g each vs 22 g in the Frappuccino.
Nitrous oxide and gums give the draft latte its foam.
6 g each vs 5 g for Beekeeper.
Sold almost everywhere coffee drinks are sold.
Try our Vanilla Latte
A touch of vanilla and a whole lot of hustle. Premium cold brew, real milk and organic Oregon honey.
$44.99Why we sweeten with honey
We use honey from the Pacific Northwest to round out the coffee, not to make it taste like honey. That's how our Vanilla Latte gets by with 4 g of added sugar.
- Beekeeper Vanilla Latte – Fred Meyer
- Beekeeper Vanilla Latte – Shipt
- Beekeeper Cold Brew Latte Vanilla – Thrive Market
- La Colombe Vanilla Draft Latte 9 oz – lacolombe.com
- La Colombe Vanilla Draft Latte 11 oz – H-E-B
- La Colombe Vanilla Draft Latte 11 oz – Stop & Shop
- Starbucks Frappuccino Vanilla 9.5 oz – PepsiCo Product Facts
- Starbucks Frappuccino Vanilla 4-pack – H-E-B and Walmart
- Starbucks Frappuccino Vanilla 13.7 oz – PepsiCo Product Facts