What the heck is in a Starbucks Frappuccino?
I’m a big fan of the Starbucks Frappuccino. I got hooked a few years ago when they had some kind of chocolate or chocolate chip brownie concoction. Sadly, this version is no longer available (at least not at any Starbucks I’ve been to recently), though there are plenty of other yummy alternatives.
However, a very strange thing happens to a Frappuccino. As it sits, it begins to separate into layers, and you end up with this strange foamy substance on top. You happily slurp up the good stuff at the bottom through a straw, until there’s no more good stuff, and the yumminess gives way to a taste and texture you really don’t want in your mouth.
So my question is this: what the heck is that frothy, disgusting byproduct? I feel the need to send it to a lab for analysis. It almost completely ruins the otherwise joyous Frappuccino experience. Of course, this isn’t going to stop me from consuming them on a semi-regular basis, undoubtedly ruining my periodic attempts at being coffee-free.
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July 18th, 2007 at 9:04 am
I expect that it has to do with the Specific Gravity of the ingredients.
The denser liquids, coffee and syrup, settle to the bottom where the straw gets it (yum), while the ice and milk float to the top, flavorless (not yum, or, yuck).
That’s what *I* think.