Maccas introduced a coffee/tea/wattle beverage called The Australiano and we found out what it’s made from and how many calories there are in it. Here’s your quick guide through both the hot and iced Australiano range so you know what to order the next time you visit a McCafe:
Australiano Chai Latte – Full Cream Milk 314 Calories
A standard McDonald’s Australiano Chai Latte made with full cream milk has 314 calories, or 1310 kilojoules.
Australiano Chai Latte – Skim Milk 234 Calories
A standard McDonald’s Australiano Chai Latte made with skim milk has 234 calories, or 979 kilojoules.
Australiano Chai Latte – Lactose Free Milk 312 Calories
A standard McDonald’s Australiano Chai Latte made with lactose-free milk has 312 calories, or 1310 kilojoules.
Australiano Chai Latte – Soy Milk 248 Calories
A standard McDonald’s Australiano Chai Latte made with soy milk has 248 calories, or 1040 kilojoules.
Australiano Chai Latte – Almond Milk 230 Calories
A standard McDonald’s Australiano Chai Latte made with almond milk has 230 calories, or 961 kilojoules.
Australiano Chai Latte – Oat Milk 300 Calories
A standard McDonald’s Australiano Chai Latte made with oat milk has 300 calories, or 1250 kilojoules.
Australiano Iced Chai Latte – Full Cream Milk 255 Calories
A standard McDonald’s Australiano Iced Chai Latte made with full cream milk has 255 calories, or 1070 kilojoules.
Australiano Iced Chai Latte – Skim Milk 200 Calories
A standard McDonald’s Australiano Iced Chai Latte made with skim milk has 200 calories, or 836 kilojoules.
Australiano Iced Chai Latte – Lactose Free Milk 254 Calories
A standard McDonald’s Australiano Iced Chai Latte made with lactose free milk has 254 calories, or 1060 kilojoules.
Australiano Iced Chai Latte – Soy Milk 210 Calories
A standard McDonald’s Australiano Iced Chai Latte made with soy milk has 210 calories, or 878 kilojoules.
Australiano Iced Chai Latte – Almond Milk 197 Calories
A standard McDonald’s Australiano Iced Chai Latte made with almond milk has 197 calories, or 824 kilojoules.
Australiano Iced Chai Latte – Oat Milk 245 Calories
A standard McDonald’s Australiano Iced Chai Latte made with oat milk has 245 calories, or 1030 kilojoules.
The Australiano Ingredients
The Australiano is a combination of chai latte and espresso coffee. What makes it Australian? There’s some wattleseed powder in it. Just in case you didn’t know, wattleseed powder is made from ground up Australian acacia tree seeds, which are a common bush tucker ingredient. Although more commonly used to make bush bread like damper, a pinch of wattleseed in the chai spices is adds a certain something to the flavour. This is the full Australiano (full cream milk version) ingredient list:
FULL CREAM MILK: Milk.
COFFEE EXTRACT: Roasted Coffee Beans, Water.
AUSTRALIANO CHAI POWDER: Sugar, Milk Solids, Beverage Whitener [Vegetable Fat, Glucose Syrup Solids, Milk Protein, Emulsifiers (471, 472c), Stabilisers [339(ii), 450(i)], Anticaking Agent (551), Antioxidant(307b)], Maltodextrin,
Natural Flavourings, Tea Powder, Cocoa Powder, Malt Extract (Barley), Spices, Vegetable Gum (407), Ground Wattleseed, Anticaking Agent (551).
Contains gluten, milk and caffeine.
May contain TRACES of soy and tree nuts due to equipment cross contact
Not sure about what the food additive numbers mean? See our post on emulsifiers to get an understanding of what they are.
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