Starbucks Beverage Ranked by Caffeine Level
At Lifeboost we don't just focus on the quality of our beverages but on empowering you with the knowledge to make mindful choices wherever you are. One of the critical factors many overlook is caffeine content, a component we consistently keep transparent for our Lifeboost community.
While we prioritize wholesome alternatives we understand the appeal of a Starbucks drink. Whether it's for its convenience or simply indulging in a treat we want to ensure that you have all the details at your fingertips. With your interests in mind we've created a list that ranks Starbucks drinks based on their caffeine content.
STARBUCKS CAFFEINE CONTENT
The Starbucks menu has many caffeinated drinks, making it difficult to determine their caffeine content. To help, here is a list of all the drinks typically found on the standard Starbucks menu.
The list is divided into sections based on caffeine content, with drinks arranged from least to most caffeine. The ranking is based on the caffeine content in the grande size, standard for all drinks. However, before the caffeine content list, let’s check out the 10 most caffeinated drinks you can find at Starbucks.
10 MOST CAFFEINATED DRINKS AT STARBUCKS
1. Blonde Roast: Brewed Coffee
There are 360mg of caffeine in a grand size.
2. Pike Place Roast: Brewed Coffee
The Grande size contains 310 mg of caffeine.
3. Starbucks Reserve Nitro Cold Brew, Nitro Dark Cocoa Almondmilk Foam Cold Brew, Nitro Cold Brew
A grande-sized coffee contains 280 mg of caffeine.
4. Cinnamon Oatmilk Foam with Nitro Cold Brew, Cinnamon Almondmilk Foam with Nitro Cold Brew
There is 275 mg of caffeine in a grande size beverage.
5. Salted Caramel Cream Nitro Cold Brew
A grande-sized beverage contains 270 mg of caffeine.
6. Pumpkin Cream Nitro Cold Brew, Nitro Cold Brew with Sweet Cream
A grande contains 265mg of caffeine.
7. Brewed Coffee: Featured Starbucks Dark Roast Coffee
A grande-size drink contains 260 mg of caffeine.
8. Iced Almondmilk Honey Flat White with Starbucks Blonde Espresso, Starbucks two shot on Ice, Starbucks Blonde Espresso with Almondmilk Honey Flat White, Americano, Iced Caffè Americano.
A grande-size drink contains 225 mg of caffeine.
9. Dark Cocoa Almondmilk Foam Cold Brew
Caffeine in a grande: 210 mg
10. Starbucks Cold Brew Coffee with Milk, Cold Brew with Cinnamon Almondmilk Foam, Starbucks Cold Brew Coffee, Cinnamon Oatmilk Foam with Cold Brew
The grande-size drink contains 205 mg of caffeine.
CAFFEINE IN HOT COFFEES
The majority of espresso-based drinks at Starbucks use a consistent recipe. Specifically, a single shot of espresso is included in short and tall drinks, while grande and venti drinks have two shots. As a result of this pattern, short and tall drinks have the same caffeine content as grande and venti.
The caffeine content in coffee varies based on the roasting level of the beans. Lightly roasted coffee contains more caffeine than dark roasted coffee due to caffeine breaking down during roasting. Thus, drinks made with Starbucks' Blonde Roast coffee will have a higher caffeine content.
