Q1: Does the Starbucks blue coconut drink taste like seaweed or algae?
A1: Not at all. Blue spirulina is processed to isolate phycocyanin, stripping out the marine odor and grassy taste associated with whole spirulina algae. The dominant taste is tropical passion fruit and coconut.
Q2: Can I order this drink caffeine-free for children?
A2: No. Because the natural green coffee extract is pre-mixed into the commercial juice concentrate at the processing facility, baristas cannot remove the 45mg of caffeine from the base.
Q3: Is the blue coconut drink completely vegan and dairy-free?
A3: The standard formulation with coconut milk contains no animal-derived ingredients or dairy. However, if you add cold foam toppings, those contain dairy heavy cream and nonfat milk.
