Iced coffees can contain a quarter of daily calories

World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) has found one iced coffee drink sold on the high street that contains 561 calories. The estimated daily calorie requirement for an average woman is 2,000 calories. Others contain over 450 calories and most of them have over 200 calories, which is about 10% of a typical woman's daily calorie needs. Dr Rachel Thompson, science programme manager for WCRF, said: "The fact that there is an iced coffee on the market with over a quarter of a woman's daily calorie allowance is alarming. This is the amount of calories you might expect to have in an evening meal, not in a drink. "With even some small options containing 300 calories, people should check the nutritional content of these drinks, particularly if they are having them regularly. There are some iced coffees on the market that are low in calories, so it is worth shopping around. For example we found one that has just three calories." Some examples from the High Street included: At Starbucks a Venti Dark Berry Mocha Frappuccino blended coffee with whipped cream, which is a limited offering for summer, is 561 calories. The Tall option (the smallest option Starbucks provides) is 369 calories. Without whipped cream the Venti option still contains 457 calories and the tall option 288. However, you can get a Tall Iced Coffee for just three calories, with the Venti option containing only five calories. At Caffé Nero, a Double Chocolate Frappe and a Mocha Frappe Latte with semi skimmed milk contains 483 calories. The skimmed milk option contains 452 calories. A Frappe Latte with semi skimmed milk contains 307 calories. The skimmed milk option contains 277. An Iced Latte contains 117 calories. At Costa Coffee the Massimo Coffee Frescato contains 332 calories. The Primo version (the smallest version Costa offers) is 199 calories. An Massimo Iced Mint Latte with full fat milk (again being advertised for summer) contains 306 calories. The Primo version contains 167 calories. Similarly the Massimo Iced Mocha with full fat milk contains 361 and the Primo version 152.