Brewed Coffee: Pike Place Decaf
- Venti: 30 mg
- Grande: 25 mg
- Tall: 20 mg
- Short: 15 mg
Cocoa Cloud Macchiato, Oatmilk Honey Latte, Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha, Toasted White Chocolate Mocha, Cinnamon Dolce Latte, Cappuccino, Caramel Brulée Latte, Chestnut Praline Latte, Caramel Cloud Macchiato, White Chocolate Mocha, Caffè Latte, Eggnog Latte, Pumpkin Spice Latte, Caramel
- Macchiato
- Venti: 150 mg
- Grande: 150 mg
- Tall: 75 mg
- Short: 75 mg
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Brewed Coffee: Caffè Misto
- Venti: 195 mg
- Grande: 150 mg
- Tall: 115 mg
- Short: 75 mg
Espresso Shot, Americano, Espresso Macchiato
- Venti: 300 mg
- Grande: 225 mg
- Tall: 150 mg
- Short: 75 mg
Espresso Con Panna
- Quad: 300 mg
- Triple: 225 mg
- Doppio: 150 mg
- Solo: 75 mg
Starbucks Blonde Vanilla Latte, Coconut Milk Cascara Latte with Starbucks Blonde Espresso, Oatmilk Honey Latte with Starbucks Blonde Espresso
- Venti: 170 mg
- Grande: 170 mg
- Tall: 85 mg
- Short: 85 mg
Peppermint Mocha, Caffè Mocha, Salted Caramel Mocha
- Venti: 185 mg
- Grande: 175 mg
- Tall: 95 mg
- Short: 90 mg
- Flat White
- Venti: 195 mg
- Grande: 195 mg
- Tall: 130 mg
- Short: 130 mg
Brewed Coffee: Starbucks Dark Roast Coffee is Featured
- Venti: 340 mg
- Grande: 260 mg
- Tall: 195 mg
- Short: 130 mg
Starbucks Reserve Dark Chocolate Mocha, Starbucks Hazelnut Bianco Reserve Latte, Reserve Starbucks Latte
- Grande: 135 mg
- Venti: 265 mg
- Tall: 135 mg
- Short: 135 mg
Starbucks Blonde Espresso with Almondmilk Honey Flat White
- Venti: 225 mg
- Grande: 225 mg
- Tall: 150 mg
- Short: 150 mg
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Brewed Coffee: Pike Place Roast
- Short: 155 mg
- Tall: 235 mg
- Grande: 310 mg
- Venti: 410 mg
Brewed Coffee: Blonde Roast
- Venti: 475 mg
- Grande: 360 mg
- Tall: 270 mg
- Short: 180 mg
CAFFEINE IN HOT DRINKS
Salted Caramel Hot Chocolate, Peppermint Hot Chocolate, Hot Chocolate
- Venti: 35 mg
- Grande: 25 mg
- Tall: 20 mg
- Short: 15 mg
CAFFEINE IN COLD COFFEES
For a caffeine boost, choose cold brew over iced lattes. In this section, the main contrast is between these two types of drinks. The previous section explains that the number of espresso shots in a Starbucks latte follows a specific formula: one for tall, two for grande, and three for venti when ordering iced drinks.
Iced Oatmilk Honey Latte, Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte, Iced Caramel Macchiato, Iced Chestnut Praline Latte, Iced Caramel Brulée Latte, Iced White Chocolate Mocha, Iced Toasted White Chocolate Mocha, Iced Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha, Iced Cocoa Cloud Macchiato, Iced Cinnamon Dolce Latte, Iced Caffè Latte, Iced Eggnog Latte, Iced Caramel Cloud Macchiato
- Venti: 225 mg
- Grande: 150 mg
- Tall: 75 mg
Iced Espresso
- Quad: 300 mg
- Triple: 225 mg
- Doppio: 150 mg
- Solo: 75 mg
Starbucks Reserve Iced Hazelnut Bianco Latte
- Venti: 200 mg
- Grande: 165 mg
- Tall: 85 mg
Starbucks Blonde Espresso with Iced Oatmilk Honey Latte, Iced Coconutmilk Cascara Latte with Starbucks Blonde Espresso, Blonde Vanilla Iced Starbucks Latte
- Venti: 255 mg
- Grande: 170 mg
- Tall: 85 mg
Iced Coffee with Milk
- Trenta: 190 mg
- Venti: 170 mg
- Grande: 125 mg
- Tall: 90 mg
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Iced Flat White
- Venti: 175 mg
- Grande: 130 mg
- Tall: 90 mg
Iced Peppermint Mocha, Iced Caffè Mocha, Iced Mocha Salted Caramel
- Venti: 265 mg
