Blended Iced Coffee (Frappuccino-style)
Also frappuccino-style, coffee frappe, blended coffee
A slushy blended drink of coffee, milk, syrup and ice, usually with whipped cream. The generic form of the trademarked Frappuccino.
ColdServed coldFrom United States
- Volume
- 430ml14.5 US fl oz
- Espresso
- 0shots
- Caffeine
- 36mgderived, USDA FDC
- Coffee to milk
- 1:1.8
The build
Watch it made, step by step- Coffee or coffee base90 ml21%
- Milk120 ml28%
- Syrup30 ml7%
- Ice150 ml35%
- Cream40 ml9%
- Volume
- 430ml
- Caffeine
- 36mg
- Espresso
- 0shots
Scales every component together, so the ratio holds; caffeine scales with the coffee.
Coffee, milk, syrup and ice blended to a slush; many versions use a sweetened coffee base rather than fresh espresso.
Caffeine
Derivedin a 430 ml blended iced coffee (frappuccino-style)
USDA FoodData Central SR Legacy caffeine per 100 g scaled to the coffee volume in components, assuming 1 g per ml. FDC 171890 (Beverages, coffee, brewed, prepared with tap water) 40.0 mg/100 g x 90 ml.
USDA FoodData Central record 171890 · read 2026-10-26
A derived figure: the reference food's caffeine per 100 g scaled to the coffee in this build. Real cups vary with the coffee, the dose and the shot.
Variants by country
2| Name | Country | How it differs |
|---|---|---|
| Frappuccino | United States | Trademarked chain version; Wikidata records 1995 and Starbucks. |
| frappé | Greece | Shaken, not blended, with instant coffee. |
History
Popular accountWikidata records the Frappuccino as a US trademark drink from 1995. The name was coined at Boston's Coffee Connection before its acquisition (popular account).
Generic version of the US chain drink; 'Frappuccino' is a registered trademark.
Parts of this story are repeated widely but were not confirmed against a source this atlas accepts. They are kept as the story people tell, not as fact.
Related drinks
Rhode Island's coffee milkshake: coffee syrup, milk and coffee ice cream blended thick.
Cold Eiskaffee 293 ml · 60 mgGermany's iced coffee is really a sundae: cold coffee poured over vanilla ice cream and topped with whipped cream.
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Cold Café Liégeois 240 ml · 40 mgA French dessert of cold sweetened coffee, coffee ice cream and whipped cream in a tall glass. More sundae than beverage.
Cold Greek Frappé 232 ml · 63 mgGreece's shaken instant-coffee drink with a thick foam, served over ice with or without evaporated milk. A national summer institution since the late 1950s.
Cold Proffee 460 ml · 127 mgEspresso poured into a protein shake over ice, the early-2020s gym take on an iced latte.