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Every Pumpkin Latte Ranked From Least Healthy To Healthiest

Calling all Starbucks, Panera, Dunkin' and McDonald's fans: Find out where your fave ranks—and how to make it better for you.

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PSL Society
Jen Chalet

Every café, restaurant and gas station seems to offer its own take on the pumpkin latte this year. Whether you're a diehard Starbucks PSL fan—and you've got the orange sleeve to prove it—or you just love anything that's loaded with more autumnal spices than a Yankee Candle, it's worth knowing how your go-to drink stacks up against the rest. (Spoiler: All of them will take you over the American Heart Association's recommended daily allotment of added sugar.)

Here's a look at some of the most popular ones out there. To keep things even, we tried to stick to a 16-ounce size whenever possible, and when the drink offered whipped cream, we accepted, because if you're going to go PSL, you might as well go all out. Or at least know what it looks like to go all out.

8. Caribou Coffee Pumpkin Pie Latte

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The Drink: A medium with 2 percent milk and whipped cream 

Calories: 600

Sugar: 81 grams

Contains real pumpkin? Yes


7. Panera Pumpkin Spice Latte

Serveware, Cup, Coffee cup, Dishware, Drinkware, Food, Tableware, Ceramic, Teacup, Porcelain,

The Drink: The standard PSL (16 ounces)

Calories: 450

Sugar: 51 grams

Contains real pumpkin? Yes


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6. Krispy Kreme Pumpkin Spice Latte

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The Drink: A medium latte with 2 percent milk (16 ounces)

Calories: 390

Sugar: 55 grams

Contains real pumpkin? Not likely. The drink specifies that it's a "pumpkin spice-flavored latte," which typically means it's heavy on the cinnamon, ginger, cloves and/or nutmeg. 


5. Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte

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Starbucks

The Drink: A grande PSL with whipped cream and 2 percent milk (16 ounces)

Calories: 380

Sugar: 50 grams

Contains real pumpkin? Yes


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4. Dunkin' Donuts Pumpkin Swirl Latte

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The Drink: A medium latte with whole milk (since 2 percent wasn't an option)

Calories: 340

Sugar: 53 grams

Contains real pumpkin? Not likely. Unless the "pumpkin spice-flavored syrup" contains actual pumpkin, the ingredients list is devoid of the gourd. 


3. Peet's Pumpkin Latte

Serveware, Cup, Drinkware, Brown, Dishware, Porcelain, Drink, Tableware, Ceramic, Teacup,

The Drink: A medium with 2 percent milk (16 ounces)

Calories: 300

Sugar: 43 grams

Contains real pumpkin? Nope—this drink's more about autumnal spices (primarily cinnamon and nutmeg).

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2. McDonald's Pumpkin Spice Latte

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McDonald's

The Drink: A medium PSL with 2 percent milk (14 ounces)

Calories: 270

Sugar: 40 grams

Contains real pumpkin? Unclear. It's made with "hints of pumpkin and cinnamon flavors," according to a press release, which suggests that it's flavored to taste like pumpkin without actually including the pureed gourd. 

1. Wawa Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte

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The Drink: A medium iced latte with 2 percent milk and whipped cream (16 ounces)

Calories: 230

Sugar: 34 grams

Contains real pumpkin? Nope. This drink focuses more on pumpkin pie spices, like clove and nutmeg, according to the ingredients listing.

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