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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.
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Starbucks Featured Dark Roast (Grande)
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.
| Serving | Caffeine | Sugar |
|---|---|---|
| 16 oz | 260 mg | 0 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