I worked at Starbucks – what you SHOULDN’T order on the menu & it’s all to do with the ingredients

STARBUCKS is not only known for its strong coffee, but customers also frequent the chain coffee shop for their deliciously sweet refresher drinks.

Some of the popular refresher flavors include mango dragon fruit, strawberry, and kiwi starfruit.

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A former Starbucks employee warned about the ingredients inside the shop’s famous refresher drinks[/caption]

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You may not be getting what you think when you order one of these[/caption]

If you’re a fan of these cool, fruity drinks, you may want to think twice before you order one again.

A former Starbucks employee shared a somewhat disappointing fact about this menu item.

Posting to his TikTok account @heyitsmoog, he said: “None of the refreshers at Starbucks have any of the fruit that they say are in them.”

“They’re all white grape juice with flavoring and colors—that’s it. And caffeine added.”

While it is true that none of the refreshers have fresh fruit in them, the ingredients list online says that most of them do have freeze-dried versions of the fruits in question added.

But if you were looking for something healthy, natural, and fresh, this may not be your best bet, despite the misleading name.

The Sun reached out to Starbucks for comment but has not heard back.

As for another Starbucks secret, an employee named Christine Kominek revealed how to get a bang for your buck at the coffee shop. 

If you’re spending time at Starbucks and have a Starbucks card, she said you can get a plain refill.

While you’re only allowed to get a regular hot or iced coffee refill, Christine shared a work-around. 

“Let’s say you get a hot pumpkin spiced latte to start off. 

“You can’t get a pumpkin spiced latte as your refill. No matter what drink you get, what you can get for a refill is hot coffee or iced coffee,” she explained. 

“But that being said, you can start with a pumpkin spiced latte and go back and get a free refill of hot coffee, with extra steamed milk, and pumpkin spice syrup, and you’ll get another drink.”

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Next time you stop by the chain coffee shop, you may want to stick to their coffee menu[/caption]