The Complete Guide to Starbucks Caffeine



Starbucks has some of the highest caffeine amounts of any coffee chain.

These charts were compiled using data from Starbucks in-store leaflets, their website, their app, and from independent laboratory tests.

Caffeine in coffee can vary (due to coffee bean origin and blend used) and may be more or less than the amounts shown.

Now showing listings for their Blonde Espresso based beverages and their Clover Brewed® coffee beverages.

Starbucks Hot Beverage Caffeine

USA UK/Europe Beverage Short

(8 floz) Tall

(12 floz) Grande

(16 floz) Venti

(20 floz) Pike Place Brewed Coffee 155mg 235mg 310mg 410mg Blonde Roast 180mg 270mg 360mg 475mg Featured Dark Roast 130mg 195mg 260mg 340mg Clover® Brewed Coffees – – – – -Reserve roasts 190mg 280mg 380mg 470mg -Blonde roasts 155mg 255mg 340mg 425mg -Medium roasts 170mg 280mg 375mg 445mg -Dark roasts 190mg 280mg 380mg 470mg Brewed Decaf Coffee 15mg 20mg 25mg 30mg Caffè Americano 75mg 150mg 225mg 300mg Blonde Caffè Americano 85mg 170mg 255mg 340mg Caffè Latte (also flavored) 75mg 75mg 150mg 150mg Blonde Caffè Latte (also flavored) 85mg 85mg 170mg 170mg Cordusio Mocha 155mg 155mg 315mg 320mg Reserve Latte 135mg 135mg 135mg 265mg Latte Macchiato 150mg 150mg 225mg 225mg Caffè Mocha (also flavored Mochas) 90mg 95mg 175mg 185mg Cappuccino 75mg 75mg 150mg 150mg Blonde Cappuccino 85mg 85mg 170mg 170mg Flat White 130mg 130mg 195mg 195mg Blonde Flat White 150mg 150mg 225mg 225mg Caramel Macchiato 75mg 75mg 150mg 150mg Caramel Flan Latte 75mg 75mg 150mg 150mg Molten Chocolate Latte 95mg 100mg 185mg 195mg Espresso – 75mg

(solo) 150mg

(doppio) – Blonde Espresso 85mg

(solo) 170mg

(doppio) Espresso Macchiato – 75mg

(solo) 150mg

(doppio) – Espresso con Panna – 75mg

(solo) 150mg

(doppio) – Hazelnut Macchiato 75mg 75mg 150mg 150mg Cinnamon Dolce Latte 75mg 75mg 150mg 150mg Pumpkin Spice 75mg 75mg 150mg 150mg Salted Caramel Mocha 90mg 95mg 175mg 185mg Tiramisu Latte 75mg 75mg 150mg 150mg Smoked Butterscotch Latte 75mg 75mg 150mg 150mg Toasted Graham Latte 75mg 75mg 150mg 150mg Peppermint Mocha 75mg 75mg 150mg 150mg White Chocolate Mocha 75mg 75mg 150mg 150mg Hot Chocolate 15mg 20mg 25mg 30mg Caffe Misto 75mg 115mg 150mg 195mg Oprah Chai Tea Latte 25mg 40mg 50mg 65mg Classic Chai Tea Latte 50mg 70mg 95mg 120mg Teavana Earl Grey Latte 40mg 40mg 80mg 80mg Teavana Green Tea Latte 25mg 55mg 80mg 110mg Teavana Royal English Breakfast Latte 40mg 40mg 80mg 80mg Pineapple Kona Pop Brewed Tea 0mg 0mg 0mg omg Teavana Earl Grey 40mg 40mg 80mg 80mg Teavana Emperor’s Cloud & Mist 0-15mg 0-15mg 15-25mg 15-25mg Teavana Jade Citrus Mint 15-25mg 15-25mg 40mg 40mg Teavana Mint Majesty 0mg 0mg 0mg 0mg Teavana Oprah Chai Brewed Tea 15-25mg 15-25mg 40mg 40mg Teavana Passion Tango 0mg 0mg 0mg 0mg Teavana Peach Tranquility 0mg 0mg 0mg 0mg Teavana Royal English Breakfast 40mg 40mg 80mg 80mg Defense Wellness White Tea 25mg 25mg 40mg 40mg Citrus Defender White Tea 25mg 25mg 40mg 40mg Teavana Youthberry 0-15mg 0-15mg 15-25mg 15-25mg White Hot Chocolate 0mg 0mg 0mg 0mg Starbucks Verismo – 40-45mg

