[2] It may consist of coffee or crème base, blended with ice and ingredients such as flavored syrups and usually topped with whipped cream and or spices.

Frappuccino is a portmanteau of "frappé" (pronounced /fræp/ and also spelled without the accent)—the New England name for a thick milkshake with ice cream, derived from the French word lait frappé (beaten milk)[3][4]—and cappuccino, an espresso coffee with frothed milk.

[3] When Starbucks purchased the Coffee Connection in 1994, they gained the rights to use, make, market, and sell the Frappuccino drink.

[1][5][6][7] The recipe consists of an instant coffee mix, ice, an emulsifying agent such as xanthan gum,[8] and other additives such as milk, sugar, flavored syrups, and whipped cream.

[16] Drinks such as the Unicorn, Frankenstein, Red Velvet Cake Cream, Cherry Blossom, and Zombie Frappuccinos were all seasonal limited edition offerings.

In 1994, PepsiCo and Starbucks formed an entity called the North American Coffee Partnership.

The joint venture was created so that ready-to-drink products using the Starbucks name could be distributed using Pepsi's global network.

A typical grande (16oz) beverage has significantly more than the 36/32 grams of sugar that the American Heart Association suggests men/women should have in a day.