Does Starbucks matcha have caffeine?

Yes. A grande (16 oz) Starbucks Matcha Tea Latte has 90mg of caffeine, hot or iced, per Caffeine Informer's compiled Starbucks caffeine guide. The ladder runs 30mg short, 60mg tall, 90mg grande, and 120mg venti. There is no decaf matcha and no caffeine free version, because the caffeine is in the powder itself.

Starbucks matcha caffeine by size

A note on conflicting listings: Caffeine Informer's Starbucks guide lists the ladder above (30/60/90/120mg by size). Starbucks' own menu listing, captured on our matcha latte caffeine page after the 2025 reformulation to unsweetened matcha, shows 65mg for a grande. The two published sources disagree; we show both rather than pick one silently. Either way the drink sits well below brewed coffee.

Both ladders are the values listed in Caffeine Informer's Starbucks guide (source). Iced and hot land on the same number at every shared size because both are built with the same scoops of matcha blend.

How a grande matcha compares to the rest of the menu

Comparison figures from the same Caffeine Informer Starbucks guide (source).

Why matcha always has caffeine

Matcha is powdered green tea leaf, and you drink the leaf rather than steeping it and throwing it away. That is why a cup of matcha carries more caffeine than a cup of steeped green tea: Caffeine Informer puts matcha tea at 64mg per 8 oz cup against 18mg per 8 oz cup for steeped green tea (matcha, green tea). Milk, ice, and syrup change the volume in the cup, not the caffeine.

The practical consequence is that ordering matcha instead of coffee cuts caffeine, but ordering it instead of a decaf or a herbal tea raises it. A grande matcha at 90mg is a bit less than a grande chai and well under half a grande latte, and it is more than three times a grande decaf.

The order that trips people up

Asking for extra matcha adds caffeine the same way an extra espresso shot does, because the scoop count is what carries it. There is no way to order a caffeine free matcha, so if someone wants the green drink without the caffeine, the honest answer is that Starbucks does not sell one. Starbucks also notes that its caffeine values are approximate, so treat the ladder as the expected amount rather than a guaranteed one.

For context, the FDA cites 400mg of caffeine a day as an amount generally not associated with negative effects in healthy adults. Tolerance and health vary, so treat these numbers as information, not advice.

Related reading

• How much caffeine is in a Starbucks espresso shot?
• The verified caffeine database

FAQ

Does Starbucks matcha have caffeine? Yes. A grande Matcha Tea Latte has 90mg, hot or iced, and the ladder runs 30mg short, 60mg tall, 90mg grande, 120mg venti.

Does the iced matcha latte have more caffeine than the hot one? No. They match at every shared size, so a grande is 90mg either way.

Is there a caffeine free matcha at Starbucks? No. The caffeine is in the powdered green tea leaf itself, so there is no decaf or caffeine free matcha on the menu.

Sources: Caffeine Informer's compiled Starbucks caffeine guide lists the Matcha Tea Latte at 30mg short, 60mg tall, 90mg grande and 120mg venti, and the Iced Matcha Tea Latte at 60mg tall, 90mg grande and 120mg venti; the Pike Place, Caffe Latte, Classic Chai Tea Latte, Teavana Green Tea Latte and Brewed Decaf figures come from the same guide (source), which mirrors the values Starbucks publishes on its menu (source). Matcha at 64mg per 8 oz cup and green tea at 18mg per 8 oz cup are Caffeine Informer entries (matcha, green tea).