espresso pod 50-60mg

brewed pod – Beverage Short

(236ml) Tall

(254ml) Grande

(473ml) Venti

(591ml) Brewed Coffee 157mg 229mg 308mg 387mg Brewed Decaf Coffee 15mg 20mg 25mg 30mg Caffè Americano 75mg 150mg 225mg 300mg Cortado – 157mg – – Caffè Latte (also flavored) 75mg 150mg 150mg 225mg Turmeric Latte 75mg 150mg 150mg 225mg Caffè Mocha (also flavored Mochas) 85mg 165mg 170mg 250mg Cappucino 75mg 150mg 150mg 225mg Caramel Macchiato 75mg 150mg 150mg 225mg Flat White 150mg – – – Espresso – 75mg

(solo) 150mg

(doppio) – Piccino 157mg

(doppio) Espresso Macchiato – 75mg

(solo) 150mg

(doppio) – Espresso con Panna – 75mg

(solo) 150mg

(doppio) – Pumpkin Spice Latte 75mg 150mg 150mg 174mg Salted Caramel Mocha 99mg 192mg 199mg 292mg Orange Mocha 91mg 171mg 181mg 270mg Egg Nog Latte 87mg 87mg 174mg 174mg Gingerbread Latte 87mg 87mg 174mg 174mg Toffee Nut Latte 87mg 87mg 174mg 174mg Vanilla Spiced Cardamom Latte 87mg 87mg 174mg 174mg White Chocolate Mocha 75mg 150mg 150mg 225mg Signature Hot Chocolate 10mg 15mg 20mg 25mg Classic Hot Chocolate 15mg 20mg 25mg 30mg Vanilla Spice Hot Chocolate 4mg 5mg 7mg 9mg Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate 12mg 18mg 25mg 31mg Caffe Misto 79mg 121mg 142mg 185mg Chai Tea Latte 46mg 69mg 92mg 115mg Matcha Tea Latte 30mg 60mg 90mg 120mg Rooibos Latte 0 0 0 0 White Hot Chocolate 0 0 0 0 Starbucks Verismo – 40-45mg

espresso pod 50-60mg

brewed pod –

Note: The caffeine amounts in Teavana retail teas are found here.

Starbucks K-Cups

Starbucks standard K-Cup coffee pods have on average 130 mg of caffeine per 8 fluid ounce cup. Starbucks Plus (2x caffeine) pods have 260 mg per 8 fluid ounce cup. The Plus variety contains coffee and additional coffee extracts.

Lighter roasts will contain slightly more and darker roasts, slightly less. But, all coffee pods will vary in caffeine so 130 mg and/or 260 mg is the average amount to expect.

How Many Shots?

The caffeine amounts of the espresso-based drinks show that a Tall Latte (and Cappuccino) has just a single shot of coffee. For a 12 oz cup size – this is quite weak and has considerably less caffeine than a brewed coffee of the same size.

Most conscientious coffee vendors serve at least a double-shot in drinks over 8 ounces. Most provide double-shots (by default) in regular takeaway cups. This is because many takeaway cups tend to have more volume than their china or crockery counterparts.

Starbucks Caffeine Deception?

There has been a class-action lawsuit filed against Starbucks claiming that they are cheating customers out of caffeine.

The suit alleges that most customers think that a larger sized cup means more caffeine but with many of their espresso-based drinks, both the short and tall as well as the grande and venti have the same number of shots and therefore the same amount of caffeine. What people are paying for is more milk and syrups and not more espresso. The suit claims that this is fraud under California law.

I don’t think this practice is reserved for only Starbucks as many coffee chains have a set espresso shot formulation when making drinks, but customers should be aware of how many shots are in each size cup.

Starbucks does a great job of publishing caffeine information but many people don’t have the app or our website up when standing in line to order.

