Starbucks Nutrition: Calories, Caffeine & Gluten-Free Guide (2026)

Where can you find Starbucks nutrition information?

The official source for Starbucks nutrition facts in the U.S. is the item page in the Starbucks app or on starbucks.com. Open any drink or food item and you will find calories, fat, sugar, protein, caffeine where it applies, and the ingredient and allergen list.

The app has one big advantage over any chart: it recalculates as you customize. Switch to oat milk, add a pump of syrup or move up a size and the nutrition panel changes with you. That matters at Starbucks more than at most chains, because the same drink can vary a lot depending on how you order it.

If you were hoping for a Starbucks nutrition PDF, we could not find a current one for the U.S. Starbucks does post downloadable beverage nutrition sheets for some European markets, such as Austria, Switzerland and Ireland, but those drinks use different recipes and metric sizes, so their numbers should not be used for a U.S. order.

Why we do not print a Starbucks calorie chart

MenuHeat only publishes calories that come straight from a chain's own nutrition guide. For Starbucks, we could not open a U.S. nutrition guide in a form we could check line by line, so this page does not list calories. Numbers you see on copycat sites are often old, from another country or for a different size.

What we can tell you is how to use the official numbers well. Check calories for the exact size you order, since many figures quoted online are for a grande, the 16-ounce middle size. Our Starbucks sizes and prices page explains each cup size. Then look at the sugar line, which usually moves the most when you add syrups or sauces.

What changes the calories in a Starbucks drink?

Four choices drive most of the calories in a Starbucks drink: size, milk, sweeteners and toppings.

• Size. A venti hot drink holds 20 ounces and a venti iced drink 24 ounces, versus 16 for a grande. More cup means more milk and syrup.
• Milk. Milk-heavy drinks such as lattes and Frappuccinos change the most when you switch milks. The app shows the difference for each option.
• Sauces and syrups. Mocha, white chocolate and caramel sauces add more than a plain latte. Each extra pump adds a little more.
• Toppings. Whipped cream, drizzle and cold foam all add calories on top of the base drink.

For a low calorie Starbucks drink, start with something that is mostly coffee or tea and water. Brewed coffee, an Americano, Cold Brew, unsweetened Iced Coffee and unsweetened iced tea are all low by nature. Then add milk or sweetener a little at a time and watch the app's total.

How much caffeine is in a Starbucks espresso shot?

A single Starbucks espresso shot, called a solo, has about 75 mg of caffeine, and a doppio, or two shots, has about 150 mg, according to Starbucks' own product page for its espresso in Australia. Starbucks notes caffeine is an approximate value. The U.S. app lists U.S. figures for each drink.

Espresso drinks build on that. A grande hot latte gets two shots by default, a tall gets one and an iced venti gets three, so the shot count, not the cup size, sets most of the caffeine. If you want a stronger latte, add a shot for about $1.25. If you want less, ask for one shot instead of two.

Starbucks coffee by caffeine content

Brewed coffee is usually the strongest choice at Starbucks, while Refreshers are the mildest drinks that still have caffeine. Restaurant Dive, citing Starbucks' website, put a tall Pike Place Roast at 235 to 290 mg, more than twice the caffeine of an Energy Refresher.

Refreshers are a different story. Classic Refreshers contain about 25 to 100 mg depending on size, and the Energy Refreshers added on April 7, 2026, contain about 100 to 175 mg. Starbucks lists a grande Mango Strawberry Energy Refresher at 125 mg. Every Refresher can also be ordered caffeine-free.

The table puts these side by side. For drink-by-drink numbers, including cold brew, tea lattes and Frappuccinos, use the caffeine line in the app.

What are good low caffeine drinks at Starbucks?

The easiest low caffeine drinks at Starbucks are caffeine-free Refreshers and classic Refreshers in a tall size. A classic Refresher starts around 25 mg, which is a fraction of a brewed coffee.

Other ways to cut caffeine:

• Order a latte or Americano with one shot instead of two.
• Choose a Refresher made with lemonade or coconut milk, then ask for the caffeine-free version.
• Pick a smaller size of brewed coffee, since brewed coffee carries far more caffeine per cup than espresso drinks of the same size.

Our Starbucks Refreshers menu page lists every flavor and base.

Is Starbucks gluten free? Allergen menu basics

Starbucks does not promise that any item is gluten-free. The company says it cannot guarantee any product is allergen-free because it uses shared equipment to store, prepare and serve food and drinks. For people with celiac disease or a serious allergy, that statement is the key fact.

Starbucks does list ingredients and allergens for each item on starbucks.com and in the app, which is where to check before ordering. A few patterns help:

• Milk is in most espresso drinks and Frappuccinos.
• Almond milk is a tree nut.
• Bakery items and breakfast sandwiches commonly contain wheat, egg and soy.
• Plain brewed coffee and espresso are simply coffee and water, but sauces, syrups, powders and toppings each have their own ingredient lists.

The Starbucks egg bites are made without bread, but they are heated and served in the same cafés as the bakery case. Read the item's allergen list and decide based on your own sensitivity. The full price list is on the Starbucks menu page.