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Starbucks cold brew (grande) Caffeine Compared to Everything

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Starbucks cold brew (grande) has about 205mg 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 cold brew (grande) compares

Matchup The other drink
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Starbucks Pike Place (grande) 310mg per 16 oz grande
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Bang 300mg per 16 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Reign Total Body Fuel 300mg per 16 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Dunkin iced coffee (medium) 297mg per 24 oz medium
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Celsius Essentials 270mg per 16 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Baskin Robbins Cappuccino Blast (medium) 234mg per 24 oz medium
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs 5-hour Energy Extra Strength 230mg per 1.93 oz shot
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Dunkin hot coffee (medium) 210mg per 14 oz medium
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Celsius 200mg per 12 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Prime Energy 200mg per 12 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Alani Nu 200mg per 12 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs 5-hour Energy (regular) 200mg per 1.93 oz shot
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Super Coffee 200mg per 12 oz bottle
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs C4 Performance Energy 200mg per 16 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Ghost Energy 200mg per 16 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Reign Storm 200mg per 12 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Java Monster 200mg per 15 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs RISE Nitro Cold Brew (Original Black) 180mg per 7 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs SToK Extra Bold cold brew 170mg per 12 oz serving
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Monster 160mg per 16 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Rockstar Original 160mg per 16 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs ZOA 160mg per 12 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs NOS Energy 160mg per 16 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Full Throttle 160mg per 16 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Starbucks canned Nitro (Black) 155mg per 9.6 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs La Colombe Draft Latte 155mg per 9 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Dunkin Sparkd Energy (medium) 144mg per 24 oz medium
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs UPTIME Energy 142mg per 12 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs GURU Original 140mg per 12 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs High Brew Double Espresso 140mg per 8 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Starbucks Doubleshot Espresso & Cream 120mg per 6.5 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Starbucks bottled Frappuccino (Mocha) 105mg per 13.7 oz bottle
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Dunkin Refresher (medium) 99mg per 24 oz medium
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs brewed coffee 95mg per 8 oz cup
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Starbucks Chai Latte 95mg per 16 oz grande
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Mtn Dew Kickstart (Orange Citrus) 92mg per 16 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs International Delight iced coffee 88mg per 12 oz serving
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs yerba mate 85mg per 8 oz cup
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Red Bull 80mg per 8.4 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Mountain Dew Zero Sugar 68mg per 12 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Sun Drop 64mg per 12 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs espresso 63mg per 1 oz shot
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs matcha 60mg per 8 oz cup (1 tsp, ~2g)
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Mountain Dew Baja Blast 59mg per 12 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Mountain Dew 54mg per 12 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Pure Leaf black iced tea 54mg per 18.5 oz bottle
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Mello Yello 51mg per 12 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs OLIPOP Vintage Cola 50mg per 12 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Gold Peak Sweet Tea 48mg per 18.5 oz bottle
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs brewed black tea 47mg per 8 oz cup
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs English breakfast tea 47mg per 8 oz cup
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Diet Coke 46mg per 12 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Dr Pepper 41mg per 12 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Starbucks London Fog 40mg per 16 oz grande (40mg at every size)
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Poppi Classic Cola 40mg per 12 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Pepsi 38mg per 12 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Snapple iced tea 37mg per 16 oz bottle
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs brewed oolong tea 37mg per 8 oz cup
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Diet Pepsi 35mg per 12 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Coca-Cola Classic 34mg per 12 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Big Red 34mg per 12 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Cherry Coke 34mg per 12 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Vanilla Coke 34mg per 12 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Twisted Tea 30mg per 12 oz bottle
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs brewed green tea 28mg per 8 oz cup
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs brewed white tea 28mg per 8 oz cup
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Peace Tea 23mg per 23 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Barq's root beer 22mg per 12 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Lipton Iced Tea (Lemon) 21mg per 16.9 oz bottle
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Sunkist Orange 19mg per 12 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Sunkist Zero Sugar 19mg per 12 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Brisk Iced Tea (Lemon) 11mg per 12 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Arizona Green Tea 7.5mg per 8 oz serving (23 oz can holds ~21.5mg)
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs A&W Root Beer 0mg per 12 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Fanta Orange 0mg per 12 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Squirt (original) 0mg per 12 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Sprite 0mg per 12 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Mug Root Beer 0mg per 12 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Crush Orange 0mg per 12 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Diet Barq's root beer 0mg per 12 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs Culture Pop 0mg per 12 oz can
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs rooibos (red bush) tea 0mg per 8 oz cup
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs peppermint herbal tea 0mg per 8 oz cup
Starbucks cold brew (grande) vs chamomile herbal tea 0mg per 8 oz cup

Every Starbucks cold brew (grande) comparison

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.

Compare it yourself

Want a matchup that is not listed? The caffeine comparison tool puts Starbucks cold brew (grande) against any of 85 drinks, and the full caffeine chart shows everything at once.

FAQ

How much caffeine is in Starbucks cold brew (grande)? About 205mg per 16 oz grande, the standard published figure.

What has more caffeine than Starbucks cold brew (grande)? 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 cold brew (grande)? On the lighter end, A&W Root Beer has 0mg per 12 oz can.

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