Coffee (color) Coffee (color) Coffee is a brownish color that is a representation of the color of a roasted coffee bean. Different types of coffee beans have different colors when roasted--the color coffee represents an average. The first recorded use of "coffee" as a color name in English was in 1695. The source of the color displayed at right is the ISCC-NBS Color List (see Page C, coffee, color sample #58). The color displayed at right is café au lait, also known as coffee and milk or latte. This is a representation of the color of coffee mixed with milk, which when
Pumpkin Spice Latte safe by the FDA, the European Food Safety Authority, and Health Canada. Prior to the 2015 introduction of pumpkin puree, Hari had also raised concerns over the absence of pumpkin as an ingredient in the drink. Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) spokesperson Kantha Shelke argued that the drink was supposed to evoke the spices used in pumpkin pie, not the taste of pumpkin itself. Hari and others also criticized the amount of sugar in the product. Journalist Mandy Oaklander reported in "Time" magazine that one serving of Starbucks' pumpkin sauce contained of sugar. A "grande" Pumpkin Spice Latte, containing three