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How Much Caffeine Is in Starbucks Coffee? Every Drink and Size
Starbucks caffeine by drink and size: a Grande Pike Place has about 310 mg, a Venti Blonde 475 mg, a latte 150 mg. Full tables, plus the strongest and weakest orders.
The short answer
- A Grande (16 oz) Pike Place has about 310 mg of caffeine. A Tall has 235 mg and a Venti 410 mg.
- Blonde Roast is the strongest: 360 mg in a Grande and 475 mg in a Venti, more than a whole day's 400 mg limit.
- Espresso drinks are lighter: 75 mg per shot, so a Grande latte, cappuccino or caramel macchiato has 150 mg.
- Grande Cold Brew 205 mg, Nitro 280 mg, Refreshers about 50 mg, decaf Pike 25 mg.
Starbucks caffeine varies more than most people expect. Two Grande drinks from the same counter can differ by more than 300 mg: a Grande Blonde Roast has about 360 mg, while a Grande Iced Green Tea has 28 mg. Which one you order decides whether you've had a normal morning coffee or most of your day's caffeine before 9 am.
So how much caffeine is in Starbucks coffee? It depends on three things: brewed or espresso, roast and size. The tables below cover every common order by size, using the same values as the Caffeine vs Water drink catalog. Starbucks itself calls its caffeine figures approximate, so read them as good estimates rather than lab results.
Starbucks sizes in oz and ml
| Size | Hot | Iced |
|---|---|---|
| Short | 8 oz / 236 ml | n/a |
| Tall | 12 oz / 354 ml | 12 oz / 354 ml |
| Grande | 16 oz / 473 ml | 16 oz / 473 ml |
| Venti | 20 oz / 591 ml | 24 oz / 709 ml |
| Trenta (some iced drinks) | n/a | 30 oz / 887 ml |
Starbucks brewed coffee caffeine by size
Brewed (filter) coffee is where Starbucks caffeine climbs fastest, because every extra ounce is more coffee, not more milk.
| Roast | Short | Tall | Grande | Venti |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blonde Roast | 180 mg | 270 mg | 360 mg | 475 mg |
| Pike Place (medium) | 155 mg | 235 mg | 310 mg | 410 mg |
| Dark Roast | 155 mg | 235 mg | 315 mg | 390 mg |
| Decaf Pike Place | 25 mg | |||
| Caffè Misto (half coffee, half milk) | 150 mg |
The lighter the roast, the more caffeine per cup. Blonde beans are roasted for less time and are denser, so the same scoop by volume carries more caffeine. The "bold" taste of a dark roast has nothing to do with strength.
Espresso drinks: lattes, cappuccinos, macchiatos
A Starbucks espresso shot has about 75 mg. Tall milk drinks get one shot, Grande and hot Venti get two, and iced Venti drinks get three. That's why a hot Venti latte has the same caffeine as a Grande.
| Drink | Tall | Grande | Venti |
|---|---|---|---|
| Espresso (Solo / Doppio / Triple / Quad) | 75 / 150 / 225 / 300 mg | ||
| Caffè Latte, hot | 75 mg | 150 mg | 150 mg |
| Iced Caffè Latte | 75 mg | 150 mg | 225 mg |
| Cappuccino | 75 mg | 150 mg | 150 mg |
| Caramel Macchiato, hot | 75 mg | 150 mg | 150 mg |
| Iced Caramel Macchiato | 75 mg | 150 mg | 225 mg |
| Caffè Mocha | 95 mg | 175 mg | 185 mg |
| White Chocolate Mocha | 75 mg | 150 mg | 150 mg |
| Blonde Vanilla Latte | 85 mg | 170 mg | 170 mg |
| Flat White (ristretto shots) | 130 mg | 195 mg | 195 mg |
| Caffè Americano, hot | 150 mg | 225 mg | 300 mg |
| Iced Shaken Espresso | 150 mg | 225 mg | 300 mg |
| Iced Brown Sugar Oatmilk Shaken Espresso | 170 mg | 255 mg | 340 mg |
The Americano and the shaken espressos get more shots than a latte of the same size, so they are the strongest espresso orders. The mocha gets a little extra from the chocolate. For how a shot compares with a cup of filter coffee, see espresso vs drip coffee caffeine.
Starbucks cold brew, nitro and iced coffee caffeine
| Drink | Tall | Grande | Venti | Trenta |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cold Brew | 155 mg | 205 mg | 310 mg | 360 mg |
| Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Brew | 145 mg | 185 mg | 275 mg | 315 mg |
| Nitro Cold Brew | 215 mg | 280 mg | ||
| Iced Coffee | 135 mg | 185 mg | 265 mg | 320 mg |
Nitro is served without ice, so a Grande Nitro holds more coffee, and about 75 mg more caffeine, than a Grande Cold Brew poured over ice. Cold brew and iced coffee are compared in detail in cold brew vs iced coffee caffeine.
Frappuccinos, Refreshers, tea and hot chocolate
| Drink | Tall | Grande | Venti |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coffee Frappuccino | 65 mg | 95 mg | 125 mg |
| Mocha Frappuccino | 70 mg | 100 mg | 130 mg |
| Caramel Frappuccino | 60 mg | 90 mg | 120 mg |
| Espresso Frappuccino | 165 mg | ||
| Strawberry Açaí Refresher | 25 mg | 50 mg | 75 mg |
| Pink Drink / Mango Dragonfruit | 50 mg | 75 mg | |
| Chai Latte, hot | 35 mg | 55 mg | 75 mg |
| Iced Chai Latte | 45 mg | 60 mg | 90 mg |
| Matcha Latte | 45 mg | 65 mg | 85 mg |
| London Fog / Earl Grey / English Breakfast | 40 mg | ||
| Iced Black or Green Tea | 28 mg | 43 mg | |
| Mint Majesty (herbal) | 0 mg | ||
| Hot Chocolate | 20 mg | 25 mg | 35 mg |
Frappuccinos use a coffee concentrate, not full shots, so a Grande Coffee Frappuccino has less caffeine than a Tall latte. Refreshers get their caffeine from green coffee extract; a Trenta Strawberry Açaí has about 100 mg. For the tea side, see caffeine in tea.
