Along with its coffee offerings, the Starbucks chain features three flavors of smoothie. One of these is the Orange Mango Vivanno smoothie, a combination of juice, whey protein and fruit. Understanding the nutrition information of the smoothie can help you determine how to make it part of a healthy diet.
Ingredients
The smoothie contains a whole banana. Starbucks uses 2 percent milk and an orange-mango juice for the liquid. Whey protein powder and fiber powder are additional ingredients that contribute to the smoothie's protein and fiber content.
Calories, Macronutrients and Fiber
One 16-oz., or grande, smoothie contains 260 calories and 1.5 g of fat. Of the 52 g of carbohydrates, 5 g come from fiber. Fiber helps to improve digestion and may help protect you from heart disease by lowering your blood cholesterol levels. The Institute of Medicine recommends consuming a minimum of 25 g of fiber daily if you are a woman and 28 g daily if you are a man. The smoothie also provides 15 g of protein.
Vitamins and Minerals
The grande smoothie provides 35 percent of the daily value for vitamin A, important to vision health. It also offers 40 percent of the daily value for vitamin C, an antioxidant that supports tissue growth and immunity. The milk makes the smoothie a source of calcium, with 10 percent of the daily value. An Orange-Mango Vivanno smoothie also provides 6 percent of the daily value for iron. The banana in the smoothie also makes it a source of potassium, essential for fluid balance in the body.
Considerations
The Orange-Mango Vivanno smoothie has no caffeine. It does contain 34 g of sugar, or about 8 ½ tsp. worth. The American Heart Association recommends limiting added sugars to less than 6 tsp. per day if you are a woman, or 9 tsp. per day if you are a man. Too much sugar can lead to weight gain and metabolic problems.
References
- Starbucks: Orange Mango Vivanno Smoothie
- "Circulation;" Dietary Sugars Intake and Cardiovascular Health; Lustig, Frank Sacks, Lyn M. Steffen, Judith Wylie-Rosett and on Rachel K. Johnson et al.; Aug. 24, 2009
- Institute of Medicine: Dietary Reference Intakes for Energy, Carbohydrate, Fiber, Fat, Fatty Acids, Cholesterol, Protein, and Amino Acids
- Linus Pauling Institute: Vitamin C
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