- Grande: 175 mg
- Tall: 95 mg
Iced Coffee
- Trenta: 280 mg
- Venti: 235 mg
- Grande: 165 mg
- Tall: 120 mg
Nitro Flat White
- Grande: 195 mg
- Tall: 130 mg
Starbucks Reserve Iced Dark Chocolate Mocha, Starbucks Reserve Iced Latte
- Venti: 265 mg
- Grande: 135 mg
- Tall: 135 mg
Vanilla Sweet Cream Cold Brew, Salted Caramel Cream Cold Brew
- Trenta: 320 mg
- Venti: 275 mg
- Grande: 185 mg
- Tall: 140 mg
Pumpkin Cream Cold Brew, Irish Cream Cold Brew
- Trenta: 315 mg
- Venti: 275 mg
- Grande: 185 mg
- Tall: 145 mg
Starbucks Reserve Cold Brew
- Venti: 300 mg
- Grande: 200 mg
- Tall: 150 mg
Iced Almondmilk Honey Flat White with Starbucks Blonde Espresso, Iced Caffè Americano
- Venti: 300 mg
- Grande: 225 mg
- Tall: 150 mg
Starbucks Doubleshot on Ice
- Venti: 375 mg
- Grande: 225 mg
- Tall: 150 mg
Cold Brew with Cinnamon Almondmilk Foam, Starbucks Cold Brew Coffee with Milk, Starbucks Cold Brew Coffee, Cinnamon Oatmilk Foam with Cold Brew
- Trenta: 360 mg
- Venti: 310 mg
- Grande: 205 mg
- Tall: 155 mg
Dark Cocoa Almondmilk Foam Cold Brew
- Trenta: 365 mg
- Venti: 310 mg
- Grande: 210 mg
- Tall: 160 mg
Pumpkin Cream Nitro Cold Brew, Irish Cream Nitro Cold Brew
- Grande: 265 mg
- Tall: 185 mg
Nitro Cold Brew with Cinnamon Oatmilk Foam, Cinnamon Almondmilk Foam with Nitro Cold Brew
- Grande: 275 mg
- Tall: 190 mg
Dark Cocoa Almondmilk Foam Nitro Cold Brew
- Grande: 280 mg
- Tall: 195 mg
Nitro Cold Brew with Sweet Cream
- Grande: 265 mg
- Tall: 200 mg
Salted Caramel Cream Nitro Cold Brew
- Grande: 270 mg
- Tall: 200 mg
Nitro Cold Brew, Starbucks Reserve Nitro Cold Brew
- Grande: 280 mg
- Tall: 215 mg
CAFFEINE IN HOT AND ICED TEAS
Tea generally contains lower caffeine levels than coffee, though matcha and chai teas have higher amounts. One tea bag is included for short and tall sizes when ordering tea, while grande and venti sizes come with two tea bags. Short size is only available for hot teas, and Trenta size is only for iced teas.
Emperor's Mist & Clouds
- Venti: 16 mg
- Grande: 16 mg
- Tall: 1 mg
- Short: 1 mg
Iced Guava Black Tea, Guava Black Iced Tea Lemonade, Iced Green Tea, Iced Green Tea Lemonade, Iced Peach Green Tea, Iced Peach Green Tea Lemonade, Iced Black Tea, Iced Black Tea Lemonade
- Trenta: 50 mg (only available for iced tea)
- Venti: 40 mg
- Grande: 25 mg
- Tall: 20 mg
Jade Citrus Mint Brewed Tea, Honey Citrus Mint Tea
- Venti: 40 mg
- Grande: 40 mg
- Tall: 16 mg
- Short: 16 mg
Chai Tea, Earl Grey Tea, London Fog Tea Latte, Iced London Fog Tea Latte, Royal English Breakfast Tea, Royal English Breakfast Tea Latte, Iced Royal English Breakfast Tea Latte, Rev Up Brewed Wellness Tea
- Venti: 40 mg
- Grande: 40 mg
- Tall: 40 mg
- Short: 40 mg (only available for hot tea)
Green Tea Matcha Latte, Matcha Lemonade, Matcha Iced Green Tea Latte
- Venti: 110 mg
- Grande: 80 mg
- Tall: 55 mg
- Short: 30 mg (for hot tea)
Iced Chai Tea Latte, Chai Latte
- Venti: 120 mg
- Grande: 95 mg
- Tall: 70 mg
- Short: 50 mg (only available for hot tea)
CAFFEINE IN FRAPPUCCINOS BLENDED BEVERAGES
The amount of caffeine in Frappuccinos at Starbucks is generally similar, but some drinks may contain slightly more caffeine due to the addition of chocolate. Regular and dark chocolate contains a small amount of caffeine, contributing about 5 mg per drink size. A tall drink may contain 5 mg of additional caffeine, while a grande may contain up to 10 mg, depending on the amount of chocolate used. White chocolate does not contain any caffeine.
