Starbucks coffee calories come to 5 for 1 cup (248 g) of brewed black coffee and 2 per 100 g. A Grande 16 oz (454 g) lands at 9. The thing to notice: the brew itself barely registers, with 0 g fat and 0 g sugars, so what you add to the cup decides the total.
5kcal
1 cup · 248 g, brewed, black
64%protein
0.7 gProtein
0 gCarbs
0 gFat
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Nutrition facts
Brewed, black · per 248 g
Calories
5 kcal
Protein
0.7 g
Carbohydrate
0.4 g
Fat
0 g
Saturated fat
0 g
Cholesterol
0 mg
Sodium
2 mg
Potassium
124 mg
Iron
0 mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
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Starbucks coffee: calories, protein and sodium by serving
Percent of daily value uses the FDA reference of 2,000 kcal a day.
Serving
kcal
Protein
Carbs
Fat
Sodium
% DV kcal
1 cup (248 g)
5
0.7 g
0.4 g
0 g
2 mg
0%
Tall 12 oz (340 g)
7
1 g
0.6 g
0 g
3 mg
0%
Grande 16 oz (454 g)
9
1.4 g
0.8 g
0 g
5 mg
0%
100 g
2
0.3 g
0.2 g
0 g
1 mg
0%
3 × 1 cup (248 g)
15
2.2 g
7 mg
5 × 1 cup (248 g)
25
3.7 g
12 mg
Even a Grande stays under 10 calories
The card lists three cup sizes, and the totals barely move. 1 cup (248 g) is 5 calories, a Tall 12 oz (340 g) is 7, and a Grande 16 oz (454 g) is 9. Every one of them shows 0% of the daily value for calories.
Refills don't change the picture much either. Two cups come to 10 calories, three cups to 15, and five cups, a full 1,240 g of coffee, reach 25. Sodium follows the same slow climb: 2 mg in one cup and 12 mg across five.
So size is not the lever here. If your Starbucks order runs high, the cause sits in the milk, the syrup or the pastry, not in the brew. Order the size you actually want and put your attention on the extras.
Protein is 64% of almost nothing
Black coffee has a calorie split of 64% protein and 36% carbs, with 0% from fat. That sounds like a protein drink until you read the grams: 0.3 g protein and 0.2 g carbs per 100 g. A Grande delivers 1.4 g protein, which is 3% of the daily value.
Those percentages describe a very small pie. With just 2 calories per 100 g, the split tells you where the trace energy comes from, not that coffee feeds you. The row shows 0 g fiber, 0 g sugars and 0 g saturated fat.
Potassium is the one mineral with a visible number, at 50 mg per 100 g. Sodium is 1 mg per 100 g, which hardly counts. Treat plain black coffee as a near-zero line in your food log.
The pastry, not the cup, carries the calories
The food side is where the numbers jump. A Starbucks butter croissant is 272 calories for 1 large (67 g), against 5 for a cup of black brew. Per 100 g the croissant carries 406 calories, about 203 times the coffee.
The croissant also brings 21 g fat and 384 mg sodium per 100 g, rows where coffee reads 0 and 1. If you pair your coffee with a pastry, the pastry is the entry that moves your day, so log it with the same care you give the drink.
A more deliberate pairing keeps the plain coffee and adds food you chose on purpose, ideally something with real protein. BodyPal can log the coffee and whatever you eat with it from a photo, which makes the full order easy to see at a glance.
Extras decide what your cup is worth
Because plain brewed coffee sits at 5 calories a cup, it fits into almost any way of eating without a trade-off. The real question is what goes into it. Milk, cream, sugar and flavored syrups are not part of this row, and each one adds calories the coffee itself does not have.
If you track closely, log the black coffee first and the additions as separate items. That keeps the near-zero base visible and shows exactly which extra is doing the work. A five-cup habit still adds only 25 calories from the coffee itself.
These figures come from the USDA row for brewed breakfast blend coffee, used here as a stand-in for the chain's black drip. Read them as USDA values for plain brewed coffee, not as the recipe for any specific Starbucks drink.
How does Starbucks coffee compare?
Here is how a cup of Starbucks black coffee stacks up against a butter croissant, Chicken McNuggets and a bacon cheeseburger, per 100 g and per usual serving.
Verdict: For weight loss the coffee wins outright at 5 calories a cup, while the 6 piece Chicken McNuggets reach 287 and the bacon cheeseburger 564. If you want food that keeps you full, the cheeseburger brings the most protein at 17.3 g per 100 g, while the croissant spends 272 calories on mostly fat and carbs with only 8.2 g protein per 100 g.
Starbucks coffee FAQs
How many calories are in a cup of Starbucks coffee?
A 248 g cup of plain brewed coffee is about 5 calories. A tall 12 oz is about 7 calories and a grande 16 oz about 9.
Is Starbucks coffee good for weight loss?
Black brewed coffee is 2 calories per 100 g, so even a grande adds only about 9 calories. Syrups change that: Starbucks classic syrup is 267 calories per 100 g and the caramel syrup 300.
Starbucks coffee vs a caramel macchiato: which has fewer calories?
Plain brewed coffee wins at 2 calories per 100 g. A caramel macchiato adds milk and caramel syrup, and that syrup alone is 300 calories per 100 g.
Does Starbucks coffee have any carbs?
Brewed black coffee has 0.17 g of carbs per 100 g, about 0.4 g in a 248 g cup, plus 0.3 g of protein per 100 g and no fat.
How many calories are in a Grande Starbucks coffee?
A Grande 16 oz (454 g) brewed black coffee has 9 calories. It also carries 1.4 g protein, 0.8 g carbs, 0 g fat and 5 mg sodium, so it shows 0% of the daily value for calories.
How many calories are in a Tall Starbucks coffee?
A Tall 12 oz (340 g) brewed black coffee has 7 calories. That comes with 1 g protein, 0.6 g carbs and 3 mg sodium. Cup size matters little until you add milk or syrup.
How many calories does Starbucks brewed coffee have per 100 g?
Starbucks brewed black coffee has 2 calories per 100 g. The same 100 g holds 0.3 g protein, 0.2 g carbs, 0 g fat, 1 mg sodium and 50 mg potassium.
How many calories are in several cups of Starbucks coffee a day?
Three cups of brewed black coffee add up to 15 calories, and five cups reach 25. Even at 1,240 g of coffee, sodium stays at 12 mg and fat stays at 0 g.
