{"id":2926,"date":"2010-09-17T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-17T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?p=2926"},"modified":"2010-09-17T06:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-09-17T10:00:00","slug":"starbucks-pumpkin-latte-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glutenfreeislife.com\/?p=2926","title":{"rendered":"Starbucks Pumpkin Latte Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

As suggested in my Pumpkin Spice Latte Fans Beware<\/a> post, I emailed Starbucks to get the ingredient list from the pumpkin spice syrups. This is the response that I received:<\/p>\n

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Hello Kim,<\/p>\n

Thank you for contacting Starbucks Coffee Company.<\/p>\n

Our Pumpkin Spice Syrup that is used in the ‘regular’ and ‘skinny’ drinks contains the following:<\/em><\/p>\n

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Sugar, Condensed Nonfat Milk, Sweetened Condensed Nonfat Milk, Annatto (E160b, Colour), Natural and Artificial Flavours<\/strong>, Caramel Colour (E150D), Salt, Potassium Sorbate (E202, a preservative).<\/em><\/p>\n

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A little additional information that may be helpful or neat is that one pump of syrup contains approximately 20 calories.<\/em><\/p>\n

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I hope that I have been able to provide you with some useful information.<\/em><\/p>\n

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If you have any further questions or concerns that I was unable to address, please feel free to let me know.<\/p>\n

Warm Regards,<\/p>\n

D.
\nCustomer Relations
\nStarbucks Coffee Company
\n800 23-LATTE (235-2883)
\nMonday through Friday, 5AM to 8PM (PST)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

All in all, the only ingredient that I see that could contain gluten would be the “Natural & Artificial Flavors”. While wheat is required to be called out on labels by law, rye, barley & oats are not. It is not likely that the flavoring contains rye or oats, but it certainly could<\/strong> contain barley malt flavoring. My opinion is that it is not likely that the ingredients have changed and this product has been gluten-free in the past. Does that mean I am going to drink one or say that I think it is safe for others on the gluten-free diet to drink one? No. <\/p>\n

On my last post Jenn<\/a> suggested a way to make these at home. <\/p>\n

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Well, you can always make your own Probably healthier that way too! I don\u2019t think they are very complicated to make, as long as you can make a homemade latte. I think all you have to add in to a standard latte is some pumpkin pur\u00e9e, pumpkin pie spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice etc.), and then sweetener of your choice \u2013 you should be able to do a pretty decent copy cat at home where you can make sure of its gluten-free ness<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

I am lazy when it comes to this stuff, but I guess it will all depend on how bad I want a PSL! Another option would be the pumpkin spice creamers made by International Delight <\/a> and Coffee-Mate<\/a>. New England<\/a> flavored coffees are gluten-free and have a pumpkin spice version, in addition to a couple of other great fall flavors. Caribou Coffee has a pumpkin latte on their menu right now. I have an email out to them to verify the gluten-free status. I will make sure to update with that information when I get it. I have a feeling that it is gluten-free, but want to make sure before I try it out. <\/p>\n

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