The Difference Between Starbucks Sauces And Syrups You Should Know Before Your Next Order - Tasting Table
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Syrups at Starbucks are generally thin, dairy-free, and intended to sweeten drinks without affecting their texture, whereas sauces are thicker and often include dairy. Sauces can create a creamy mouthfeel and add aesthetic appeal through swirling. Starbucks typically offers a singular option, either syrup or sauce, for each flavor, like vanilla as a syrup and mocha as both syrup and sauce in drinks. External brands, like Torani, also provide similar options, and these products can be purchased to create drinks at home creatively.
Starbucks' syrups are typically thin and dairy-free, designed to sweeten drinks without altering texture, while sauces are thicker and often contain dairy, enhancing mouthfeel.
Syrups blend seamlessly with beverages, while thicker sauces, like mocha, can alter a drink's mouthfeel and aesthetic appeal when swirled around the cup.
Starbucks generally offers either a syrup or sauce for each flavor, with vanilla as a syrup meant to sweeten drinks, and mocha used as both syrup and in Frappuccinos.
You can purchase Starbucks branded sauces or syrups to replicate favorite beverages at home, allowing creativity beyond the standard Starbucks recipes.
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