The strongest and weakest Starbucks drinks
| Most caffeine | Caffeine | Least caffeine | Caffeine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venti Blonde Roast | 475 mg | Mint Majesty tea | 0 mg |
| Venti Pike Place | 410 mg | Decaf Pike Place, Grande | 25 mg |
| Venti Dark Roast | 390 mg | Hot Chocolate, Grande | 25 mg |
| Grande Blonde Roast | 360 mg | Iced Black or Green Tea, Grande | 28 mg |
| Trenta Cold Brew | 360 mg | Tall Strawberry Açaí Refresher | 25 mg |
| Venti Brown Sugar Shaken Espresso | 340 mg | Tall Chai Latte | 35 mg |
If you want a Starbucks coffee that still counts as "one coffee", a Tall latte (75 mg) or a Tall Cold Brew (155 mg) is closer to a normal cup than any brewed Grande.
What a Grande Pike Place does to your bedtime
Big doses take a long time to clear. With a typical 5.5-hour half-life, a Grande Pike Place (310 mg) needs around 14.5 hours to drop under 50 mg, the level most sleep research treats as low enough not to matter. A Grande latte (150 mg) needs about 9 hours. A Tall latte needs about 3.5.
Show as a table
| Half-life | 1 h | 3 h | 6 h | 9 h | 12 h | 24 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 h | 267 | 192 | 114 | 68 | 40 | 5 |
| 5.5 h | 277 | 219 | 150 | 103 | 70 | 16 |
| 7.5 h | 284 | 240 | 182 | 138 | 105 | 35 |
mg of active caffeine, hours after one 310 mg drink.
So a Grande brewed coffee at 1 pm still leaves about 90 mg in a typical adult at 11 pm. A Grande latte at the same time leaves about 45 mg. You can check your own order and bedtime in the caffeine bedtime calculator, and the full cutoff table is in when to stop drinking coffee before bed.
Starbucks decaf: how much caffeine is left?
A Grande Decaf Pike Place has about 25 mg, roughly a twelfth of the regular version. Decaf espresso shots are also available for any latte or Americano. That's small, but not zero: four decaf Grandes add up to about as much as one Tall latte. More on this in how much caffeine is in decaf coffee.
Why your cup may not match the chart
Starbucks describes its caffeine figures as approximate, and independent testing backs that up. When University of Florida researchers bought the same 16 oz Starbucks brewed coffee on six consecutive days, caffeine ranged from 259 to 564 mg. Bean batch, grind, brew time and how full the cup is all move the number. Use the table as a solid estimate and assume a strong day could be higher.
In Caffeine vs Water, Starbucks drinks are logged at these catalog values, and you can save a custom version if your usual order has an extra shot.
Comparing chains? See Dunkin' caffeine by size, Tim Hortons caffeine by size, Costa Coffee caffeine by size.
Frequently asked questions
How much caffeine is in a Starbucks Grande coffee?
A Grande (16 oz) Pike Place has about 310 mg of caffeine. A Grande Blonde Roast has about 360 mg and a Grande Dark Roast about 315 mg. A Grande decaf has about 25 mg.
What is the strongest Starbucks drink?
Among standard menu drinks, a Venti Blonde Roast is the strongest at about 475 mg, followed by a Venti Pike Place at about 410 mg. A Trenta Cold Brew has about 360 mg.
How much caffeine is in a Starbucks latte?
A Tall latte has one shot (about 75 mg), and a Grande or hot Venti has two (about 150 mg). An iced Venti latte gets three shots, about 225 mg.
Does Starbucks cold brew have more caffeine than regular coffee?
No. A Grande Cold Brew has about 205 mg, compared with about 310 mg in a Grande Pike Place. Nitro Cold Brew is stronger than regular cold brew, at about 280 mg per Grande, because it's served without ice.
How much caffeine is in a Starbucks Refresher?
A Grande Refresher such as Strawberry Açaí, Mango Dragonfruit or the Pink Drink has about 50 mg of caffeine, from green coffee extract. A Tall has about 25 mg and a Venti about 75 mg.
Is Starbucks Blonde Roast stronger than Dark Roast?
Yes, in caffeine. A Grande Blonde Roast has about 360 mg and a Grande Dark Roast about 315 mg. Lighter roasts keep more caffeine per scoop; the darker roast only tastes stronger.
Sources
- Starbucks. Pike Place Roast: Nutrition and product nutrition pages (caffeine listed as approximate).
- Starbucks. Nitro Cold Brew: Nutrition.
- McCusker RR, Goldberger BA, Cone EJ. Caffeine content of specialty coffees. J Anal Toxicol, 2003.
- U.S. FDA. Spilling the Beans: How Much Caffeine is Too Much?
- Mayo Clinic. Caffeine content for coffee, tea, soda and more.
- Brand nutrition pages and caffeine databases, as compiled for the Caffeine vs Water drink catalog (September 2026).
General wellness information, not medical advice. If you're pregnant, have a heart condition, or take medication that affects caffeine, check your limits with a doctor.