Starbucks Chai Latte Caffeine Compared to Everything

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Starbucks Chai Latte has about 95mg of caffeine per 16 oz grande. This page lines it up against every drink we have compared it to, sorted strongest first, so you can see exactly where it lands. Every number is the standard published value, sourced on each comparison page.

How Starbucks Chai Latte compares

Every Starbucks Chai Latte comparison

• Starbucks Chai Latte vs Starbucks Pike Place (grande) (310mg per 16 oz grande)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs Dunkin iced coffee (medium) (297mg per 24 oz medium)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs Baskin Robbins Cappuccino Blast (medium) (234mg per 24 oz medium)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs Dunkin hot coffee (medium) (210mg per 14 oz medium)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs Starbucks cold brew (grande) (205mg per 16 oz grande)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs Celsius (200mg per 12 oz can)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs Monster (160mg per 16 oz can)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs Zest high caffeine tea (150mg per 8 oz cup)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs Brew Dr Uplift kombucha (130mg per 14 oz bottle)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs Xing Tea (iced green tea) (110mg per 23.5 oz can)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs McDonald's Sweet Tea (large) (100mg per 32 oz cup)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs Dunkin Refresher (medium) (99mg per 24 oz medium)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs brewed coffee (95mg per 8 oz cup)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs Starbucks Matcha Latte (grande) (90mg per 16 oz grande)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs yerba mate (85mg per 8 oz cup)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs Red Bull (80mg per 8.4 oz can)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs Ito En Teas' Tea (oolong) (70mg per 16.9 oz bottle)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs Turkey Hill iced tea (64mg per 12 oz serving)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs espresso (63mg per 1 oz shot)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs matcha (60mg per 8 oz cup (1 tsp, ~2g))
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs Ito En Oi Ocha green tea (60mg per 16.9 oz bottle)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs Mountain Dew (54mg per 12 oz can)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs Pure Leaf black iced tea (54mg per 18.5 oz bottle)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs Tejava iced tea (50mg per 12 oz bottle)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs Gold Peak Sweet Tea (48mg per 18.5 oz bottle)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs brewed black tea (47mg per 8 oz cup)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs English breakfast tea (47mg per 8 oz cup)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs Tazo chai (brewed) (47mg per 8 oz cup)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs Dr Pepper (41mg per 12 oz can)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs brewed guayusa (41mg per 8 oz cup)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs southern sweet tea (41mg per 16 oz glass)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs Starbucks London Fog (40mg per 16 oz grande (40mg at every size))
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs Ito En Sencha Shot (40mg per 6.4 oz can)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs Pepsi (38mg per 12 oz can)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs Snapple iced tea (37mg per 16 oz bottle)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs brewed oolong tea (37mg per 8 oz cup)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs Coca-Cola Classic (34mg per 12 oz can)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs Twisted Tea (30mg per 12 oz bottle)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs Liquid Death iced tea (30mg per 19.2 oz can)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs brewed green tea (28mg per 8 oz cup)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs brewed white tea (28mg per 8 oz cup)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs Fuze Iced Tea (24mg per 24 oz bottle)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs kombucha (traditionally brewed) (24mg per 8 oz glass)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs Peace Tea (23mg per 23 oz can)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs Lipton Iced Tea (Lemon) (21mg per 16.9 oz bottle)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs Arizona Arnold Palmer Half and Half (15mg per 16.9 oz bottle)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs KOE organic kombucha (15mg per 12 oz can)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs Brisk Iced Tea (Lemon) (11mg per 12 oz can)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs Arizona Green Tea (7.5mg per 8 oz serving (23 oz can holds ~21.5mg))
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs rooibos (red bush) tea (0mg per 8 oz cup)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs peppermint herbal tea (0mg per 8 oz cup)
• Starbucks Chai Latte vs chamomile herbal tea (0mg per 8 oz cup)

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.

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FAQ

How much caffeine is in Starbucks Chai Latte? About 95mg per 16 oz grande, the standard published figure.

What has more caffeine than Starbucks Chai Latte? Among the drinks compared here, Starbucks Pike Place (grande) is at the strong end with 310mg per 16 oz grande.

What has less caffeine than Starbucks Chai Latte? On the lighter end, rooibos (red bush) tea has 0mg per 8 oz cup.