What Are All the Sugar and Sweetener Options at Starbucks? (2024)

One of the main reasons that coffee drinkers across the globe love Starbucks? The chain isn’t just convenient and consistent, but it offers more ways to create and customize your specific drink order than just about anywhere on the planet.

And that means that when it comes to adding sugars or sweeteners to your drink, like everything else you’ve got plenty of options on the Starbucks menu. Whether you’re looking for something extra sweet, something plant-based, something low-cal, or something flavored, there’s a good chance you’ll find the sweetener you’re looking for on the Starbucks menu.

We’ve got all of the Starbucks sugar and sweetener choices listed in one place for you, as you’ll see summarized below. But there are so many ways to sweeten your drink that things can honestly get a little confusing…so we’re breaking down each of the ways you can add sugar or sweetener to your Starbucks order, what they mean, and what your options are within those customization categories.

Starbucks Sweeteners

When you click through to customize any order on the Starbucks mobile app or online, there will be several different customization categories (with drop-downs full of choices underneath each one) for each type of drink. The categories vary a bit depending on your drink order – for example, you may see slightly different options if you order a hot drink versus cold drink versus a Frappuccino – but the choices under each available customization will generally be the same.

“Sweeteners” is its own customization category that’s broken down into two slightly different types of sweeteners: Sweetener Packets and Liquid Sweeteners. The packets essentially encompass your more traditional sugars and sugar alternatives, like Sugar in the Raw or Splenda, while Liquid Sweeteners refer to Starbucks’ syrup-like sweeteners that are made in house.

Starbucks Sweetener Packets:

• Sugar
• Sugar In The Raw
• Honey
• Splenda
• Stevia In The Raw

Starbucks Liquid Sweeteners:

• Classic Syrup
• Liquid Cane Sugar
• Honey Blend

Starbucks’ Classic Syrup and Honey Blend are made with a base of sugar (or honey) and water that’s mixed with natural flavors, while the Liquid Cane Sugar is slightly less sweet and has more of a brown sugar, molasses-like flavor.

Starbucks Flavors

The “Flavors” customization category at Starbucks is another way to sweeten your drink order, which is broken down into two sub-categories as well: Syrups and Sauces.

Starbucks’ Flavored Syrups are simple syrups made of sugar, water, and natural flavors. They are essentially the same thing as the Classic Syrup in the “Sweeteners” category, but with a plethora of added flavors to choose from. Meanwhile, Starbucks’ Sauces are thicker in consistency and don’t just contain sugar, but typically dairy products as well, like heavy cream, condensed milk, or even butter.

Flavored Syrups and Sauces can be added to most orders in your choice of pumps, which are usually offered in amounts from 1 to 12 pumps. Syrups are typically pumped right into the drink itself, while Sauces can be included within the drink or used to line the cup or drizzle on top of your drink. Sauces are typically what you’ll find in drinks like the Caramel Macchiato, Mocha Latte, and Pumpkin Spice Latte, giving the drink an added creaminess.

When it comes to both the Syrups and Sauces, many flavors are seasonal – those have been indicated with an asterisk below.

Starbucks Syrups:

• Apple Brown Sugar*
• Brown Sugar
• Caramel (Regular + Sugar-Free)
• Chestnut Praline*
• Cinnamon Caramel*
• Cinnamon Dolce
• Coffee Frappuccino
• Crème Frappuccino
• Funnel Cake*
• Gingerbread*
• Hazelnut
• Irish Cream*
• Macadamia*
• Peppermint
• Sugar Cookie*
• Toasted Vanilla
• Toffeenut
• Vanilla (Regular + Sugar-Free)

Starbucks Sauces:

• Mocha Sauce
• White Chocolate Sauce
• Caramel Brulee Sauce*
• Strawberry Purée Sauce
• Dark Caramel Sauce
• Pumpkin Sauce*

Starbucks Add-Ins

Lastly, under the “Add-Ins” customization category you’ll find two options: Powders and Line the Cup. Starbucks Powders are another form of sweetener that are made with sugar, natural flavors, and ground ingredients like cocoa powder, matcha tea, or vanilla bean. When you choose Line the Cup, you have the option to essentially add a drizzle of one of Starbucks’ Sauces to the inside of your cup.

Starbucks offers a few Powder flavors, which are used to make drinks like the Vanilla Bean Frappuccino, Matcha Latte, and Iced Chocolate Almondmilk Shaken Espresso. The Line the Cup category usually comes with two choices: Caramel Sauce or Mocha Sauce. Both customizations can be added to many drink orders for additional sweetness and flavor.

Starbucks Powders:

• Vanilla Bean Powder
• Chocolate Malt Powder
• Matcha Powder

Starbucks Line the Cup:

• Caramel Sauce
• Mocha Sauce