Frappuccinos, Iced Coffees, Iced Teas, Refreshers

USA UK/Europe Beverage Tall

(12 floz) Grande

(16 floz) Venti

(24 floz) Trenta

(30 floz) Cold Brew Coffee 155mg 205mg 310mg 360mg Cold Brew Coffee w/milk 150mg 200mg 300mg 330mg Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Brew 140mg 185mg 275mg 320mg Reserve Cold Brew 150mg 200mg 300mg Protein Blended Cold Brew – 180mg – – Cold Foam Cold Brew 155mg 205mg 310mg 360mg Salted Cream Cold Foam CB 140mg 185mg 275mg 320mg Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew 145mg 185mg 275mg 315mg Irish Cream Cold Brew 145mg 185mg 275mg 315mg Salted Cream Nitro 200mg 270mg – – Reserve Nitro Cold Brew 280mg 400mg – – Cold Foam Cascara Nitro 200mg 270mg – – Dark Mocha Nitro w/milk 225mg 295mg – – Cold Foam Dark Cocoa Nitro 215mg 290mg Torched Vanilla Nitro 210mg 280mg – – Nitro Latte 115mg 155mg – – Nitro Freddo 215mg 285mg – – Nitro Cold Brew 215mg 280mg – – Nitro Cold Brew w/sweet cream 230mg 325mg – – Molten Chocolate Frappuccino 80mg 110mg 150mg – Vanilla Frappuccino 65mg 95mg 125mg – Caramel Flan Frapp 65mg 90mg 125mg – Caramel Frappuccino 70mg 100mg 130mg – Caramel Ribbon Crunch

(Creme: caffeine-free) 60mg 85mg 115mg – Cinnamon Dolce

(Creme: caffeine-free) 65mg 90mg 125mg – Coffee Frappuccino 70mg 95mg 130mg – Double Chocolaty Chip 10mg 15mg 15mg – Espresso Frappuccino

(coffee and espresso) 130mg 165mg 185mg – Hazelnut Frappuccino 65mg 90mg 125mg – Java Chip 75mg 110mg 145mg – Mocha Cookie Crumble 75mg 105mg 140mg – Mocha Frappuccino 75mg 110mg 140mg – Green Tea Creme 50mg 70mg 95mg Strawberries & Creme 0mg 0mg 0mg – Vanilla Bean Creme 0mg 0mg 0mg – White Chocolate Creme 0mg 0mg 0mg – White Chocolate Mocha 70mg 90mg 125mg – Iced Latte (and flavors) 75mg 150mg 225mg – Iced Blonde Latte 85mg 170mg 255mg Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte 75mg 150mg 225mg Iced Mocha (and flavors) 95mg 175mg 260mg – Iced White Chocolate Mocha 75mg 150mg 225mg – Iced Caramel Macchiato 75mg 150mg 225mg – Iced Americano 150mg 225mg 300mg – Iced Blonde Americano 170mg 255mg 340mg Iced Cappuccino 75mg 150mg 225mg Iced Blonde Cappuccino 85mg 170mg 255mg Doubleshot on Ice 150mg 225mg 375mg Iced Flat White 90mg 130mg 175mg Iced Coffee 120mg 165mg 235mg 285mg Iced Coffee with Milk 90mg 125mg 170mg 190mg Iced Clover Reserve 280mg 380mg 470mg Iced Clover Blonde 255mg 340mg 425mg Iced Clover Medium 280mg 375mg 445mg Iced Clover Dark 280mg 380mg 470mg Iced Classic Chai Latte 70mg 95mg 145mg Iced Teavana Green Tea Latte 55mg 80mg 110mg Teavana Iced Green Tea

(and Lemonade) 30-35mg 40-45mg 60-65mg 85-90mg Teavana Iced Peach Green Tea 30-35mg 40-45mg 60-65mg 85-90mg Teavana Black Iced Tea

(and Lemonade) 30-35mg 40-45mg 65-70mg 85-90mg Teavana Green Iced Tea

(and Lemonade) 30-35mg 40-45mg 60-65mg 85-90mg Teavana Iced Passion

(and Lemonade) 0mg 0mg 0mg 0mg Oprah Iced Chai Latte 40mg 50mg 75mg – Chocolate Smoothie – 15mg – – Chocolate Milk 20mg 25mg 40mg – Shaken Sweet Tea

(also Lemonade) 15-20mg 20-25mg 35-40mg 45-50mg Iced Refreshers (all flavors) 35-45mg 45-55mg 70-85mg 90-110mg Pink Drink 35mg 45mg 70mg 90mg Beverage Tall

