Draft Latte Pumpkin Spice Cold Brew with Milk — TREAT
Munch or Dump rates Draft Latte Pumpkin Spice Cold Brew with Milk by La Colombe TREAT — score 43/90.
At its heart this is real milk, real coffee and actual pumpkin puree, which is a far better base than most canned coffee drinks. It's sweetened with a single added sugar and held together with a couple of gums for that draft-style body. A pleasant sweetened coffee to enjoy now and then, not an everyday health drink.
Why this verdict
- Built on reduced-fat milk and coffee, with real pumpkin puree rather than just flavoring
- Sweetened with cane sugar — one added sugar, not a stacked sweetener system
- Two stabilizing gums (acacia and gellan) give it the smooth, nitro-style texture
- Lactase is added to make the milk easier to digest, and vitamin D3 is a minor fortification
- Natural flavors round out the pumpkin-spice profile
Ingredients (10)
- REDUCED FAT MILK (safe) — Whole food dairy base — protein, calcium, and natural lactose. 2% milkfat.
- coffee (safe) — Plain instant coffee. Source of caffeine and antioxidants; fine in moderation.
- Cane Sugar (moderate) — Added sugar in the breadcrumb — one of two distinct sweeteners in the list.
- PUMPKIN PUREE (safe) — Real pumpkin, but a trace amount behind salt — mostly for marketing.
- Acacia (safe) — Natural gum used for thickening.
- gellan gum (moderate) — Stabilizer that keeps almond solids suspended; generally well tolerated.
- lactase (safe) — Enzyme that breaks down lactose to make it easier to digest
- Natural Flavors (safe) — Flavor compounds derived from natural sources.
- NITROUS OXIDE (safe) — Inert whipping propellant for the aerosol can.
- vitamin D3 (safe) — Routine fortification that aids calcium absorption. Beneficial, not a red flag.
Healthier alternatives
- Kirkland Signature Cold Brew Coffee (100% Colombian)
- Good & Gather Cold Brew Coffee Concentrate
- Cold Brew Coffee
- Wegmans The Buzz Cold Brew Coffee, Unsweetened
- Triple Draft Latte – La Colombe