Both drinks on the HEYTEA Bobo Milk Tea Menu are covered here with prices, calories, the full sugar and protein breakdown, and the questions that come up most. They cost $9.99 and $10.49.
The thing worth knowing: these are desserts. Both carry 43g of sugar and sit at the top of the calorie table, and nobody orders one as a light afternoon pickup by accident. What you get for it is tapioca cooked slowly in brown sugar syrup rather than boiled fast and sweetened after, so the pearls take colour to the middle. The two differ by one ingredient, and the Original has no tea in it at all.
One ingredient. The Original has no tea in it, so it is milk, brown sugar and pearls. The Bobo Milk Tea brews tea into the milk first, which gives it a drier finish.
How many calories are in HEYTEA bobo milk tea?
The two average past the 400 mark, which is roughly double the fruit tea range and the highest of any section on the menu. Both carry 43g of sugar.
Is bobo the same as boba?
Yes. Bobo is HEYTEA’s spelling of the same thing, which is tapioca pearls made from cassava starch, cooked and steeped in brown sugar syrup.
Is either drink caffeine-free?
The Original is, since it contains no tea at all. It is the only drink on the HEYTEA menu that is caffeine-free by construction rather than by asking.
Why should I drink it quickly?
Tapioca firms up as it cools. Pearls at the bottom of a cup left for half an hour are noticeably tougher than the ones you started with.
Can I get bobo in other HEYTEA drinks?
Yes. Brown Sugar Bobo is $1.68 as a topping and adds 105 calories to whatever you put it in.