(254ml) Grande

(473ml) Venti

(591ml) Caffe Espresso Frappuccino 87mg 121mg 149mg Caffe Espresso Light Frapp. 87mg 110mg 137mg Vanilla Cream Frappuccino 0mg 0mg 0mg Caramel Frappuccino 42mg 64mg 91mg Caramel Frappuccino (light) 42mg 54mg 80mg Mocha Frappuccino 45mg 66mg 91mg Mocha Frappuccino(light) 45mg 57mg 88mg Java Chip Frappuccino 46mg 68mg 96mg Strawberries & Creme Frappuccino 0mg 0mg 0mg Coffee Frappuccino 42mg 65mg 92mg Coffee Frappuccino (light) 42mg 59mg 87mg White Chocolate Mocha Frapp. 42mg 62mg 86mg Triple Caramel Frappuccino 78mg 117mg 156mg Mocha Cookie Crumble Frappuccino 86mg 129mg 171mg Chocolate Cream Frappuccino 2mg 3mg 3mg Macha Tea Frappuccino 57mg 83mg Iced Latte (and flavors) 150mg 150mg 225mg Iced Cappuccino 150mg 150mg 225mg Iced Mocha (and flavors) 170mg 175mg 255mg Iced Caramel Macchiato 150mg 150mg 225mg Iced Americano 150mg 225mg 300mg Iced Coffee 180mg 260mg 330mg Iced Chai Tea Latte 69mg 92mg 115mg Iced Matcha Tea Latte 60mg 90mg 120mg Iced Cold Brew 148mg 207mg 266mg Cold Brew Latte 139mg 186mg 276mg Nitro Cold Brew 166mg

(10 oz) 244mg

(Tall) – Niro Cold Brew Sweet Cream 139mg 186mg 276mg Nitro Cold Brew w/cold foam 140mg

(10 oz) 164mg

(Tall) Nitro Cold Brew w/caramel cold foam 165mg

(10 oz) 195mg

(Tall) Iced Teas (all flavors) 20-25mg 25-30mg 35-40mg

Caffeine in Starbucks Via, Bottled, and Canned Drinks

Beverage Size Caffeine Starbucks Bottled Iced Coffee (all flavors) 11 floz 110mg- 160mg Starbucks Bottled Frappuccino 13.7 floz 130mg

(Flavors range from 45mg-130mg) Starbucks Bottled Cold Brew (black sweetened) 11 floz 215mg Starbucks Bottled Cold Brew (black unsweetened) 11 floz 175mg Starbucks Bottled Cold Brew (vanilla & fig) 11 floz 185mg Starbucks Bottled Cold Brew (cocoa & honey) 11 floz 185mg Starbucks Canned Nitro Cold Brew 11 floz 235mg Bottled Iced Espresso Classics (all flavors) 12 floz 125mg Starbucks Canned Doubleshot Espresso 6.5 floz 110mg Starbucks Canned Doubleshot Salted Caramel 6.5 floz 70mg Starbucks Canned Doubleshot Espresso Light 6.5 floz 120 mg Starbucks Canned Doubleshot Cubano 6.5 floz 85mg Starbucks Triple Shot Energy (all flavors) 15 floz 225mg Starbucks Canned Doubleshot + Energy 15 floz 145mg Starbucks Canned Doubleshot + Energy Mexican Mocha 15 floz 145mg Starbucks Canned Doubleshot + Energy Mocha 15 floz 145mg Starbucks Canned Doubleshot + Energy Vanilla 15 floz 145mg Starbucks Canned Doubleshot + Energy White Chocolate 15 floz 145mg Doubleshot Coffee + Protein (Coffee) 8 floz 110mg Doubleshot Coffee + Protein (Vanilla) 8 floz 110mg Doubleshot Coffee + Protein (Chocolate) 8 floz 110mg Starbucks Via Instant Coffee 1 sachet 130-140mg Starbucks Iced Via 1 sachet 260-280mg Canned Refreshers (all flavors) 12 floz 50mg Via Refreshers 1 sachet 40-55mg Starbucks Classics-Caramel Macchiato (and Skinny) 8 floz 85mg

(510mg/48 fl oz. bottle) Starbucks Classics-Caffe Mocha 8 floz 85mg

(510mg/48 fl oz. bottle) Starbucks Classics Vanilla Latte (and Skinny) 8 floz 85mg

(510mg/48 fl oz bottle) Tazo Black Tea w/lemon 13.8 floz 30-45mg Tazo Black Tea Mango 13.8 floz 15-30mg Tazo Berry Blossom White 13.8 floz 30-45mg Tazo Giant Peach 13.8 floz 30-45mg Tazo Organic Black Tea 13.8 floz 30-45mg Tazo Organic Green Tea 13.8 floz 30-45mg Tazo Plum Pomegranate 13.8 floz 15-30mg Tazo Tazoberry 13.8 floz 30-45mg Tazo White Cranberry 13.8 floz 30-45mg

* Canned and bottled Starbucks’ drinks are produced and distributed by PepsiCo.

