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Low-Sugar Fast Food Drinks (5g or Less)

Drinks with 5g of total sugars or less in their standard size.

#1 overall is Blonde Roast - Starbucks® Sunsera from Starbucks (0g).

Best pick at each restaurant

StarbucksBlonde Roast - Starbucks® Sunsera0g sugar · 5 kcal · 0g carbs
ChipotleCoke Zero (Bottle)0g sugar · 0 kcal · 0g carbs
McDonald'sMcCafé Iced Black Coffee0g sugar · 10 kcal · 1g carbs
Chick-fil-AFreshly-Brewed Unsweetened Iced Tea0g sugar · 0 kcal · 0g carbs
Taco BellPremium Roast Coffee0g sugar · 0 kcal · 0g carbs
KFCUnsweet Tea0g sugar · 0 kcal · 0g carbs

The top 45

How we picked: Drinks with 5g of total sugars or less in their standard size. Total sugars include the natural lactose in milk. At most 12 items per restaurant, so every chain is represented.

Low-Sugar Fast Food Drinks (5g or Less)
#
1	Blonde Roast - Starbucks® SunseraStarbucks · Grande	0	5	0	315
2	Medium Roast - Pike Place® RoastStarbucks · Grande	0	5	0	315
3	Featured Dark Roast - Starbucks 1971 Roast™Starbucks · Grande	0	5	0	315
4	Half-Caff – Pike Place® RoastStarbucks · Grande	0	5	0	170
5	Decaf Roast - Pike Place® RoastStarbucks · Grande	0	5	0	25
6	Caffè AmericanoStarbucks · Grande	0	15	2	225
7	Espresso MacchiatoStarbucks · Double	0	15	2	150
8	EspressoStarbucks · Double	0	10	2	150
9	Espresso Con PannaStarbucks · Double	0	35	2	150
10	Coffee Traveler – Pike Place® RoastStarbucks	0	5	0	155
11	Coffee Traveler – Decaf Pike Place® RoastStarbucks	0	5	0	15
12	Cold BrewStarbucks · Grande	0	5	0	205
13	Coke Zero (Bottle)Chipotle	0	0	0	–
14	San Pellegrino Sparkling WaterChipotle	0	0	0	–
15	Open Water StillChipotle	0	0	0	–
16	McCafé Iced Black CoffeeMcDonald's · Medium	0	10	1	175
17	McCafé Premium Roast CoffeeMcDonald's · Medium	0	10	1	–
18	McCafé Premium Roast Decaf CoffeeMcDonald's · Medium	0	10	2	5
19	Hot TeaMcDonald's · Medium	0	10	0	–
20	McCafé AmericanoMcDonald's · Medium	0	5	1	65
21	Diet CokeMcDonald's · Medium	0	0	0	–
22	Coca-Cola Zero SugarMcDonald's · Medium	0	0	0	–
23	Unsweetened Iced TeaMcDonald's · Medium	0	0	0	95
24	DASANI WaterMcDonald's	0	0	0	–
25	Freshly-Brewed Unsweetened Iced TeaChick-fil-A · Medium	0	0	0	–
26	DASANI Bottled WaterChick-fil-A	0	0	0	–
27	Pineapple Dragonfruit Unsweet TeaChick-fil-A	0	35	7	–
28	Hot CoffeeChick-fil-A	0	0	0	–
29	Premium Roast CoffeeTaco Bell · Hot	0	0	0	–
30	Diet PepsiTaco Bell · 20 oz	0	0	0	–
31	Lipton Unsweetened Iced TeaTaco Bell · 20 oz	0	0	0	–
32	Mtn Dew Baja Blast Zero SugarTaco Bell · 20 oz	0	10	0	–
33	Mtn Dew Zero SugarTaco Bell · 20 oz	0	0	0	–
34	Pepsi Zero SugarTaco Bell · 20 oz	0	0	0	–
35	Unsweet TeaKFC · 20 fl oz	0	0	0	–
36	Diet Dr PepperKFC · 20 fl oz	0	0	0	–
37	Diet Wild Cherry PepsiKFC · 20 fl oz	0	0	0	–
38	Lipton Brisk No Calorie Peach Iced Green TeaKFC · 20 fl oz	0	5	0	–
39	Lipton Brisk Unsweetened No Lemon Iced TeaKFC · 20 fl oz	0	0	0	–
40	Pepsi Zero SugarKFC · 20 fl oz	0	0	0	–
41	Sobe Lifewater Yumberry PomegranateKFC · 20 fl oz	0	0	0	–
42	Tropicana Light LemonadeKFC · 20 fl oz	0	10	0	–
43	Diet Mountain DewKFC · 20 fl oz	1	10	1	–
44	Poppi OrangeChipotle	5	25	9	–
45	Poppi Strawberry LemonChipotle	5	30	9	–

Total sugars vs added sugars

The sugar figure on a nutrition label is total sugars: it includes sugar added as syrups and sauces, but also the natural lactose in milk. So a plain latte with no syrup still shows several grams of sugar.

The FDA Daily Value for added sugars is 50g a day. At 5g of total sugars or less, every drink here contains no more than a tenth of that. Most contain even less added sugar, because part of the total comes from milk.

What a low-sugar drink looks like

5g of sugar is roughly one teaspoon. 42 drinks on this list have no sugar at all, including Blonde Roast - Starbucks® Sunsera from Starbucks, Medium Roast - Pike Place® Roast from Starbucks, Featured Dark Roast - Starbucks 1971 Roast™ from Starbucks and Half-Caff – Pike Place® Roast from Starbucks. Anything above zero usually comes from a splash of milk or a little added sweetener.

Zero sugar doesn’t always mean unsweetened: diet sodas and sugar-free syrups use non-sugar sweeteners instead.

How to use this list

The table starts with the lowest-sugar drink across these chains. Re-sort by calories or caffeine, or open any drink to compare sizes. Sugar rises with size, especially in milk-based drinks.

Frequently asked questions

Which drinks have no sugar across these chains?

42 drinks have 0g of sugar in their standard size, including Blonde Roast - Starbucks® Sunsera from Starbucks, Medium Roast - Pike Place® Roast from Starbucks, Featured Dark Roast - Starbucks 1971 Roast™ from Starbucks and Half-Caff – Pike Place® Roast from Starbucks.

Does the sugar in milk count?

Yes. Nutrition labels show total sugars, which include lactose from milk. Health advice on limiting sugar is mainly about added (free) sugars, so a milky drink with no syrup is lower in added sugar than its label total suggests.

Is 5g of sugar a lot?

No. 5g is about a teaspoon, and a tenth of the 50g Daily Value for added sugars.

The full list for each restaurant

Data from each restaurant’s official US nutrition information; see each Starbucks, Chipotle, McDonald's, Chick-fil-A, Taco Bell, KFC calculator for sources and dates. General information, not medical advice.