They carry the same flavour and do different jobs. The premix is the whole ube milk tea in a pouch: 15 g, blended with chilled milk and ice. The syrup is a pourable ube flavour: 15–30 ml stirred into water or milk. If ube milk tea is the drink, buy the premix; if ube is going into several drinks, buy the syrup.
The Ube Boba Premix Powder is a finished drink base; the Ube Flavor Syrup is a flavour you build with. The premix already holds the sweetness and the creaminess, so one scoop makes one consistent ube milk tea. The syrup holds the flavour, sweetness and colour only, so the body of the drink comes from whatever you mix it into.
| Ube premix powder | Ube syrup | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A complete milk tea base | A pourable flavour base |
| Dose per cup | 15 g | 15–30 ml |
| Method | Blend with chilled milk or water and ice. Shake not suggested. | Mix into water or milk until dissolved, then add ice |
| Liquid | About 100 ml chilled milk or water | About 100 ml water or milk, plus 10–15 ml tea concentrate if you want a tea note |
| Creaminess | Built in (non-dairy creamer) | From the milk you add |
| Pack | 1 kg pouch | 700 ml bottle |
| After opening | Seal and use within 30 days | Reseal and refrigerate |
| Best for | Ube milk tea, blended ube drinks | Lattes, iced teas, mocktails, drizzles and layers |
Every figure in this table is the one published on that product’s own page.
Choose the premix when ube milk tea is a named drink on the menu and you want it to taste the same from every member of staff. There is one thing to measure, the 15 g scoop, and the powder brings the creaminess with it, so the drink does not depend on how much milk someone pours.
The one rule is the method. This premix is formulated for the blender: blend it with chilled milk or water and 5–10 ice cubes until smooth. Blending is what gives the even texture and the full purple colour, and the shake method is not suggested for it. A counter without a blender should start with the syrup.
Choose the syrup when ube is a flavour you want across the menu and not only in one drink. Because it is a liquid it goes where a powder cannot: into a hot or iced latte, a fruit iced tea, a mocktail, or down the inside of a glass as a purple layer. The dose is a range, 15–30 ml, so the same bottle makes a light, refreshing cup at one end and a sweeter, bolder one at the other.
It also needs no equipment beyond a spoon or a shaker. Add the syrup first, pour in about 100 ml of water or milk and mix until it has dissolved, then add ice. A 10–15 ml measure of black or green tea concentrate gives it a tea backbone.
Many shops end up with both, and they do not overlap. The premix makes the signature blended ube milk tea. The syrup extends the flavour: an ube latte, an ube drizzle over a blended drink, an ube layer under milk. They are the same flavour family and the same colour, so a drink made from one can be finished with the other.
One ube drink, made the same way every time: premix. Ube as a flavour across several drinks, or no blender: syrup. A full ube section on the menu: both.
The premix is sugar, non-dairy creamer, permitted flavour, permitted colours and an anti-caking agent. It contains milk derivatives. The syrup is sugar, water, permitted flavour, permitted colours and a preservative, with no high fructose corn syrup; it is processed in a facility that also handles milk solids, nuts and soy. Both are vegetarian and Halal. The full ingredient lists and nutrition tables are on the two product pages.
Whichever you choose, the chewy part of the drink is ordered separately: about 30–40 g a serve of tapioca pearls, popping boba or nata de coco. For the method with either product, see How to make ube milk tea; for the flavour itself, What is ube?
The premix is a complete milk tea base in powder form: 15 g blended with chilled milk or water and ice makes the drink. The syrup is a pourable flavour base: 15–30 ml mixed into water or milk, with the creaminess coming from the milk you add.
The premix. It carries the sweetness and creaminess in the powder, so one 15 g scoop gives the same ube milk tea every time. Use the syrup when ube is going into lattes, iced teas, mocktails or drizzles.
This premix is formulated for the blend method, and the shake method is not suggested for it. Blending with ice gives the smooth, even texture and the full purple colour. For a counter without a blender, the syrup is the better starting point.
Yes. They are the same flavour family and the same colour. A common use is the premix for the blended ube milk tea and the syrup as a drizzle or a layer in the same cup.
Seal the premix pouch tightly, keep it in a cool, dry place and use it within 30 days. Reseal the syrup bottle tightly and refrigerate it for best flavour. Both keep 12 months sealed.
Not for a single pouch or bottle at retail. Business discounts on a case or more need a valid GSTIN. The premix ships in a case of 1 kg × 10 and the syrup in a case of 700 ml × 9.
Boba premixes, syrups, tapioca pearls and popping boba, made in India since 2011 and shipped to cafés, cloud kitchens and importers. Tell us what you want to serve and your volumes.
Outside India? See export & international. Or email sales@theteaplanet.com.