Salted Caramel Mocha Crème Frappuccino
- Venti: 10 mg
- Grande: 10 mg
- Tall: 5 mg
Peppermint Mocha Crème Frappuccino
- Venti: 15 mg
- Grande: 10 mg
- Tall: 5 mg
Double Chocolaty Chip Crème Frappuccino, Chocolate Cookie Crumble Crème
- Frappuccino
- Venti: 20 mg
- Grande: 15 mg
- Tall: 10 mg
Chai Crème Frappuccino
- Venti: 40 mg
- Grande: 40 mg
- Tall: 20 mg
Matcha Green Tea Crème Frappuccino
- Venti: 95 mg
- Grande: 70 mg
- Tall: 50 mg
Crunch Frappuccino Caramel Ribbon
- Venti: 115 mg
- Grande: 85 mg
- Tall: 60 mg
Caramel Frappuccino
- Venti: 120 mg
- Grande: 90 mg
- Tall: 60 mg
Caramel Brulée Frappuccino
- Venti: 125 mg
- Grande: 90 mg
- Tall: 60 mg
Mocha Cookie Crumble Frappuccino
- Venti: 130 mg
- Grande: 95 mg
- Tall: 65 mg
Salted Mocha Caramel Frappuccino
- Venti: 135 mg
- Grande: 100 mg
- Tall: 65 mg
Eggnog Frappuccino
- Venti: 140 mg
- Grande: 100 mg
- Tall: 65 mg
Mocha Frappuccino, White Chocolate Peppermint Mocha Frappuccino
- Venti: 130 mg
- Grande: 100 mg
- Tall: 70 mg
Pumpkin Spice Coffee Frappuccino
- Venti: 135 mg
- Grande: 100 mg
- Tall: 70 mg
Java Chip Frappuccino
- Venti: 145 mg
- Grande: 105 mg
- Tall: 75 mg
Peppermint Mocha Frappuccino
- Venti: 140 mg
- Grande: 110 mg
- Tall: 75 mg
Espresso Frappuccino
- Venti: 185 mg
- Grande: 155 mg
- Tall: 125 mg
CAFFEINE-FREE DRINKS
Caffeine-Free Hot Chocolates
- White Hot Chocolate
- Peppermint White Hot Chocolate
- Toasted White Hot Chocolate
Juices
- Steamed Apple Juice
- Caramel Apple Spice
Steamers
- Vanilla Crème
- Steamed Milk
- Cinnamon Dolce Crème
- Pumpkin Spice Crème
- Eggnog Crème
- Praline Chestnut Crème
Herbal Teas
Peach Tranquility Tea
Mint Majesty Tea
Caffeine-Free Frappuccinos
- White Crème Chocolate Frappuccino
- Vanilla Bean Crème Frappuccino
- Strawberry Crème Frappuccino
- Crunch Crème Caramel Ribbon Frappuccino
- Eggnog Crème Frappuccino
- Chestnut Praline Crème Frappuccino
- Caramel Brûlée Frappuccino Crème
- Toasted White Crème Chocolate Frappuccino
- White Chocolate Peppermint Crème Frappuccino
Frequently asked questions
Are there any caffeine-free options at Starbucks?
Yes, Starbucks has various caffeine-free options, such as Caffeine-Free Hot Chocolates, Juices, Steamers, Herbal Teas, and Caffeine-Free Frappuccinos.
Unfortunately, if you want a coffee without caffeine, they don't have that. But you can always check out Lifeboost for decaffeinated coffee with which you can replicate any of your favorite Starbucks drinks with minimum caffeine content.
How much caffeine is in a Starbucks Caffe Mocha?
A Starbucks Caffè Mocha contains 65 mg of caffeine for a Tall cup, 100 mg for a Grande cup, and 140 mg for a Venti cup.
What is the caffeine content in a Starbucks Java Chip Frappuccino?
A Starbucks Java Chip Frappuccino contains 75 mg of caffeine for a Tall cup, 105 mg for a Grande cup, and 145 mg for a Venti cup.
Are Starbucks drinks all the same in terms of caffeine content?
No, different types of drinks have different amounts of caffeine. For example, an Espresso Frappuccino contains 125 mg of caffeine in a Tall cup, 155 mg in a Grande cup, and 185 mg in a Venti cup.
Does Starbucks offer decaf coffee?
Starbucks offers decaffeinated options such as Decaffeinated Caffè Americano and Decaffeinated Cappuccino.
Is there a Starbucks caffeine ranking?
Yes, a Starbucks Caffeine Ranking lists the amount of caffeine in each type of drink from highest to lowest.
What is the highest caffeine content in any Starbucks drink?
The highest caffeine content among all Starbucks drinks is found in the Quadriginoctuple Frap, which contains 400 mg of caffeine per Venti cup.
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