Please visit our complete caffeine database for all other beverages.

Tazo Tea Caffeine: Retail vs Outlet

The caffeine amounts for Tazo Brewed Tea are high.

Independent Lab tests have shown that Tazo Earl Grey has about 40-59mg caffeine (when brewed in 6oz water).

Tazo China Green Tips has 23-41mg caffeine. Apparently, Starbucks cafes use a different size teabag in-store compared to the retail packets (but we have been unable to confirm).

See more about caffeine in black tea here.

Tazo Replaced by Teavana

Starbucks has begun phasing out Tazo Tea and replacing it with Teavana after they acquired the brand last year. We’ve removed Tazo from our table above, but here they are for your reference.

Beverage Short

(8 floz) Tall

(12 floz) Grande

(16 floz) Venti

(20 floz) Tazo Black Tea Latte 50mg 75mg 100mg 125mg Tazo Chai Tea Latte 50mg 75mg 100mg 120mg Tazo Green Tea Latte 30mg 55mg 80mg 110mg Chocolate Chai Tea Latte 10mg 10mg 20mg 25mg Tazo Awake Brewed Tea 70mg 70mg 70mg 140mg Tazo Calm Brewed Tea 0mg 0mg 0mg 0mg Vanilla Rooibos Tea Latte 0mg 0mg 0mg 0mg Full Leaf Chai Tea 40mg 40mg 40mg 40mg Awake Tea Latte 70mg 70mg 70mg 140mg Passion Brewed Tea 0mg 0mg 0mg 0mg Zen Brewed Tea 30mg 30mg 30mg 65mg Refresh Brewed Tea 0mg 0mg 0mg 0mg Earl Grey Latte 65mg 65mg 65mg 130mg Tazo China Green Tips Tea 45mg 45mg 45mg 85mg Tazo Earl Grey Brewed Tea 65mg 65mg 65mg 130mg Iced Chocolate Chai Latte – 10mg 10mg 20mg Iced Green Tea Latte – 50mg 80mg 110mg Iced Chai Latte – 70mg 95mg 145mg Iced Awake Tea Latte – 50mg 50mg 100mg Tazo Chai Frapp 20mg 40mg 45mg Tazo Green Tea Frapp – 50mg 70mg 100mg

How Accurate Are These Amounts?

Starbucks makes it clear that “caffeine information is approximate and is based on limited analytical data.” and also that “Values can vary greatly based on the variety of the coffee and the brewing equipment used.” (Starbucks publishes caffeine data on the website and on their smartphone app.)

Here are a few independent tests that showed some discrepancies from what Starbucks lists.

A recent test conducted by BuzzFeed found Starbucks Brewed Coffee to average about 17 mg/ounce or 272 mg per 16 fluid ounces (Grande). This is about 60 mg less than what Starbucks reports.

One lab test sampled Starbucks Breakfast Blend brewed coffees. Caffeine varied from 299.5mg to 564.4mg per 16 fl oz (Grande) cup! The 6 samples were obtained from the same outlet on 6 consecutive days.

An interesting example: If you look at the brewed coffee varieties you would think that the blends that have more caffeine in the Grande size would also have more caffeine in the Short size. This isn’t always the case according to Starbuck’s data, but this would make sense logically.

Beware: Decaffeinated Drinks Still Contain Caffeine

Decaffeinated isn’t the same thing as caffeine-free.

An independent lab test of Starbucks coffee showed the following:

Decaf Brewed Coffee – 12.0–13.4 mg/16 fl oz serving (Starbucks have decided to list considerably more caffeine than this – 25mg per 16 fl oz).

Decaf Espresso – 3.0–15.8 mg/shot.

Look here to find out how many cups of Starbucks it would take for you to overdose.

Written by James Foster, last updated on April 9, 2020