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Starbucks Offers Vegan Frappuccino Nationwide In May

Written by Vegetarian Star on April 20th, 2010 in Business, Food & Drink, Restaurants.

Starbucks products are displayed at a Starbucks restaurant in Hong Kong

Starbucks will introduce its vegan Frappuccinos nationally on May 5, according to The Consumerist.

Like many other drinks available at the coffee establishment, vegan, non-dairy versions have been available unofficially, and the vegan Frappuccino has already been introduced in Los Angeles.

Blogger Quarrygirl took to the web to explain more about the drink:

“The old method to make them used a base that contained dairy, but the new way you basically add a thickening syrup to base of milk/ flavour syrups/ coffee depending on the drink, so as long as the drink is made with soy it’s vegan. The coffee and creme frappuccino bases are vegan, however, the light one is not— and all the other inclusions and toppings are vegan except for whip (duh) and caramel drizzle.”

An email to a Starbuck’s manager by the Consumerist confirmed that indeed the regular frap base and cream base are vegan, but the light base isn’t, so don’t be afraid of fat little caffeinated vegan brothers and sisters.

The light base isn’t gluten-free either, which applies to both the regular and the cream.

In addition, like non-dairy drinks have their own pitchers, the vegan Frappuccino should be made in the soy pitcher.

While this should be standard procedure, it never hurts to ask.

And watch them while they’re doing it.

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