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Caffeine in Starbucks Featured Dark Roast (Grande)

260mg
per 16 oz
≈ 3 coffees≈ 3 Red Bulls65% of FDA daily max

Is that a lot?

Starbucks Featured Dark Roast (Grande) is 65% of the FDA’s recommended daily maximum, in a single 16 oz.

Green tea
28 mg
Espresso
63 mg
Red Bull
80 mg
Coffee
95 mg
Starbucks Featured Dark Roast (Grande)
260 mg
FDA daily max · 400mg
Before bed

When can I drink Starbucks Featured Dark Roast (Grande) and still sleep?

Your Starbucks Featured Dark Roast (Grande) cutoff
You drink it at
Bedtime
Starbucks Featured Dark Roast (Grande) · 260 mg · assuming an average ~5 h half-life
At bedtime
86 mg
may delay sleep
Latest safe Starbucks Featured Dark Roast (Grande): 11:06 AM

How much caffeine is in Starbucks Featured Dark Roast (Grande)?

A Grande Featured Dark Roast carries about 260 mg of caffeine, strong but, surprisingly, less than the Blonde. The bolder taste comes with a slightly lighter caffeine load, roughly two and a half home cups' worth.

ServingCaffeineSugar
16 oz260 mg0 g

Dark roast has less caffeine than blonde.

Will Starbucks Featured Dark Roast (Grande) affect your sleep?

At 260 mg, a Grande dark roast takes around twelve to thirteen hours to fall under 50 mg, so a midday cup can still shadow your bedtime. Keep it to the morning for the cleanest night.

Heads up
At 260 mg, a second Starbucks Featured Dark Roast (Grande) in a day pushes you toward the FDA’s 400 mg ceiling — and that’s before any coffee or tea. Log everything in the calculator to see your real daily total.

Source: Starbucks official nutrition

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Starbucks Featured Dark Roast (Grande) & sleep — FAQ

It can, even though it's lighter than the Blonde, 260 mg still takes most of the day to clear, so an afternoon Grande may sit above the 50 mg threshold at night.

Starbucks Featured Dark Roast (Grande) has 260 mg per 16 oz — about 65% of the FDA’s 400 mg daily maximum for healthy adults. That’s roughly 3 cups of coffee.

It depends on your bedtime and how fast you clear caffeine. Use the calculator above to see when Starbucks Featured Dark Roast (Grande) drops below the ~50 mg “ok to sleep” threshold for your bedtime.

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