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Calories · Café & desserts

Calories in an americano

A typical restaurant serving of an americano (one 12 fl oz caffè americano, black (a US tall), about 355 g) is about 10 calories, usually 5–80.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called caffè americano, black coffee americano, long black.

~10
Americano

The usual range

Drawn on one 0–2,000 scale shared by every dish page, so plates compare at a glance.

Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein1 g
  • Carbs1 g
  • Fat0 g

One serving

Serving
one 12 fl oz caffè americano, black (a US tall)
Weight
~355 g
Per 100 g
~3

The dish

About an americano

An americano is espresso topped up with hot water, so on its own it has almost nothing: Starbucks lists a tall at 10 and a grande at 15. What you add at the counter is the whole story.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Americano · rough numbers

  • Black, 12 fl oz~10
  • With a splash of whole milk~30
  • With milk and a teaspoon of sugar~50
  • With 2 fl oz whole milk and two sugars~80

What moves the number

Why one plate is 5 and another 80

  • Milk added at the bar (a fluid ounce of whole milk is about 20)
  • Sugar: about 16 a teaspoon
  • Syrups

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Drink it black
  • Use a splash of milk and skip the sugar

Side by side

Next to other Café & desserts dishes

Café & desserts · typical restaurant servingAll about Café & desserts food →

  • Americano~10one 12 fl oz caffè americano, black (a US tall) · usually 5–80
  • Cappuccino~100one small café cappuccino, 12 fl oz · usually 60–180
  • Cold brew~110one 16 oz grande cold brew with vanilla sweet cream, as Starbucks makes it (black: 5) · usually 5–250
  • Iced coffee~150one medium 16 oz iced coffee with milk and sugar · usually 5–190
  • Flat white~170one 12 fl oz flat white with whole milk (a US tall) · usually 80–290
  • Chai latte~200one 16 fl oz café chai tea latte with 2% milk (a US grande) · usually 80–270
  • Lamington~210one bakery lamington, unfilled (about 70 g) · usually 150–400
  • Latte~210one medium café latte, 16 fl oz · usually 100–300
  • Mochi ice cream~210three pieces, about 35 g each · usually 140–330
  • Eggnog~230one cup (8 fl oz) of eggnog, without alcohol · usually 110–270
  • Glazed donut~250one medium glazed yeast donut · usually 190–450
  • Ice cream~250one generous parlor scoop in a cup · usually 130–500

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How these numbers were made

Method and sources

Last reviewed

Restaurant portions and cooking vary, so these are typical estimates for one serving, built from the sources below. Treat it as a rough number: your plate may land anywhere in the range.

If you manage a health condition, ask a doctor or registered dietitian.

AI helped draft this page; every number was checked against the sources.

  1. Starbucks US menu — Caffè Americano, values by size
  2. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Milk, whole (1 fl oz, 30.5 g), FDC 2705385
  3. USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) — Sugars, granulated (1 tsp, 4.2 g), FDC 169655

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in an americano?

A typical restaurant serving of an americano (one 12 fl oz caffè americano, black (a US tall), about 355 g) is about 10 calories, usually 5–80. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

Does an americano have calories?

Very few: about 10 for a black 12 oz americano, from the espresso itself.

How many calories are in an americano with milk?

About 30 with a fluid ounce of whole milk, and about 60 with milk and a teaspoon of sugar.

Americano vs latte?

A black americano is about 10; a 16 oz latte is about 210, because it is mostly milk.

What changes the calories in an americano?

Milk added at the bar (a fluid ounce of whole milk is about 20). Sugar: about 16 a teaspoon.

How can I order an americano lighter?

Drink it black. Use a splash of milk and skip the sugar.

Can PlateDiary show calories for the dishes I eat out?

Yes, if you want it to: calories in PlateDiary are off unless you turn them on. Switch them on and each dish you save from a photo of the table gets one rough “~” number you can accept or change.